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Simmons Elementary - 10

Q: Is Simmons Elementary - 10 a good school?

Simmons Elementary - 10 ranks 148 th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Simmons Elementary - 10 serves 386 students in grades K–5 in Aberdeen, within Aberdeen School District 06-1. Its clearest academic concern is math: Simmons had the lowest math proficiency among the district’s six elementary schools, at 39%.

In 2025–2026, Simmons’ ELA proficiency was 42%, below the state’s 49%, the district’s 47%, and the five other Aberdeen elementary schools’ average of 49%; it ranked second-lowest among those six schools. Math was 39%, below the state’s 44% and district’s 45%, and 15 percentage points below the nearby-school average of 54%. Fourth grade is a particular concern: 27% were proficient in math, the lowest result among the six schools. Fifth-grade science was a bright spot at 42%—about 1 point above the state and 6 above the district, and 8 points above the other five schools’ average of 34%.

Results have moved in different directions over time. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose from 33% to 42%, but fell from 45% the previous year; math declined from 42% to 39% across those same endpoints. Fifth-grade science improved from 19% in 2023–2024 to 42% in 2025–2026, moving from well below the state to about 1 point above it. SchoolDigger places Simmons at the 27th percentile statewide, rank 148 of 203, with 1 star; the district is at the 34th percentile, rank 83 of 126, with 2 stars. In 2024–2025, Simmons’ student-teacher ratio was 12.6, slightly higher than the other five schools’ average of about 12.2, and 48% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Simmons serves Hispanic students fell sharply, from the 52nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 8th in 2025–2026, while the overall school percentile was 27.

386

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,490

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.5%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)

1500 S 3rd St
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 725-7600

District: Aberdeen School District 06-1

Students who attend Simmons Elementary - 10 usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Middle School - 03
High:	Central High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (41% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Aberdeen School District 06-1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg46%

148^th of 203

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Aberdeen School District 06-1

83^rd of 126Aberdeen School District 06-1 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	148 of 203	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.2	165 of 300	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	163 of 201	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	159 of 204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	141 of 202	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	156 of 206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	125 of 204	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	128 of 207	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.7	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	110 of 209	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	100 of 201	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	114 of 214	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	96 of 205	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.2	48 of 206	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	59.5	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	74 of 194	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.1	75 of 194	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	113 of 197	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.4	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.6	107 of 189	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.1	40 of 187	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	90 of 176	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	112 of 166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	165 of 291	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	118 of 150	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	114 of 151	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	103 of 155	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	106 of 163	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	79 of 163	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	82 of 116	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	104 of 237	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	43 of 112	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	38 of 80	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	77 of 121	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	116 of 161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	157 of 292	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	123 of 161	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	102 of 157	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	102 of 170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	33 of 165	80.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	29 of 152	80.9%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	131 of 184	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	177 of 287	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	146 of 185	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	151 of 184	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	145 of 185	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	129 of 186	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)81st percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

White (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	35.1	148^th of 203 public elementary schools	27.1%		50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%	17	38.6	36.0	54.0			41.5	52.9	26.7	40.0			39.5	42.0			91.5%	8.5%	$11,490	$966	$10,524
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	32.8	153^rd of 203 public elementary schools	24.6%		44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%	32	53.6	37.8	26.2			38.9	69.7	33.3	27.9			43.8	23.0			94.2%	1.9%	$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	10	8	1.1	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)																66.7%	0%
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	49.3	114^th of 203 public elementary schools	43.8%		64.5	107^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.3%	7	72.7	45.9	41.0			54.2	86.4	43.3	33.3			55.8	23.1			91.4%	8.6%	$12,897	$2,283	$10,615
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	48	119^th of 203 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%	76	56.6	46.4	48.9			50.6	58.5	51.8	40.4			50.6	29.8			97.9%	2.1%	$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.2	135^th of 203 public elementary schools	33.5%		41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%	59	31.8	36.0	67.5			44.0	40.9	34.0	70.0			47.0	40.0			92.9%	7.1%	$11,172	$739	$10,434
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	75.6	32^nd of 203 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%	13	45.2	67.7	60.7			58.0	61.3	84.6	77.1			74.5	52.5			97.9%	2.1%	$11,724	$325	$11,399
Warner Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 225-6194	145	11	13.1	4.8%	136 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	98.8	2^nd of 203 public elementary schools	99.0%		95	4^th of 300 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	96.0	92.3	90.9			93.2	96.0	100.0	90.9			95.9	77.3			81.8%	13.6%	$10,733	$19	$10,713
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5	—	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						10.0										100%	0%	$11,043	$23	$11,020
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	81.9	15^th of 203 public elementary schools	92.6%		77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%	23	45.2	82.6	76.9			68.5	64.3	76.1	66.7			69.3	66.7			93.2%	6.8%	$11,705	$617	$11,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Simmons Elementary - 10

Is Simmons Elementary - 10 a good school?

Simmons Elementary - 10 ranks 148^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Simmons Elementary - 10 attend?

Students who attend Simmons Elementary - 10 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03
High : Central High School - 01

How many students attend Simmons Elementary - 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Simmons Elementary - 10.

What district is Simmons Elementary - 10 in?

Aberdeen School District 06-1

What is the racial makeup of Simmons Elementary - 10?

Students at Simmons Elementary - 10 are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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