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Simmons Exceptional Center

PublicOtherGrades K–12Special Education School

1202 W Grant St, Plant City, FL 33563 · (813) 707-7430 · Part of Hillsborough County School District

Plant City’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
29
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Simmons Exceptional Center

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1202 W Grant St, Plant City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 41
Grade 53
Grade 62
Grade 74
Grade 87
Grade 93
Grade 105
Grade 111
Grade 123
Enrollment over time
28’20
21’21
24’22
27’23
29’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 38%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Simmons Exceptional Center from Plant City families.

Other schools in Hillsborough County School District

The district →
Collins PK-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Riverview
B
1,644 students18:1
Dorothy C York PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apollo Beach
1,381 students16:1
Turner-Bartels K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
B−
1,317 students16:1
Kenneth E. Adum PK-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
1,007 students15:1
Dr. Carter G Woodson K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tampa
D
990 students22:1
Pride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tampa
A
980 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Plant City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.