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Simmons Elementary - 10

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1500 S 3rd St, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · (605) 725-7600 · Part of Aberdeen School District 06-1

Aberdeen’s School Grade B better than 56% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
386
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Simmons Elementary - 10

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Aberdeen kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Aberdeen kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Simmons Elementary - 10You are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 S 3rd St, Aberdeen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 171
Grade 271
Grade 365
Grade 450
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
402’20
377’21
395’22
416’23
386’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Simmons Elementary - 10 from Aberdeen families.

Other schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1

The district →
Lincoln Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
C
233 students8:1
C C Lee Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
A+
356 students15:1
May Overby Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B−
327 students11:1
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B−
304 students13:1
Mike Miller Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B+
282 students14:1
Holgate Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aberdeen
B
497 students14:1

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 South Dakota’s other public schools; Aberdeen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.