State/Public Middle Open

Simmons Middle School - 03

๐Ÿ“ 1300 S 3rd St, Aberdeen, Brown County, 57401

483
Pupils
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Simmons Middle School - 03 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aberdeen, Brown County. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dr. Colleen Murley. It is part of the Aberdeen School District 06-1 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Dr. Colleen Murley
School district
Aberdeen School District 06-1

Enrollment & staffing

Simmons Middle School - 03 enrolls 483 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.

Male students
237 (49%)
Female students
246 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.2
Student-teacher ratio
14.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White34672%
Hispanic or Latino408.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native408.3%
Two or more races255.2%
Asian224.6%
Black or African American71.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

192 of the school's 483 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Simmons Middle School - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 3, state house district 3.

School district: Aberdeen School District 06-1

Simmons Middle School - 03 is one of 10 schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1, based in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The district serves 4,233 students district-wide and employs 303 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Simmons Middle School - 03 is close to the district average of about 423 students per school.

4,233
District students
10
Schools
303
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
40%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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