Best Public Schools in Simpsonville, KY

Summary:

The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky has one public elementary school, Simpsonville Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 430 students. The school is part of the Shelby County school district, which is ranked 136 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simpsonville Elementary appears to be a standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Shelby County and Kentucky averages in most subject areas, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA). In the 2023-2024 school year, Simpsonville Elementary had 61% of 3rd graders, 53% of 4th graders, and 54% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 40% and 43% for Shelby County and Kentucky, respectively. In reading, the school had 64% of 3rd graders, 61% of 4th graders, and 51% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 41%, 43%, and 31% for Shelby County and 47%, 50%, and 46% for Kentucky.

Simpsonville Elementary also appears to be efficiently utilizing its resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1 and per-student spending of $14,587 in the 2018-2019 school year. The school has a diverse student population, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 39.53% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting a mix of socioeconomic backgrounds among the students. These factors likely contribute to the school's consistent high rankings and positive impact on the local community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)			KSA Reading (2024)			KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)	KSA Social Studies (2024)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	430	30	14.3	39.5%	322 (74.9%)	18 (4.2%)	62 (14.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	72.2	141^st of 685 public elementary schools	79.4%		62.7	230^th of 687 public elementary schools	66.5%	89	61.0	53.0	54.0	64.0	61.0	51.0	43.0	48.0	46.0	57.0	$15,187	$839	$346	$1,185	$10,104	$2,063	$12,168

Cities Near Simpsonville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelbyville	4.35 mi	14	287^th
Louisville	6.92 mi	167	267^th
Buckner	8.26 mi	5	62^nd
Crestwood	8.76 mi	9	36^th
Middletown	9.3 mi	3	79^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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