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What tradition at David Youree Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY·NCES 470369001514
David Youree Elementary
250 Todd LN, Smyrna, TN 37167 · (615) 459-3492 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.8pp since 2022
Math
23.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 21.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where David Youree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #812 of 957 ▼ 3 | #36 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #784 of 959 ▼ 93 | #34 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #156 of 1,044 | #22 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #16 of 962 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #249 of 537 | #10 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
705
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 705 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 50 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 49.3 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 55.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 39% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 35% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 31 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Youree Elementary.
About David Youree Elementary
David Youree Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Smyrna, Tennessee. The student body numbers 705 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
David Youree Elementary is part of a district of 53 schools: Rutherford County, with 52,127 students.
David Youree Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. Other students are 29% Black, 24% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Rutherford County residents are about 12% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at David Youree Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The allk12 Grade for David Youree Elementary is C-. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Federal survey data for Rutherford County show that median household income is about $85,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 69 public schools operate in Rutherford County, serving about 61,904 students.
Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 686 to 705.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,474 students
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Smyrna High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Rockvale High SchoolHigh · 2,126 students
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
Other schools in Smyrna
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,474 students
- Smyrna High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Stewarts Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,173 students
- Rock Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,152 students
- Stewarts Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,045 students
- Rocky Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
Nearby schools
- Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy0.2 mi · 178
- Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts0.3 mi · 732
- Smyrna Primary0.3 mi · 562
- Smyrna West Alternative School0.3 mi · 47
- Smyrna Middle School0.4 mi · 899
- Rocky Fork Middle School1.3 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About David Youree ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at David Youree Elementary?
David Youree Elementary enrolls approximately 705 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does David Youree Elementary serve?
David Youree Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is David Youree Elementary?
David Youree Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 35% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is David Youree Elementary public or private?
David Youree Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford County.
What city is David Youree Elementary in?
David Youree Elementary is located in Smyrna, TN.
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