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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 470183002063
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School
143 Puryear Country Club RD, Puryear, TN 38251 · (731) 227-2101 · Henry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B+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
1
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 | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
49.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.6pp since 2022
Math
55.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 down about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 57.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #232 of 957 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #261 of 959 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #559 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #735 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #116 of 537 |
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
425
-61 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 551
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 | 425 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 37.2 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 36.1 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 39 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 38.2 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 73% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 71% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School.
About Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is a mid-sized elementary school in Puryear, Tennessee, one of the schools in Henry County. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 425 students.
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is a school in Henry County. The district has 6 schools and 2,924 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Henry County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In Henry County, median household income comes to about $50,613, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry County counts 10 public schools with about 4,462 students.
The closest school to Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is Lakewood Elementary, located about 8.1 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School.
The federal government classifies Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 425 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 486.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,412
Census ACS
Median income
$50,613
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Henry Co High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Lakewood ElementaryElementary · 752 students
- Henry ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- E. W. Grove SchoolHigh · 314 students
- Henry County Virtual AcademyCombined · 63 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Elementary8.1 mi · 752
- W G Rhea Elementary9.4 mi · 537
- Henry Co High School9.5 mi · 1,017
- E. W. Grove School9.6 mi · 314
- W O Inman Middle School9.7 mi · 499
- Paris Elementary9.7 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy And Noble Harrelson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School?
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School serve?
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How diverse is Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School?
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School public or private?
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Where is Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School located?
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is located at 143 Puryear Country Club RD, Puryear, TN 38251.
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