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If you could change one rule at Ethridge Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 470234000843
Ethridge Elementary
33 Main ST, Ethridge, TN 38456 · (931) 201-5880 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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
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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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
49.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.7pp since 2022
Math
54.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 48.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ethridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #242 of 957 ▲ 195 | #2 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #275 of 959 ▲ 68 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #395 of 1,044 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #806 of 962 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #80 of 348 | N/A |
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
516
+56 (+12%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 354
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 | 516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 32.1 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 56% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 53% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethridge Elementary.
About Ethridge Elementary
Ethridge Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Ethridge, Tennessee. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 516 students in 2024-25.
The 14 schools of Lawrence County, including Ethridge Elementary, enroll 6,867 students.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Ethridge Elementary. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 4% Black. That is in line with Lawrence County, where about 93% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Ethridge Elementary outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Lawrence County, the median household earns about $54,706 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Ethridge Elementary shares Lawrence County with 14 other public schools.
About 4.6 miles separate Ethridge Elementary from the closest public school, Lawrence Co High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Ethridge Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 516, up from 460 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Ethridge Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,385
Census ACS
Median income
$54,706
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Lawrence Co High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- South Lawrence ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Summertown ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- E O Coffman Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Leoma ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Lawrenceburg PublicElementary · 474 students
Other Ethridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Ethridge Elementary. Ethridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Ethridge Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 642 students
- Ethridge Elementary SchoolTHE COLONY, TX · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence Co High School4.6 mi · 1,087
- Pioneer Virtual Academy4.7 mi · 119
- Ingram Sowell Elementary5.3 mi · 417
- E O Coffman Middle School6.1 mi · 586
- David Crockett Elementary6.5 mi · 462
- Summertown Elementary7.3 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Ethridge ElementaryHow large is Ethridge Elementary?
Ethridge Elementary enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Ethridge Elementary serve?
Ethridge Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ethridge Elementary?
At Ethridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black.
Is Ethridge Elementary public or private?
Ethridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County.
What county does Ethridge Elementary serve?
Ethridge Elementary serves Lawrence County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.