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What advice would you give to incoming students at New Center Elementary?
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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVIER COUNTY·NCES 470378001551
New Center Elementary
2701 Old Newport HWY, Sevierville, TN 37876 · (865) 453-2123 · Sevier County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
44.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +5.5pp since 2022
Math
44.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +7.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 37.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where New Center Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sevier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #442 of 957 ▲ 43 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #370 of 959 ▲ 27 | #4 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #245 of 1,044 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #709 of 962 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #109 of 537 | #5 of 7 |
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
616
-197 (-24%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 555
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 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 43.8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 51.5 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 49 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 47 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 69% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 66% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Center Elementary.
About New Center Elementary
New Center Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Tennessee, with an address in Sevierville. Enrolled students number 616 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students each.
Sevier County is responsible for 31 schools, New Center Elementary included, with 14,408 students in all.
The large majority of students at New Center Elementary, 88%, are White. Next come 9% Hispanic. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. New Center Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The allk12 Grade for New Center Elementary is B-. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Among Sevier County residents, median household income is about $62,581, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Sevier County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,408.
Nearest public school: Sevier County High School, about 5.0 miles away. The ten-mile area around New Center Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students declined from 813 to 616 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sevier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,652
Census ACS
Median income
$62,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,408 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sevier County
- Sevier County Junior HighMiddle · 1,029 students
- Sevier County High SchoolHigh · 950 students
- Seymour Junior HighMiddle · 713 students
- Seymour PrimaryElementary · 697 students
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Northview PrimaryElementary · 684 students
Other schools in Sevierville
- Sevier County Junior HighMiddle · 1,029 students
- Sevier County High SchoolHigh · 950 students
- Sevierville IntermediateMiddle · 674 students
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Pigeon Forge PrimaryElementary · 532 students
- Sevierville ElementaryElementary · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Sevier County High School5.0 mi · 950
- Sevier County Junior High5.2 mi · 1,029
- Catons Chapel Elementary5.5 mi · 290
- Sevierville Primary6.0 mi · 459
- T Lawson Early Childhood Education Center6.6 mi · 162
- Sevierville Elementary6.7 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About New Center ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at New Center Elementary?
New Center Elementary enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does New Center Elementary serve?
New Center Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Center Elementary?
At New Center Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees New Center Elementary?
New Center Elementary is overseen by Sevier County in Sevier County.
What county does New Center Elementary serve?
New Center Elementary serves Sevier County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.