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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Pickett County Elementary?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKETT COUNTY·NCES 470342001438
Pickett County Elementary
1016 Woodlawn DR, Byrdstown, TN 38549 · (931) 864-3496 · Pickett County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- CTest 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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pickett County Elementary→Pickett Co High School
Based on grade levels within Pickett County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.8pp since 2022
Math
24.5%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 25.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pickett County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #796 of 957 ▼ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #649 of 959 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #581 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #951 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #305 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
415
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 427
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 | 415 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 31.3 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 33.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 35 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 64% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 68% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickett County Elementary.
About Pickett County Elementary
Federal records list Pickett County Elementary as an elementary school in Byrdstown, Tennessee. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 415 students.
The 2 schools of Pickett County, including Pickett County Elementary, enroll 605 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Pickett County Elementary is White, at 98%. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. Among Pickett County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pickett County Elementary lands at C, ahead of 26% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In Pickett County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $49,030, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 2 public schools and about 605 students.
Of the public schools around it, Pickett County Elementary is closest to Pickett Co High School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
From 463 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 415 by 2024-25.
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Pickett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,079
Census ACS
Median income
$49,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pickett Co High School0.1 mi · 190
- Albany Elementary School8.6 mi · 486
- Clinton County High School9.2 mi · 434
- Clinton County Early Childhood Center9.3 mi · 188
- Clinton County Middle School9.8 mi · 383
- Pine Haven Elementary14.0 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Pickett County ElementaryHow many students attend Pickett County Elementary?
Pickett County Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Pickett County Elementary serve?
Pickett County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Pickett County Elementary?
Student demographics at Pickett County Elementary are roughly 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Pickett County Elementary public or private?
Pickett County Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pickett County.
Where is Pickett County Elementary located?
Pickett County Elementary is located at 1016 Woodlawn DR, Byrdstown, TN 38549.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.