Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVIER COUNTY·NCES 470378001556
Pittman Center Elementary
2455 East PKWY, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 · (865) 436-4515 · Sevier County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- BTest 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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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
15%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
44.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.7pp since 2022
Math
42.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 35.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 38.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pittman Center Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sevier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #469 of 957 ▲ 83 | #6 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #347 of 959 ▲ 113 | #3 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #776 of 1,044 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #812 of 962 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #498 of 537 | #7 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
319
+63 (+25%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 170
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 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 20.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 69% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 74% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittman Center Elementary.
About Pittman Center Elementary
At 2455 East PKWY in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Pittman Center Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 319 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee, which is about 470.
Sevier County has 31 schools and 14,408 students, and Pittman Center Elementary is one of those schools.
Most students at Pittman Center Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Pittman Center Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Pittman Center Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sevier County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Pittman Center Elementary is among the 34 public schools in Sevier County.
Nearest public school: Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center, about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 4.
In the federal locale system, Pittman Center Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 256 in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, a rise of 63 students.
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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 Gatlinburg
- Gatlinburg Pittman HighHigh · 409 students
- Gatlinburg Pittman Junior HighMiddle · 377 students
- Pi Beta Phi ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center1.3 mi · 1
- Gatlinburg Pittman Junior High2.3 mi · 377
- Gatlinburg Pittman High2.3 mi · 409
- Catons Chapel Elementary4.8 mi · 290
- Pi Beta Phi Elementary6.2 mi · 315
- Jones Cove Elementary7.9 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Pittman Center ElementaryHow many students attend Pittman Center Elementary?
Pittman Center Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pittman Center Elementary serve?
Pittman Center Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How diverse is Pittman Center Elementary?
Pittman Center Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pittman Center Elementary in?
Pittman Center Elementary is part of Sevier County.
What city is Pittman Center Elementary in?
Pittman Center Elementary is located in Gatlinburg, TN.
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