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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY·NCES 470348002226
Prescott South Elementary
115 W. Cemetery RD, Cookeville, TN 38506 · (931) 526-2275 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- ATest 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
63.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +13.7pp since 2022
Math
70.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +20.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 61.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 50.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Prescott South Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #84 of 957 ▲ 48 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #102 of 959 ▲ 27 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #362 of 1,044 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #708 of 962 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #440 of 537 | 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
535
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+65% since 2010-11, when it was 324
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 | 535 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 53% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 45% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prescott South Elementary.
About Prescott South Elementary
Prescott South Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Cookeville, Tennessee. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 535 students enrolled.
Prescott South Elementary is one school in Putnam County, a system of 22 schools with 11,776 students.
The share of students at Prescott South Elementary who are White is 88%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Putnam County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Prescott South Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
For Putnam County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,912 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Putnam County number 22, with about 11,776 students.
Of the public schools around it, Prescott South Elementary is closest to Prescott South Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Prescott South Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 541 to 535.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,558
Census ACS
Median income
$58,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
11,776 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County
- Cookeville High SchoolHigh · 2,241 students
- Upperman High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Upperman Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Prescott South Middle SchoolMiddle · 813 students
- Avery Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Algood Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
Other schools in Cookeville
- Cookeville High SchoolHigh · 2,241 students
- Prescott South Middle SchoolMiddle · 813 students
- Avery Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Algood Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Capshaw ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Prescott South Middle School0.1 mi · 813
- Park View School2.6 mi · 416
- Capshaw Elementary3.3 mi · 515
- Putnam County VITAL3.5 mi · 123
- Cane Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 447
- Avery Trace Middle School3.7 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Prescott South ElementaryHow large is Prescott South Elementary?
Prescott South Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Prescott South Elementary serve?
Prescott South Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student diversity at Prescott South Elementary?
Student demographics at Prescott South Elementary are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Prescott South Elementary in?
Prescott South Elementary is part of Putnam County.
What county does Prescott South Elementary serve?
Prescott South Elementary serves Putnam County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.