Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 470030002266
Prospect Elementary School
1535 Burnett Station RD, Seymour, TN 37865 · (865) 980-1565 · Blount County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
49.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.8pp since 2022
Math
46.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.8pp 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 47 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 45.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Prospect Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #369 of 957 ▼ 152 | #9 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #272 of 959 ▼ 21 | #7 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #761 of 1,044 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #817 of 962 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #84 of 537 | #2 of 10 |
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
323
-66 (-17%) vs 2020
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 | 323 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 21.2 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 23.3 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 52% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prospect Elementary School.
About Prospect Elementary School
Prospect Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Seymour, Tennessee, administered by Blount County. It enrolls 323 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 31% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee (about 470).
Blount County includes 21 schools. Together they enroll 10,270 students.
Prospect Elementary School is 92% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Blount County, where about 89% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prospect Elementary School scores 15%.
In the surrounding county, Blount County, median household income comes to about $77,365, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 18,257 students.
Prospect Elementary School's nearest public school is Seymour Primary (about 4.3 miles). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Prospect Elementary School.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,333
Census ACS
Median income
$77,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
18,257 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- William Blount High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Eagleton College and Career AcademyHigh · 886 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Union Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Mary Blount ElementaryElementary · 590 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour Junior HighMiddle · 713 students
- Seymour PrimaryElementary · 697 students
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Seymour IntermediateMiddle · 531 students
Other Prospect Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Prospect Elementary. Prospect Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 11.
- Prospect Elementary SchoolCleveland, TN · 400 students
- Prospect ElementaryMaxton, NC · 775 students
- Prospect Elementary SchoolProspect, CT · 572 students
- Prospect Elementary SchoolGirard, OH · 498 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour Primary4.3 mi · 697
- Seymour Intermediate4.4 mi · 531
- Seymour Junior High4.4 mi · 713
- Seymour High School4.4 mi · 693
- Porter Elementary4.6 mi · 266
- South Doyle High School5.8 mi · 925
Frequently asked questions
About Prospect Elementary SchoolHow large is Prospect Elementary School?
Prospect Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Prospect Elementary School serve?
Prospect Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prospect Elementary School?
At Prospect Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Prospect Elementary School in?
Prospect Elementary School is part of Blount County.
What city is Prospect Elementary School in?
Prospect Elementary School is located in Seymour, TN.
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