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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHEA COUNTY·NCES 470351002353
Rhea Central Elementary
1005 Delaware AVE, Dayton, TN 37321 · (423) 775-7842 · Rhea County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
39%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
43.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +0.9pp since 2022
Math
45.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 51.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 45.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rhea Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #413 of 957 ▼ 151 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #392 of 959 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #282 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #463 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #512 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
589
-14 (-2%) 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 | 589 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 53.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 51.5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 50 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 47 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 81% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhea Central Elementary.
About Rhea Central Elementary
The public elementary school Rhea Central Elementary is located in Dayton, Tennessee. There are 589 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll around 470, and this school is 25% larger than that mark.
District-wide, Rhea County has 7 schools and 3,890 students.
Of every 100 students at Rhea Central Elementary, about 74 are White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic. Among all residents of Rhea County, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Rhea Central Elementary is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rhea Central Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Census data for Rhea County show median household income comes to about $55,033, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 8 public schools and about 4,781 students.
Dayton City Elementary is the nearest public school to Rhea Central Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 589, close to the 603 recorded in 2020-21.
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Rhea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,992
Census ACS
Median income
$55,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rhea County
- Rhea County High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Spring City ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Rhea Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Frazier ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Spring City Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Graysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton City ElementaryElementary · 891 students
- Frazier ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Graysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton City Elementary1.0 mi · 891
- Graysville Elementary School4.5 mi · 218
- Frazier Elementary4.6 mi · 304
- Cecil B Rigsby Elementary7.4 mi · 176
- Rhea County High School7.8 mi · 1,332
- Rhea Middle School7.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Rhea Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rhea Central Elementary?
Rhea Central Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rhea Central Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rhea Central Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Rhea Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Rhea Central Elementary are roughly 74% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rhea Central Elementary?
Rhea Central Elementary is overseen by Rhea County in Rhea County.
What city is Rhea Central Elementary in?
Rhea Central Elementary is located in Dayton, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.