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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCMINN COUNTY·NCES 470282000996
Riceville Elementary
3592 Hwy 11 South, Riceville, TN 37370 · (423) 462-2488 · McMinn County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A-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
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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 | 64 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
47.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.2pp since 2022
Math
56.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 59.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 53.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riceville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In McMinn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #217 of 957 ▼ 63 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #290 of 959 ▲ 81 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #211 of 1,044 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #614 of 962 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #510 of 537 | #8 of 8 |
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
641
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 673
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 | 641 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 39.3 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 38.5 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 38 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 57% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 59% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 32 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riceville Elementary.
About Riceville Elementary
Riceville Elementary is an elementary school in Riceville, Tennessee, reachable at (423) 462-2488. The school enrolls 641 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
Riceville Elementary is one of the 9 schools that make up McMinn County (5,051 students in total).
At Riceville Elementary, White students make up 84% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 88% White share among all McMinn County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Riceville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
allk12 grades Riceville Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In McMinn County (population about 54,884), median household income is about $61,470, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in McMinn County, serving about 7,131 students.
The nearest other public school, Rogers Creek Elementary, is about 4.3 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Riceville Elementary.
Riceville Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (626) to 2024-25 (641).
The Riceville Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
McMinn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,884
Census ACS
Median income
$61,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McMinn County
- McMinn High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 583 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Englewood ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Niota ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Calhoun ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other Riceville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Riceville Elementary. Riceville Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Riceville Elementary SchoolRiceville, IA · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers Creek Elementary4.3 mi · 277
- McMinn High School4.4 mi · 1,272
- Athens City Middle School5.3 mi · 519
- Athens City Intermediate5.4 mi · 572
- Athens City Primary5.5 mi · 657
- Calhoun Elementary7.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Riceville ElementaryHow many students attend Riceville Elementary?
Riceville Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Riceville Elementary serve?
Riceville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Riceville Elementary?
Student demographics at Riceville Elementary are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riceville Elementary?
Riceville Elementary is overseen by McMinn County in McMinn County.
What county does Riceville Elementary serve?
Riceville Elementary serves McMinn County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.