Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 470300001198
Rural Vale Elementary
395 Daugherty Springs RD, Tellico Plains, TN 37385 · (423) 253-3551 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-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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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
21.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.1pp since 2022
Math
24.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 21.2% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.3% | 24.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rural Vale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #792 of 957 ▲ 39 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #851 of 959 ▼ 100 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #935 of 1,044 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #739 of 962 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #273 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
217
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 201
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 | 217 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 10.8 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 12.3 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 15 | 20.3:1 | 67% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 8 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rural Vale Elementary.
About Rural Vale Elementary
Rural Vale Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The school had 217 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470, so this school runs 54% smaller than that.
Monroe County has a total of 13 schools and 5,006 students, Rural Vale Elementary among them.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Rural Vale Elementary. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Monroe County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades Rural Vale Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Monroe County, the median household income is $56,895, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Monroe County has 17 public schools and roughly 6,538 students.
The closest other public school is Tellico Plains High School, about 4.7 miles away. Rural Vale Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Rural Vale Elementary's enrollment dropped 3%, to 217.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,695
Census ACS
Median income
$56,895
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 766 students
- Sweetwater High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Madisonville PrimaryElementary · 529 students
- Madisonville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Tellico Plains High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Madisonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
Other schools in Tellico Plains
- Tellico Plains High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Tellico Plains ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Tellico Plains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 258 students
- Coker Creek ElementaryElementary · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Tellico Plains High School4.7 mi · 435
- Tellico Plains Elementary5.4 mi · 357
- Tellico Plains Junior High School5.5 mi · 258
- Coker Creek Elementary6.4 mi · 55
- Central High School8.2 mi · 583
- Etowah Elementary9.1 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Rural Vale ElementaryHow large is Rural Vale Elementary?
Rural Vale Elementary enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-08.
Is Rural Vale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rural Vale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rural Vale Elementary?
At Rural Vale Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rural Vale Elementary?
Rural Vale Elementary is overseen by Monroe County in Monroe County.
Where is Rural Vale Elementary located?
Rural Vale Elementary is located at 395 Daugherty Springs RD, Tellico Plains, TN 37385.
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