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What do you wish you knew before starting at Selmer Elementary?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCNAIRY COUNTY·NCES 470288001003
Selmer Elementary
533 East Poplar Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375 · (731) 645-3131 · McNairy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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
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STATE 19.7:1
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Selmer Elementary→Selmer Middle School
Based on grade levels within McNairy County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.1pp since 2022
Math
43.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +9.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 34.3% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Selmer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #455 of 957 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #243 of 959 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #339 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #505 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #150 of 348 |
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
548
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 594
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 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 40.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 42.6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 37.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 77% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selmer Elementary.
About Selmer Elementary
Federal records list Selmer Elementary as an elementary school in Selmer, Tennessee. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 548 students.
McNairy County is the district for Selmer Elementary. It has 9 schools and 3,733 students.
The share of White students at Selmer Elementary is 79%, a majority. The school is also 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 90% White share among all McNairy County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Selmer Elementary are from different groups.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Selmer Elementary outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In McNairy County, home to about 25,970 people, the median household earns about $53,473 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in McNairy County number 10, with about 3,733 students.
Selmer Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Selmer Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
Selmer Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 489 to 548.
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McNairy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,970
Census ACS
Median income
$53,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McNairy County
- Adamsville ElementaryElementary · 710 students
- McNairy Central High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Adamsville High SchoolHigh · 460 students
- Bethel Springs ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Ramer ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Michie ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Selmer
- McNairy Central High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Selmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 197 students
- McNairy County Virtual School K-12Combined · 33 students
- McNairy County Adult Learning CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Selmer Middle School0.2 mi · 197
- McNairy County Virtual School K-120.2 mi · 33
- McNairy Central High School1.4 mi · 673
- Bethel Springs Elementary5.2 mi · 415
- Ramer Elementary6.7 mi · 355
- Adamsville High School10.1 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Selmer ElementaryHow large is Selmer Elementary?
Selmer Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Selmer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selmer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Selmer Elementary?
Selmer Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Selmer Elementary public or private?
Selmer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by McNairy County.
Where is Selmer Elementary located?
Selmer Elementary is located at 533 East Poplar Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.