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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHEA COUNTY·NCES 470351001469
Spring City Elementary
270 East Jackson AVE, Spring City, TN 37381 · (423) 365-6451 · Rhea County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
13%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
49.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +0.8pp since 2022
Math
50.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.5pp 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 50 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 are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 44.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Spring City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #308 of 957 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #269 of 959 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #251 of 1,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #850 of 962 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #361 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
613
+71 (+13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 917
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 | 613 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 47 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 46 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 43 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 42 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 75% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 73% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 53 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring City Elementary.
About Spring City Elementary
Spring City Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Spring City, Tennessee. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 613 students. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee, which is about 470.
Federal data list 7 schools in Rhea County, with 3,890 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Spring City Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. Spring City Elementary has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Spring City Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rhea County show that median household income is about $55,033, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Spring City Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Rhea County, which together enroll about 4,781 students.
The next-closest public school is Spring City Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 613 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 542.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Rhea Central ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Rhea Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Frazier ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Spring City Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Graysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Other Spring City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Spring City Elementary. Spring City Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Spring City Elementary SchoolSpring City, PA · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Spring City Middle School0.8 mi · 291
- Rhea Middle School8.6 mi · 543
- Rhea County High School8.7 mi · 1,332
- Meigs North Elementary10.1 mi · 472
- Meigs Middle School12.5 mi · 406
- Meigs County High School12.6 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Spring City ElementaryHow many students attend Spring City Elementary?
Spring City Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Spring City Elementary serve?
Spring City Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Spring City Elementary?
Student demographics at Spring City Elementary are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring City Elementary?
Spring City Elementary is overseen by Rhea County in Rhea County.
What county does Spring City Elementary serve?
Spring City Elementary serves Rhea County in TN.
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