Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKSON COUNTY·NCES 470102000334
Vanleer Elementary
4456 Highway 49 West, Vanleer, TN 37181 · (615) 740-5760 · Dickson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
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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 | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
45.0%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.8pp since 2022
Math
33.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 35.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vanleer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Dickson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #653 of 957 ▼ 240 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #342 of 959 ▼ 138 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #868 of 1,044 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #732 of 962 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #288 of 348 | 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
269
+63 (+31%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 216
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 | 269 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 20.2 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 20.8 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 18 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 25 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 68% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 60% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 10 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanleer Elementary.
About Vanleer Elementary
Vanleer Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Vanleer, Tennessee. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 269 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 43% below the 470-student average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
A total of 17 schools make up Dickson County, with 7,777 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Vanleer Elementary, about 89 are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Dickson County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Dickson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $75,003 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Dickson County number 17, with about 7,777 students.
Vanleer Elementary's nearest public school is New Directions Academy (about 6.3 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Vanleer Elementary is Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 31% rise, from 206 to 269.
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Dickson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,983
Census ACS
Median income
$75,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dickson County
- Dickson County High SchoolHigh · 1,337 students
- Creek Wood High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 713 students
- Stuart Burns ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Charlotte ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Dickson Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
Nearby schools
- New Directions Academy6.3 mi · 61
- Charlotte Middle School6.3 mi · 433
- Charlotte Elementary6.4 mi · 601
- Centennial Elementary9.5 mi · 713
- Dickson County High School10.0 mi · 1,337
- Creek Wood High School10.1 mi · 919
Frequently asked questions
About Vanleer ElementaryHow many students attend Vanleer Elementary?
Vanleer Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Vanleer Elementary serve?
Vanleer Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Vanleer Elementary?
Student demographics at Vanleer Elementary are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Vanleer Elementary in?
Vanleer Elementary is part of Dickson County.
Where is Vanleer Elementary located?
Vanleer Elementary is located at 4456 Highway 49 West, Vanleer, TN 37181.
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