Sweetwater Primary School vs. Tellico Plains Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Sweetwater Primary School
500 Highway 322 East
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Tellico Plains Elementary School
121 Old High School Rd
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
Rating
: 5/
Bottom 50%10
Overview
Sweetwater Primary School serves 556 students in grades Prekindergarten-2.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black).
Serving 352 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Tellico Plains Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 25-29% (which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 25-29% (which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 37%).
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-2
PK-4
Total Students
556 students
352 students
% Male | % Female
50% | 50%
55% | 45%
Total Classroom Teachers
36 teachers
19 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
19:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
n/a
#1054 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
n/a
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
25-29%
n/a
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
25-29%
n/a
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
40-44%
n/a
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
68
21
Kindergarten Students
166
59
Grade 1 Students
172
75
Grade 2 Students
150
60
Grade 3 Students
-
64
Grade 4 Students
-
73
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
n/a
% Hispanic
12%
n/a
% Black
2%
1%
% White
80%
96%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
2%
Diversity Score
0.35
0.08
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
74%
69%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
8%
13%
