Claxton Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Powell, Tennessee

Claxton Elementary in Powell, Tennessee enrolled 456 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23-27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 5%

502 students in 2022-23, 449 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 38.4.

Students enrolled at Claxton Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 44902004006002022-235022023-24449
Students enrolled at Claxton Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 44902004006002022-235022023-24449
Students enrolled at Claxton Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 44902004006002022-235022023-24449
Students enrolled at Claxton Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 44902004006002022-235022023-24449
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350236.613.7
2023-2444938.411.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 475 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Claxton Elementary enrolled 475 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 475 of the 475 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.2% of students were White, 14.9% Hispanic, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.2%
  2. Hispanic14.9%
  3. Two or more races5.9%
  4. Black3.7%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Claxton Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223‑27%30%35%
Math, 2022-2331%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Powell

3 public elementary schools in Powell report 2024-25 enrollment; Claxton Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Powell Elementary85214.9not reported
Copper Ridge Elementary48113.9not reported
Claxton Elementary45613.7not reported

All public schools in Powell →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Claxton Elementary

  1. Powell ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 852 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. Glenwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.7 miles away: 372 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  3. Compare Claxton Elementary with Powell ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anderson County School District spends per student$12,945 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,945
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeClaxton Elementary is the number 492 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#492 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Claxton Elementary

  1. How many students attend Claxton Elementary?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 502 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Powell, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Claxton Elementary?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Claxton Elementary a Title I school?
    Claxton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Claxton Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Claxton Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Claxton Elementary in?
    Anderson County School District, NCES district ID 4700090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470009000006 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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