David Youree Elementary

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

David Youree Elementary in Smyrna, Tennessee enrolled 705 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 17-21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 1%

738 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 49.3 to 50.0.

Students enrolled at David Youree Elementary by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 72502004006008002022-237382023-24725
Students enrolled at David Youree Elementary by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 72502004006008002022-237382023-24725
Students enrolled at David Youree Elementary by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 72502004006008002022-237382023-24725
Students enrolled at David Youree Elementary by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 72502004006008002022-237382023-24725
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373849.315.0
2023-2472550.014.5

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

One counselor per 372 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David Youree Elementary enrolled 744 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 372 of the 744 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.2% of students were Hispanic, 29.1% Black, 24.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic35.2%
  2. Black29.1%
  3. White24.3%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian3.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 David Youree Elementary scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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, 2021-2217‑21%40%35%
Math, 2022-2322%44% (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 Smyrna

9 public elementary schools in Smyrna report 2024-25 enrollment; David Youree Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stewarts Creek Elementary School1,17315.8not reported
Rocky Fork Elementary School90516.4not reported
John Colemon Elementary86114.6not reported
Cedar Grove Elementary85612.5not reported
Stewartsboro Elementary85415.4not reported
Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts73215.6not reported
David Youree Elementary70515.0not reported
Smyrna Elementary64613.5not reported

All public schools in Smyrna →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about David Youree Elementary

  1. Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the ArtsThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 732 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Smyrna PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 562 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare David Youree Elementary with Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the ArtsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$10,708 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,708
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeDavid Youree Elementary is the number 149 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#149 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 David Youree Elementary

  1. How many students attend David Youree Elementary?
    705 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 738 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Smyrna, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at David Youree Elementary?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is David Youree Elementary a Title I school?
    David Youree Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at David Youree Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at David Youree Elementary scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% 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 David Youree Elementary in?
    Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 4703690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470369001514 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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