Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pioneer, TN

Elk Valley Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Elk Valley Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470042000121
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elk Valley Elementary earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Tennessee schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Tennessee schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
7.4:1
small classes for Tennessee
119
students enrolled

Elk Valley Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Elk Valley Elementary shrank from 130 students in 2022-23 to 123 in 2023-24 (-5.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 16.6 → 14.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-7 students YoY 470042000121 · Pioneer, TN Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

119 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Campbell County Comprehensive High School (1,134 students)

Elk Valley Elementary shrank from 130 students in 2022-23 to 123 in 2023-24 (-5.4%). Teacher FTE lost 16.6 → 14.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Elk Valley Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Elk Valley Elementary reports 119 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Elk Valley Elementary compares

Elk Valley Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.4:1 ▼ 52% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 119 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
119
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher - 52% below state mean
Top 4% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,643
per pupil, district-wide - below Tennessee avg of $11,532
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.6%
Two or More 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%

Largest group: White at 96.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.6, Elk Valley Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

District finance for Campbell County reports $10,643 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Elk Valley Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Campbell County Comprehensive High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Caryville Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jacksboro Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Jacksboro Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Lafollette Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Elk Valley Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Campbell County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Elk Valley Elementary

How many students attend Elk Valley Elementary?

Elk Valley Elementary has 119 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pioneer, TN. CCD year-over-year: 130 (2022-23) → 123 (2023-24), down 7.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk Valley Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Elk Valley Elementary is 7.4:1, which is 52% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 53% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elk Valley Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Elk Valley Elementary is White at 96.6% of enrollment, in Pioneer, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elk Valley Elementary?

Elk Valley Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Campbell County?

Besides Elk Valley Elementary, Campbell County also operates Campbell County Comprehensive High School (1,134 students), Caryville Elementary (634 students), and Jacksboro Elementary (616 students). See the Campbell County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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