Kenton Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Kenton, Tennessee

Kenton Elementary School in Kenton, Tennessee enrolled 87 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, 11-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 13%

91 students in 2022-23, 90 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 6.8 to 7.8.

Students enrolled at Kenton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 9002550751002022-23912023-2490
Students enrolled at Kenton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 9002550751002022-23912023-2490
Students enrolled at Kenton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 9002550751002022-23912023-2490
Students enrolled at Kenton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 9002550751002022-23912023-2490
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23916.813.3
2023-24907.811.6

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

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kenton Elementary School enrolled 112 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.5% of students were White, 10.3% Black, 4.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White80.5%
  2. Black10.3%
  3. Hispanic4.6%
  4. Two or more races4.6%

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 Kenton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 11-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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, 2021-2211‑44%45‑47%35%
Math, 2022-2340‑59%55‑58% (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.

What to look at next about Kenton Elementary School

  1. Trimble ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.9 miles away: 166 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.9 mi
  2. Sharon SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 190 students, 7.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Kenton Elementary School with Trimble ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gibson County Special School District spends per student$10,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,106
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeKenton Elementary School is the number 984 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#984 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 Kenton Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Kenton Elementary School?
    87 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 91 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kenton, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenton Elementary School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kenton Elementary School a Title I school?
    Kenton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Kenton Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kenton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 11-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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 Kenton Elementary School in?
    Gibson County Special School District, NCES district ID 4701400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470140002118 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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