Mountain City Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Mountain City, Tennessee

Mountain City Elementary in Mountain City, Tennessee enrolled 428 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, 45-53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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 4%

436 students in 2022-23, 430 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 29.9.

Students enrolled at Mountain City Elementary by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 43002004006002022-234362023-24430
Students enrolled at Mountain City Elementary by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 43002004006002022-234362023-24430
Students enrolled at Mountain City Elementary by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 43002004006002022-234362023-24430
Students enrolled at Mountain City Elementary by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 43002004006002022-234362023-24430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343628.815.1
2023-2443029.914.4

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

One counselor per 592 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain City Elementary enrolled 444 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 592 of the 444 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent9.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.1% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.1%
  2. Hispanic7.0%
  3. Two or more races1.2%
  4. Asian0.5%
  5. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Mountain City Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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, 2021-2245‑53%28‑31%35%
Math, 2022-2353%23‑26% (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 Mountain City

3 public elementary schools in Mountain City report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain City Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain City Elementary42815.1not reported
Roan Creek Elementary34312.6not reported
Doe Elementary23112.6not reported

All public schools in Mountain City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mountain City Elementary

  1. Roan Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 343 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Doe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 231 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  3. Compare Mountain City Elementary with Roan Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Johnson County spends per student$8,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,198
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeMountain City Elementary is the number 537 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#537 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 Mountain City Elementary

  1. How many students attend Mountain City Elementary?
    428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 436 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mountain City, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain City Elementary?
    15.1 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mountain City Elementary a Title I school?
    Mountain City Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mountain City Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mountain City Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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 Mountain City Elementary in?
    Johnson County, NCES district ID 4702160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470216000699 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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