Rocky Fork Elementary School

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

Rocky Fork Elementary School in Smyrna, Tennessee enrolled 905 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers held steady

960 students in 2022-23, 967 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 58.5 to 58.0.

Students enrolled at Rocky Fork Elementary School by school year2022-23: 960, 2023-24: 96702505007501k2022-239602023-24967
Students enrolled at Rocky Fork Elementary School by school year2022-23: 960, 2023-24: 96702505007501k2022-239602023-24967
Students enrolled at Rocky Fork Elementary School by school year2022-23: 960, 2023-24: 96702505007501k2022-239602023-24967
Students enrolled at Rocky Fork Elementary School by school year2022-23: 960, 2023-24: 96702505007501k2022-239602023-24967
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2396058.516.4
2023-2496758.016.7

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

One counselor per 464 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rocky Fork Elementary School enrolled 927 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 464 of the 927 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.2% of students were White, 30.8% Hispanic, 16.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White38.2%
  2. Hispanic30.8%
  3. Black16.1%
  4. Asian8.4%
  5. Two or more races6.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Rocky Fork Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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, 2021-2230‑34%40%35%
Math, 2022-2340%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; Rocky Fork Elementary School is number 2 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 Rocky Fork Elementary School

  1. David Youree ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 705 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 732 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Rocky Fork Elementary School with David Youree ElementaryStudents, 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 TennesseeRocky Fork Elementary School is the number 43 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#43 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 Rocky Fork Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Rocky Fork Elementary School?
    905 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 960 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Smyrna, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocky Fork Elementary School?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rocky Fork Elementary School a Title I school?
    Rocky Fork Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Rocky Fork Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rocky Fork Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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 Rocky Fork Elementary School in?
    Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 4703690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470369002584 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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