Selmer Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Selmer, Tennessee
Selmer Elementary in Selmer, Tennessee enrolled 548 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 fell 5%
524 students in 2022-23, 525 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 42.6 to 40.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 524 | 42.6 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 40.5 | 13.0 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.
One counselor per 454 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Selmer Elementary enrolled 454 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 454 of the 454 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.8% of students were White, 10.9% Black, 5.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.8%
- Black10.9%
- Two or more races5.3%
- Hispanic4.4%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.2%
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 Selmer Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 32‑36% | 35% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 30‑34% (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 Selmer Elementary
- Bethel Springs ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 415 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Ramer ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.7 miles away: 355 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Selmer Elementary with Bethel Springs ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much McNairy County spends per student$11,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,456
- The largest public schools in TennesseeSelmer Elementary is the number 329 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#329 of 998
- 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 Selmer Elementary
How many students attend Selmer Elementary?
548 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 524 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Selmer, TN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Selmer Elementary?
12.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Selmer Elementary a Title I school?
Selmer Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Selmer Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Selmer Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.What district is Selmer Elementary in?
McNairy County, NCES district ID 4702880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470288001003 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.