South Gibson County Elementary School

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

South Gibson County Elementary School in Medina, Tennessee enrolled 881 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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 4%

907 students in 2022-23, 915 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 51.5 to 49.7.

Students enrolled at South Gibson County Elementary School by school year2022-23: 907, 2023-24: 91502505007501k2022-239072023-24915
Students enrolled at South Gibson County Elementary School by school year2022-23: 907, 2023-24: 91502505007501k2022-239072023-24915
Students enrolled at South Gibson County Elementary School by school year2022-23: 907, 2023-24: 91502505007501k2022-239072023-24915
Students enrolled at South Gibson County Elementary School by school year2022-23: 907, 2023-24: 91502505007501k2022-239072023-24915
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2390751.517.6
2023-2491549.718.4

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

One counselor per 927 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Gibson County Elementary School enrolled 927 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 927 of the 927 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent4.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.9% of students were White, 7.4% Black, 5.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White84.9%
  2. Black7.4%
  3. Hispanic5.2%
  4. Two or more races1.4%
  5. Asian1.1%

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 South Gibson County Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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, 2021-2253‑57%45‑47%35%
Math, 2022-2368%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 South Gibson County Elementary School

  1. East Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 404 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. Stigall Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.7 miles away: 232 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  3. Compare South Gibson County Elementary School with East Elementary SchoolStudents, 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 TennesseeSouth Gibson County Elementary School is the number 48 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#48 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 South Gibson County Elementary School

  1. How many students attend South Gibson County Elementary School?
    881 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 907 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Medina, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Gibson County Elementary School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Gibson County Elementary School a Title I school?
    South Gibson County Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Gibson County Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Gibson County Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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 South Gibson County Elementary School in?
    Gibson County Special School District, NCES district ID 4701400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470140000417 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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