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Dyer Elementary

Q: Is Dyer Elementary a good school?

Dyer Elementary ranks 332 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Dyer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dyer, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the Gibson County Special District, which is ranked 27th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dyer Elementary's performance on TNReady assessments is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (45.1%) and ELA (35.4%) are lower than the Gibson County Special District (59.4% and 49.7%) and state (42.2% and 38.9%) averages. However, the school's female students and African American students outperform their respective state averages, while the school's special education students struggle, ranking 419th out of 447 Tennessee elementary schools in Mathematics.

Dyer Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.2% to 20.2% over the past few years, are a concern compared to the district and state. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Spring Hill Elementary, Kenton Elementary, Yorkville Elementary, and Rutherford Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates. However, Dyer Elementary outperforms some schools in other districts, such as East Elementary in the Humboldt City Schools district.

381

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,096

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

322 East College ST
Dyer, TN 38330

(731) 692-2444

District: Gibson County Sp District

Students who attend Dyer Elementary usually attend:

High:

Gibson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

21.8%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2014 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Gibson County Sp District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg59%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

332^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

209^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Gibson County Sp District

27^th of 139Gibson County Sp District among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	332 of 1009	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	321 of 1018	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	259 of 1020	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	316 of 1000	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	425 of 983	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	541 of 985	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	472 of 997	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	404 of 646	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	348 of 855	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.1	296 of 853	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.2	222 of 846	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	28.0	667 of 820	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	76.6	168 of 818	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	41.6	505 of 809	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	206 of 498	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	141 of 498	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	149 of 500	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	26.0	365 of 483	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	193 of 404	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	295 of 986	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	297 of 990	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	206 of 989	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	282 of 975	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	340 of 945	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	515 of 926	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	180 of 843	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	170 of 853	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	100 of 865	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	245 of 858	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	332 of 823	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	350 of 821	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	342 of 877	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	339 of 984	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	381 of 991	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	303 of 987	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	342 of 980	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	428 of 941	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	508 of 916	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	419 of 447	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	306 of 840	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	339 of 847	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	206 of 852	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	282 of 844	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	399 of 844	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	536 of 812	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	499 of 841	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	209 of 583	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	201 of 587	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	108 of 594	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	98 of 569	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	108 of 576	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	184 of 574	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	217 of 563	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	176 of 362	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.2	115 of 492	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.6	40 of 485	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	26 of 475	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	95.7	16 of 466	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	54 of 462	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	102 of 435	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	194 of 312	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	163 of 318	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.7	73 of 316	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	77 of 277	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	130 of 293	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	160 of 546	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	173 of 554	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	102 of 560	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	158 of 552	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	133 of 538	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	187 of 529	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	145 of 490	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	243 of 510	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	60 of 514	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	33 of 495	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	56 of 483	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	66 of 490	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	102 of 481	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	241 of 550	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	221 of 560	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	106 of 557	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	68 of 540	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	96 of 529	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	180 of 523	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	59.4	38 of 222	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	193 of 492	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	162 of 504	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	94 of 503	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	93 of 500	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	124 of 496	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	191 of 484	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	201 of 481	58.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile-62 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies56%+7 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	322 East College ST	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 692-2444	410	30	13.8		291 (71.0%)	92 (22.4%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	62.4	332^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	67.1%		62	321^st of 1018 public elementary schools	68.5%	11	56.8	51.4	28.2	55.1	38.2	39.0	45.1	48.6	37.8	38.5	46.9	20.6	17.1	35.4	40.5	54.1	44.7	53.1	32.4	43.9	45.3	63.3	47.1	56.1	56.5	$14,096	$1,158	$11,902
Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox ST	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	271	19	14.1		220 (81.2%)	33 (12.2%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	77.5	173^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	82.9%		70.9	231^st of 1018 public elementary schools	77.3%	58	58.8	54.2	65.8	57.9	51.3	43.6	54.9	47.1	70.8	50.0	42.1	23.1	20.5	39.5	52.9	66.7	63.2	52.6	48.7	25.6	50.3	55.3	66.7	56.4	59.5	$12,227	$666	$10,730
Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	811 S College ST	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-0971	550	37	14.9		334 (60.7%)	130 (23.6%)	40 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	54.3	428^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.6%		46.8	517^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.2%	89	37.9	63.4					50.3	28.2	53.1					40.4	37.9	58.5					47.9					$13,140	$1,255	$10,327
Yorkville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	56 Nebo - Yorkville RD	Yorkville	38389	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 643-6598	144	12	12.1		138 (95.8%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	64.4	309^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.4%		64.9	284^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.1%	25	81.8	54.5	46.2	23.1	35.7	54.5	47.9	72.7	63.6	53.8	30.8	28.6	45.5	47.9	72.7	45.5	53.8	46.2	57.1	54.5	54.8	38.5	71.4	36.4	50.0	$14,448	$1,168	$12,113
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	633 North Poplar	Kenton	38233	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 749-0007	90	8	11.6		72 (80.0%)	9 (10.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	26.8	773^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	23.4%		87.7	103^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	89.9%	670	28.6						33.3	38.1						29.6	19.0						22.2					$18,948	$1,334	$15,010
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	84 State Route 188	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 559-4223	102	12	8.8		87 (85.3%)	4 (3.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.4	234^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.8%		61.5	331^st of 1018 public elementary schools	67.5%	97	70.6		63.6		50.0		53.6	47.1		27.3		12.5		30.4	52.9		54.5		37.5		44.9		50.0		50.0	$17,733	$999	$15,295
Trimble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	256 College ST	Trimble	38259	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 297-5512	168	13	12.7		154 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	52	463^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	54.1%		58.1	378^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.9%	85	37.5	33.3	40.7				37.9	45.8	53.3	40.7				45.5	54.2	53.3	37.0				47.0					$16,031	$509	$14,472
Sharon School	Public	PK, KG-8	254 North Woodlawn DR	Sharon	38255	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 456-2672	188	23	8.1		147 (78.2%)	19 (10.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	95.3	44^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.6%		33.8	687^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.5%	643	70.0				31.3	36.4	41.4	90.0				12.5	18.2	46.6	70.0				37.5	45.5	53.4		50.0	45.5	45.7	$22,342	$3,745	$17,014
Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Middle RD	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 686-0840	860	69	12.4		553 (64.3%)	183 (21.3%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.1%)	54.7	422^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	58.2%		52	448^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.0%	26	39.5	53.2					46.4	40.8	45.5					43.1	40.8	55.8					48.4					$13,060	$924	$11,131
Newbern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 North York ST	Newbern	38059	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 627-2139	562	34	16.5		446 (79.4%)	77 (13.7%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	53.8	437^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.8	348^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.8%	89	45.2	47.6	55.7				49.6	45.2	47.6	34.2				42.4	39.7	48.8	40.5				43.2					$13,055	$637	$11,594

Frequently Asked Questions about Dyer Elementary

Is Dyer Elementary a good school?

Dyer Elementary ranks 332^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Gibson County High School

What is the racial makeup of Dyer Elementary?

Students at Dyer Elementary are 70% White, 22% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Dyer Elementary.

What district is Dyer Elementary in?

Gibson County Sp District

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