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Yorkville Elementary

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Yorkville Elementary ranks 309 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Yorkville Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Yorkville, Tennessee, which is part of the Gibson County Special District. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 262nd out of 983 Tennessee elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 309th out of 1,009 in 2024-2025, with a 3-4 star rating.

Yorkville Elementary generally performs better than the state average in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), science, and social studies proficiency across all grades. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics (47.9%) and ELA (47.9%) are significantly higher than the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade mathematics (81.8% proficient) and 3rd grade ELA (72.7% proficient), outpacing both the district and state averages. However, the school struggles in 6th and 7th grade mathematics and ELA, where proficiency rates are below 35%. Additionally, Yorkville Elementary has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.2% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average of around 15%.

Compared to nearby schools, Yorkville Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the Gibson County Special District, such as Kenton Elementary, Spring Hill Elementary, and Rutherford Elementary, in terms of student proficiency rates across core subjects. However, the nearby Fifth Consolidated School (part of the Dyer County district) and Newbern Elementary School (also in Dyer County) demonstrate stronger academic performance than Yorkville Elementary in several areas.

144

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,448

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56 Nebo - Yorkville RD
Yorkville, TN 38389

(731) 643-6598

District: Gibson County Sp District

Students who attend Yorkville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Gibson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

African American:

2.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Tennessee median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2022) to 69th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

309^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

217^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	64.4	309 of 1009	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	284 of 1018	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	273 of 1020	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	261 of 1000	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	262 of 983	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	398 of 985	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	288 of 997	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	33.1	482 of 646	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	615 of 855	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	665 of 853	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.7	541 of 846	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	498 of 820	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	568 of 818	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.7	242 of 809	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	88.2	100 of 989	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	64.3	273 of 991	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	390 of 987	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	253 of 980	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	387 of 840	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	356 of 847	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	338 of 852	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	270 of 844	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	319 of 844	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	416 of 812	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	310 of 841	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	217 of 583	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	112 of 587	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	97 of 594	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	93 of 569	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	157 of 576	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	366 of 574	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	312 of 563	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.6	332 of 362	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	62.8	188 of 492	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.0	234 of 485	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	186 of 475	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.9	320 of 466	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	202 of 462	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	165 of 435	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	67 of 560	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	144 of 550	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	164 of 560	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	104 of 557	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	33 of 540	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	248 of 492	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	135 of 504	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	111 of 503	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	96 of 500	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	173 of 496	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	323 of 484	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	300 of 481	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2023)90th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2024)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+9 vs state

Social Studies50%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+6 vs state

English Language Arts48%+9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dyersburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1425 Frank Maynard DR	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyersburg	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 286-3615	780	60	12.9		315 (40.4%)	315 (40.4%)	65 (8.3%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)								(n/a)																										$16,034	$1,397	$13,451
Fifth Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Millsfield HWY	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-2840	536	36	14.7		483 (90.1%)	11 (2.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	76.1	183^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.2	234^th of 1018 public elementary schools	77.0%	51	65.8	55.8	54.8				58.5	59.2	54.7	54.8				56.1	56.6	58.1	52.4				55.7					$13,529	$851	$11,971

Frequently Asked Questions about Yorkville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Yorkville Elementary?

Students at Yorkville Elementary are 96% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Yorkville Elementary in?

Gibson County Sp District

How many students attend Yorkville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Yorkville Elementary.

Is Yorkville Elementary a good school?

Yorkville Elementary ranks 309^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Yorkville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yorkville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Gibson County High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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