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Alamo Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
119th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 88% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Alamo Elementary is a public elementary school serving 607 students in grades PK-6 in Alamo, Tennessee. The school is part of the Alamo District, which is ranked 7th out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Alamo Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 119 out of 1,009 schools.

Alamo Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 67.6% in Mathematics and 64.4% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 58.5% in 6th grade to 73.7% in 4th grade, significantly higher than the state. Alamo Elementary also excels in Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 52.3% in 6th grade to 67.6% in 5th grade, compared to the state average of 46.1%.

While Alamo Elementary outperforms most nearby schools, such as Bradford Elementary and Pope School, it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance for Special Education students is a concern, with a 1-star rating in 2023-2024, indicating an area for improvement.

600
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,151
Per pupil spending ?
66.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 265 E Park ST
       Alamo, TN  38001

(731) 696-5515

District: Alamo

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.8%
Hispanic:
20.2%
African American:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Tennessee average (63% vs 43% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 12% of Tennessee elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school63%
District avg63%
Tennessee avg43%
119th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to top 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 139Alamo 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202585.5119 of 100988.2%★★★★☆
202477.2174 of 101882.9%★★★★☆
202373.8196 of 102080.8%★★★★☆
202274.9182 of 100081.8%★★★★☆
202178.9147 of 98385.0%★★★★☆
201980.2149 of 98584.9%★★★★☆
201865.7259 of 99774.0%★★★★☆
201756.6241 of 64662.7%★★★☆☆
201568.7247 of 85571.1%★★★★☆
201473.1163 of 85380.9%★★★★☆
201381.9113 of 84686.6%★★★★☆
201269.5251 of 82069.4%★★★☆☆
201190.769 of 81891.6%★★★★★
201072.3218 of 80973.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202588.033 of 49893.4%★★★★★
202486.147 of 49890.6%★★★★★
202267.798 of 48379.7%★★★★☆
202169.688 of 41178.6%★★★★☆
201964.2100 of 40475.2%★★★★☆
201862.6119 of 45073.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202580.9138 of 98686.0%★★★★☆
202473.8202 of 99079.6%★★★★☆
202369.3236 of 98976.1%★★★★☆
202270.9205 of 97579.0%★★★★☆
202175.0160 of 94583.1%★★★★☆
201977.5151 of 92683.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202574.979 of 42481.4%★★★★☆
202459.8140 of 41566.3%★★★☆☆
202360.2123 of 38768.2%★★★☆☆
202263.792 of 36374.7%★★★★☆
202160.294 of 32471.0%★★★★☆
201962.758 of 25076.8%★★★★☆
201849.3142 of 31955.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202576.0106 of 84387.4%★★★★☆
202467.5185 of 85378.3%★★★★☆
202367.4199 of 86577.0%★★★★☆
202262.8232 of 85873.0%★★★★☆
202168.6141 of 82382.9%★★★★☆
201974.295 of 82188.4%★★★★☆
201868.6155 of 87782.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202585.8105 of 98489.3%★★★★☆
202475.7177 of 99182.1%★★★★☆
202373.4188 of 98781.0%★★★★☆
202273.6185 of 98081.1%★★★★☆
202178.1151 of 94184.0%★★★★☆
201978.4147 of 91684.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202423.4503 of 58213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202383.047 of 52891.1%★★★★★
202267.590 of 44779.9%★★★★☆
202155.1107 of 36971.0%★★★★☆
201961.162 of 25575.7%★★★★☆
201868.774 of 39581.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202585.7102 of 84087.9%★★★★☆
202475.9163 of 84780.8%★★★★☆
202374.1164 of 85280.8%★★★★☆
202275.2153 of 84481.9%★★★★☆
202184.0112 of 84486.7%★★★★☆
201983.6114 of 81286.0%★★★★☆
201866.3216 of 84174.3%★★★★☆
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)
African American (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)89th percentile~ school
White (2025)88th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)86th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2024)14th percentile-69 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics68%+25 vs state
English Language Arts64%+26 vs state
Science61%+15 vs state
Social Studies49%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Alamo Elementary.

Alamo Elementary ranks 119th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Alamo Elementary are 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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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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