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York Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
689th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

York Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jamestown, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Fentress County School District, which is ranked 92 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

York Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.7% of students at York Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 32.8% for Fentress County and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 8th grade Mathematics, where only 12.8% and 15.8% of students, respectively, were proficient or better. Similar trends are observed in English Language Arts and other subject areas. Additionally, York Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 24.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as South Fentress Elementary, Allardt Elementary, and Pine Haven Elementary, generally perform better than York Elementary across various academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The Fentress County School District, of which York Elementary is a part, is also ranked 92 out of 139 districts in Tennessee, suggesting that the district-level challenges may be contributing to the poor performance of York Elementary and other schools within the district.

467
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,982
Per pupil spending ?
79.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 218 School AVE
       Jamestown, TN  38556

(931) 879-5832

District: Fentress County


Students who attend York Elementary usually attend:

High:    Clarkrange High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.6%
Hispanic:
4.5%
Two or more races:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 29 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg37%
Tennessee avg43%
Elementary school
689th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
454th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Fentress County
92nd of 139Fentress County 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.2689 of 100931.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.3780 of 101823.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7795 of 102022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.6712 of 100028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3786 of 98320.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0773 of 98521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.3609 of 99738.9%★★☆☆☆
201715.7608 of 6465.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201532.0679 of 85520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201430.0671 of 85321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201335.3702 of 84617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201242.1529 of 82035.5%★★☆☆☆
201144.6501 of 81838.8%★★☆☆☆
201060.6328 of 80959.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202532.5692 of 98629.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.5676 of 99031.7%★★☆☆☆
202320.5804 of 98918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.6583 of 97540.2%★★☆☆☆
202127.2696 of 94526.3%★☆☆☆☆
201930.4680 of 92626.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.4556 of 84334.0%★★☆☆☆
202430.0644 of 85324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.9612 of 86529.2%★☆☆☆☆
202245.7431 of 85849.8%★★☆☆☆
202139.5477 of 82342.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.3493 of 82140.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.4494 of 87743.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.5638 of 98435.2%★★☆☆☆
202420.5822 of 99117.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.9736 of 98725.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.4768 of 98021.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.3808 of 94114.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.0784 of 91614.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202337.0314 of 52840.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202523.1712 of 84015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9771 of 8479.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.1811 of 8524.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.6748 of 84411.4%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6808 of 8444.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.2749 of 8127.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.9649 of 84122.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.8454 of 58322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0365 of 58737.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.4404 of 59432.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.4415 of 56927.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7438 of 57624.0%★☆☆☆☆
201941.5329 of 57442.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.8381 of 56332.3%★★☆☆☆
201713.0343 of 3625.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201533.2395 of 49219.7%★☆☆☆☆
201430.3384 of 48520.8%★☆☆☆☆
201341.8354 of 47525.5%★☆☆☆☆
201260.3194 of 46658.4%★★★☆☆
201146.2272 of 46241.1%★★☆☆☆
201027.4349 of 43519.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.1434 of 54620.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.5351 of 55436.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.3395 of 56029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202229.2390 of 55229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.1382 of 53829.0%★☆☆☆☆
201947.2260 of 52950.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.2301 of 49038.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.9360 of 51029.4%★☆☆☆☆
202337.5308 of 51440.1%★★☆☆☆
202244.6245 of 49550.5%★★★☆☆
202131.3330 of 48331.7%★★☆☆☆
201939.0303 of 49038.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.2304 of 48136.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.5400 of 55027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.5351 of 56037.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.4372 of 55733.2%★★☆☆☆
202228.6382 of 54029.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.0419 of 52920.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.4359 of 52331.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202516.0450 of 4928.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.9401 of 50420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4427 of 50315.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2434 of 50013.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7449 of 4969.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.1373 of 48422.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.6379 of 48121.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2023)41st percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school
Female (2025)30th percentile~ school
White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)21st percentile~ school
White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Science33%-13 vs state
Mathematics31%-11 vs state
English Language Arts28%-11 vs state
Social Studies20%-29 vs state

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Students at York Elementary are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend York Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Clarkrange High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended York Elementary.

York Elementary ranks 689th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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