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York Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

York Elementary School is a PK–8 school in Jamestown, Tennessee, serving 467 students as part of Fentress County Schools, a rural district in the Cumberland Plateau region. The school has struggled academically for years: in 2025-2026 it ranked 839th out of 1,019 Tennessee schools (18th percentile, 1 star), down from the previous year's 689th place. Proficiency rates are below district and state averages in every subject—math is at 19.9%, ELA 27.4%, science 25.7%, and social studies 25.0%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, affecting 20.9% of students.

Compared with nearby schools, York Elementary School posts the lowest test scores in all four subjects. For example, math proficiency at Allardt Elementary School is 34.1% and at Pine Haven Elementary School it is 36.9%, while York is at 19.9%. York also spends more per student than Allardt ($14,982 vs. $13,107) and Pine Haven ($12,007), yet gets weaker results. Wilson Elementary School spends even more ($16,325) and ranks far higher—392nd vs. York's 839th. Even South Fentress Elementary School, the next-lowest school in the same district, ranks more than 100 places above York.

One of York's most troubling patterns is a steep decline in upper grades. While 3rd grade ELA (37.5%) and 4th grade math (43.6%) are slightly above district averages, 6th grade math proficiency collapses to 5.4% (district: 27.1%) and 6th grade ELA to 16.2%. This suggests the middle-grade transition is a critical weak point. There is some good news: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 29.0% in 2021-2022 to 20.9%, though it remains above the state rate. Academic improvements have been fragile—a jump to the 32nd percentile in 2024-2025 was not sustained—and social studies scores have swung dramatically from year to year. Outcomes also vary widely across student groups, with economically disadvantaged students performing comparatively better than the school overall. These patterns point to school-specific challenges in instruction and support rather than simply poverty or district factors.

467

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,982

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

218 School Avenue
Jamestown, TN 38556

(931) 879-5832

District: Fentress County Schools

Students who attend York Elementary School 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: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

839^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2017

From bottom 6% (2017) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

515^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Fentress County Schools

110^th of 141Fentress County Schools 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
2026	21.5	839 of 1019	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	689 of 1009	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	780 of 1018	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	795 of 1020	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	712 of 1000	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	786 of 983	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	773 of 985	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	609 of 997	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.7	608 of 646	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	679 of 855	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	671 of 853	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	702 of 846	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	529 of 820	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	501 of 818	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	328 of 809	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	692 of 986	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	676 of 990	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	804 of 989	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	583 of 975	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	696 of 945	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	680 of 926	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	552 of 823	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	556 of 843	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	644 of 853	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	612 of 865	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	431 of 858	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	477 of 823	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	493 of 821	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	494 of 877	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	638 of 984	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	822 of 991	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	736 of 987	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	768 of 980	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	808 of 941	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	784 of 916	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	314 of 528	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	817 of 849	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	712 of 840	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	771 of 847	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	811 of 852	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	748 of 844	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	808 of 844	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	749 of 812	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	649 of 841	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	515 of 594	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	454 of 583	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	365 of 587	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	404 of 594	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	415 of 569	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	438 of 576	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	329 of 574	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	381 of 563	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.0	343 of 362	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	395 of 492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	384 of 485	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	354 of 475	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.3	194 of 466	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.2	272 of 462	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.4	349 of 435	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	434 of 546	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	351 of 554	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	395 of 560	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	390 of 552	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	382 of 538	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	260 of 529	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	362 of 478	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.2	301 of 490	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	360 of 510	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	308 of 514	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	245 of 495	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	330 of 483	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	303 of 490	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	304 of 481	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	400 of 550	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	351 of 560	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	372 of 557	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	382 of 540	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	419 of 529	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	359 of 523	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	485 of 494	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	450 of 492	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	401 of 504	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	427 of 503	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	434 of 500	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	449 of 496	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	373 of 484	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	379 of 481	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Science26%-21 vs state

Social Studies25%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	218 School Avenue	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-5832	456	32	14.1	79.3%	435 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21.5	839^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.7%		34.2	689^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.7%	150	10.4	43.6	29.4	5.4	15.7	18.8	19.9	37.5	33.3	26.5	16.2	23.5	25.0	27.4	25.0	46.2	35.3	13.5	15.7	21.9	25.7	16.2	31.4	25.0	25.0	$14,982	$3,155	$10,778
Pine Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N York Highway	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9525	577	32	18.1	80.2%	556 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	46	547^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.5	468^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.6%	79	40.3	54.8	27.9	43.8	24.4	22.5	36.9	35.5	43.5	23.0	33.3	39.0	26.8	33.7	38.7	61.3	31.1	43.8	51.2	36.6	43.8	62.5	58.5	31.7	51.5	$12,007	$2,109	$9,123
Allardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Portland Avenue	Allardt	38504	Fentress County	Fentress County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9515	394	25	15.8	65.6%	377 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	46.2	539^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.1%		59.4	361^st of 1009 public elementary schools	64.2%	178	22.5	37.5	41.7	34.0	28.9	39.2	34.1	17.5	47.5	63.9	42.0	42.1	23.5	38.4	25.0	57.5	55.6	44.0	52.6	45.1	46.3	42.0	65.8	45.1	49.6	$13,107	$1,985	$10,174
South Fentress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5018 Wilder Road	Grimsley	38565	Fentress County	Fentress County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 863-3131	595	32	18.4	68.0%	561 (94.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	33	723^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	29.0%		42.5	579^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.6%	144	35.4	25.9	13.3	21.1	27.0	26.7	25.6	41.5	31.5	31.1	31.6	32.4	22.2	32.4	35.9	51.9	42.2	42.1	43.2	44.4	43.1	28.1	45.9	35.6	37.5	$11,983	$1,959	$9,054
Pickett County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1016 Woodlawn Drive	Byrdstown	38549	Pickett County	Pickett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 864-3496	396	31	12.6	63.6%	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	628^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.4%		30.9	723^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	28.3%	95	34.7	52.4	26.5	20.5	9.4	12.8	27.2	36.7	47.6	30.6	33.3	37.5	25.6	35.2	40.8	57.1	34.7	33.3	43.8	36.8	41.0	56.4	56.3	48.7	53.6	$12,281	$960	$10,508
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2210 Hanging Limb Highway	Crawford	38554	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 445-3335	183	15	12.2	75.5%	178 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	58.3	392^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	61.5%		65	298^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.5%	94	38.5	62.5	52.9	20.0	38.9	36.4	42.7	46.2	37.5	47.1	20.0	22.2	9.1	29.2	53.8	68.8	58.8	40.0	44.4	36.4	50.0	50.0	61.1	40.9	50.0	$16,325	$1,359	$12,523

Frequently Asked Questions about York Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of York Elementary School?

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

Is York Elementary School a good school?

York Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of York Elementary School attend?

Students who attend York Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Clarkrange High School

How many students attend York Elementary School?

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

What district is York Elementary School in?

Fentress County Schools

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