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Rutherford Elementary

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Rutherford Elementary ranks 173 rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Rutherford Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Rutherford, Tennessee, part of the Gibson County Special District, which is ranked 27th out of 139 districts in the state. With 271 students, Rutherford Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rutherford Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in proficiency rates across all subject areas. The school's 3rd-8th grade students have shown particularly strong performance, with many grade levels ranking in the top 25% or top 50% of Tennessee elementary schools. Notably, the school has demonstrated exceptional performance among its subgroups, including Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) and Special Education students, ranking 36th out of 843 Tennessee elementary schools for Low SES students in Mathematics and 115th out of 618 schools for Special Education students in Mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools in the Gibson County Special District, such as Spring Hill Elementary and Yorkville Elementary, Rutherford Elementary generally outperforms its peers in terms of student proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics and Science. This suggests that the district as a whole is providing a high-quality education, with Rutherford Elementary being a standout performer.

282

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,227

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 West Knox ST
Rutherford, TN 38369

(731) 665-6180

District: Gibson County Sp District

Students who attend Rutherford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Gibson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

African American:

11.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

173^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

192^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	77.5	173 of 1009	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	231 of 1018	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	429 of 1020	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	274 of 1000	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	218 of 983	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	230 of 985	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	218 of 997	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	220 of 646	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	329 of 855	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	326 of 853	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	216 of 846	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	89.3	78 of 820	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	53 of 818	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	76.6	180 of 809	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	206 of 986	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	192 of 990	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	443 of 989	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	252 of 975	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	175 of 945	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	239 of 926	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	36 of 843	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	20 of 853	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	59.4	293 of 865	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	275 of 858	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	88 of 823	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	418 of 821	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.7	56 of 877	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	153 of 984	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	306 of 991	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	480 of 987	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	307 of 980	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	278 of 941	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	247 of 916	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	115 of 618	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	155 of 582	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	185 of 840	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	228 of 847	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	429 of 852	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	260 of 844	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	273 of 844	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	242 of 812	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	227 of 841	73.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	192 of 583	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	245 of 587	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	167 of 594	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	35 of 569	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	49 of 576	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	88 of 574	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	57 of 563	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	80.1	33 of 362	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	60.0	215 of 492	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	153 of 485	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	201 of 475	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.8	148 of 466	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	91.1	25 of 462	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	66.3	132 of 435	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	166 of 546	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	188 of 554	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	141 of 560	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	30 of 552	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	67 of 538	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	95 of 529	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	14 of 490	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	53.6	199 of 510	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	129 of 514	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	17 of 495	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	15 of 483	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	63.5	108 of 490	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	55 of 481	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	229 of 550	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	297 of 560	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	180 of 557	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.1	42 of 540	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	46 of 529	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	87 of 523	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	37 of 332	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	189 of 492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	242 of 504	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	191 of 503	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.1	42 of 500	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	66 of 496	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	85 of 484	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	52 of 481	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Science50%+4 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Martin Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	215 South College ST	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-9033	446	30	14.6		297 (66.6%)	77 (17.3%)	34 (7.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)								(n/a)																										$11,154	$813	$9,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Rutherford Elementary

Is Rutherford Elementary a good school?

Rutherford Elementary ranks 173^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Rutherford Elementary in?

Gibson County Sp District

What schools do graduates of Rutherford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rutherford Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Gibson County High School

How many students attend Rutherford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Rutherford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rutherford Elementary?

Students at Rutherford Elementary are 83% White, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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