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Pickett County Elementary School

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Pickett County Elementary School ranks 628 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pickett County Elementary School serves 415 students in grades PK–8 in Byrdstown, Tennessee, a small rural town where the school is the sole representative of Pickett County Schools. The school improved meaningfully in 2025-26, climbing from the low-20s percentile in each of the previous two years to the 38th percentile statewide (628th out of 1,019 Tennessee schools). That places it above three nearby schools — Allons Elementary School, A H Roberts Elementary School, and York Elementary School — but below Allardt Elementary School and Pine Haven Elementary School.

Social Studies is the school's clear bright spot, with 53.6% proficiency in 2025-26, above the state average of 51.4% and well above York Elementary School's 25.0%. This follows a two-year surge from just 18.9% in 2023-24. Math remains the biggest concern, with overall proficiency at 27.2% versus the state's 43.0%. The pattern worsens by grade: 4th graders exceed the state average (52.4% vs. 49.4%), but proficiency collapses to 9.4% by 7th grade and 12.8% by 8th grade. Nearby Allons Elementary School, with a similar rural profile and lower spending, achieves 42.5% math proficiency, showing what's possible. English Language Arts sits near state averages at 35.2%, with 4th grade essentially at the state level and 7th grade slightly above.

Equity concerns are significant. Low socio-economic status students ranked in just the 2nd percentile statewide in 2025-26 — a sharp drop from the 35th percentile the prior year — while male students ranked in the 18th percentile overall. Chronic absenteeism has worsened, reaching 20.2% in 2024-25, above the state's 18.3% though better than Allardt Elementary School and A H Roberts Elementary School. Pickett spends $12,281 per student, less than York Elementary School, which spends $14,982 yet trails Pickett across every subject. The improvement is genuine but fragile; sustaining it will require reversing the middle-school math decline, better serving economically disadvantaged students, and improving attendance.

415

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,281

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1016 Woodlawn Drive
Byrdstown, TN 38549

(931) 864-3496

District: Pickett County Schools

Students who attend Pickett County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pickett County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

628^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 32% (2018) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

360^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2017

From bottom 13% (2017) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^th of 141Pickett 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	41.2	628 of 1019	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	723 of 1009	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	725 of 1018	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	648 of 1020	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	563 of 1000	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	682 of 983	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	781 of 985	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	675 of 997	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.2	751 of 855	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.8	566 of 853	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	593 of 846	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.3	748 of 820	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	789 of 818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	633 of 809	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	619 of 986	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	588 of 990	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	599 of 989	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	618 of 975	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	621 of 945	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	646 of 926	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	803 of 823	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	549 of 843	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	582 of 853	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	482 of 865	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	426 of 858	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	602 of 823	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	729 of 821	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	798 of 877	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	808 of 984	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	774 of 991	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	619 of 987	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	461 of 980	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	670 of 941	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	796 of 916	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	661 of 849	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	760 of 840	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	755 of 847	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	689 of 852	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	622 of 844	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	727 of 844	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	750 of 812	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	726 of 841	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	360 of 594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	396 of 583	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	344 of 587	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	453 of 594	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	370 of 569	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	263 of 576	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	441 of 574	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	442 of 563	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	316 of 362	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	388 of 492	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.8	275 of 485	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	275 of 475	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	297 of 466	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.9	361 of 462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	326 of 435	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	388 of 546	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	326 of 554	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	405 of 560	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	323 of 552	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	194 of 538	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	374 of 529	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	331 of 478	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	433 of 510	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	380 of 514	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	325 of 495	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	220 of 483	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	433 of 490	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	324 of 481	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	390 of 550	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	327 of 560	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	435 of 557	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	399 of 540	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	337 of 529	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	434 of 523	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	111 of 299	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	382 of 494	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	411 of 492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	366 of 504	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	458 of 503	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	387 of 500	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	284 of 496	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	438 of 484	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	444 of 481	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%~ state avg

Science41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 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 (2020)	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
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	60.2%	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
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		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
Allons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Old Celina Highway	Allons	38541	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5921	335	29	11.6	60.5%	319 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	674^th of 1019 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.8	667^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.9%	7	20.5	68.4	28.9	18.2	50.0	64.3	42.5	25.6	42.1	34.2	21.2	33.3	42.9	33.6	33.3	68.4	31.6	43.8	41.7	57.1	46.2	36.4	61.1	61.9	54.1	$11,888	$1,026	$9,986
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		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
A H Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Zachary Street	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5551	330	22	15.3	74.1%	316 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	29.8	755^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.9%		27	769^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.8%	14	10.9	25.9					18.3	37.5	44.4					40.9	34.5	44.4					39.4					$13,394	$1,304	$11,317
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickett County Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pickett County Elementary School?

Students at Pickett County Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pickett County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pickett County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Pickett County High School

What district is Pickett County Elementary School in?

Pickett County Schools

How many students attend Pickett County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Pickett County Elementary School.

Is Pickett County Elementary School a good school?

Pickett County Elementary School ranks 628^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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