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Burks Elementary

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Burks Elementary ranks 308 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Burks Elementary is a public elementary school in Monterey, Tennessee, serving 530 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Putnam County School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Tennessee elementary schools, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics, where its proficiency rate of 58.3% exceeds the Putnam County and state averages.

Burks Elementary's strengths include its performance for certain student subgroups, such as Female, White, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, who rank in the top 30-40% of Tennessee elementary schools. However, the school faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 12.7% in 2021-2022 to 20.2% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Burks Elementary outperforms Jere Whitson Elementary and Park View Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Capshaw Elementary and Northeast Elementary.

While Burks Elementary has many strengths, addressing the concerning trend of rising chronic absenteeism and continuing to build on its academic strengths, particularly for English Language Learner and Special Education students, will be crucial for the school's future success. By addressing these areas of concern and maintaining its focus on serving its student population effectively, Burks Elementary can continue to be a strong option for families in the Monterey area.

515

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,434

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Crossville ST
Monterey, TN 38574

(931) 839-7641

District: Putnam County

Students who attend Burks Elementary usually attend:

High:	Monterey High School
	Putnam County Adult High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

Hispanic:

37.1%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Tennessee avg43%

308^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Putnam County

71^st of 139Putnam 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	308 of 1009	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	312 of 1018	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	444 of 1020	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	483 of 1000	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	393 of 983	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	446 of 985	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	592 of 997	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	243 of 646	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.0	660 of 855	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.3	573 of 853	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	614 of 846	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	114 of 211	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	74 of 178	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	61.1	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.0	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	279 of 986	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	333 of 990	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	276 of 989	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	425 of 975	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	344 of 945	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	569 of 926	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	163 of 424	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	211 of 387	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	188 of 363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	107 of 324	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	103 of 250	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	197 of 319	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	73 of 843	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	100 of 853	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	136 of 865	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	311 of 858	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	214 of 823	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	382 of 821	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	524 of 877	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	314 of 984	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	285 of 991	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	588 of 987	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	539 of 980	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	419 of 941	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	300 of 916	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	400 of 618	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	115 of 582	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	35.5	334 of 528	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	394 of 447	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	89 of 369	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	176 of 255	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	230 of 840	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	253 of 847	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	359 of 852	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	472 of 844	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	385 of 844	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	410 of 812	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	521 of 841	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%+13 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%+3 vs state

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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
Burks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Crossville ST	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 839-7641	530	39	13.5		324 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	197 (37.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64.4	308^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.5%		63	312^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.4%	4	45.1	60.3	67.7	61.8			58.3	39.4	46.0	38.7	44.1			42.0	35.2	52.4	37.1	64.7			47.3	61.8			61.8	$13,434	$1,112	$11,164
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2210 Hanging Limb HWY	Crawford	38554	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 445-3335	183	15	12.2		178 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	65	298^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.5%		57.4	389^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.8%	91	77.8	47.1	40.0	42.1	29.2	43.5	45.7	50.0	47.1	33.3	15.8	37.5	34.8	36.2	66.7	76.5	60.0	47.4	37.5	47.8	54.3	68.4	41.7	47.8	51.5	$16,325	$1,359	$12,523
Rickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Rickman Monterey HWY	Rickman	38580	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 498-2825	712	44	16.3		692 (97.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	64.4	310^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.3%		65.7	273^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	73.2%	37	48.6	45.7	54.7	39.7	47.7	55.2	48.6	39.7	58.6	50.0	38.2	39.5	39.7	44.4	44.6	68.6	61.6	44.1	58.8	60.3	56.5	45.6	65.9	56.9	56.9	$10,608	$882	$9,394
Algood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 Old Walton RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 303-0362	507	38	13.2		435 (85.8%)	15 (3.0%)	45 (8.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	82.3	140^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.1%		75.5	189^th of 1018 public elementary schools	81.4%	49	65.7	66.7					66.1	64.8	64.2					64.5	54.8	54.3					54.6					$14,165	$745	$12,499
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	486 Main ST	Pleasant Hill	38578	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 277-3677	588	37	15.7		537 (91.3%)	9 (1.5%)	38 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	646^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.4	659^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.3%	13	37.1	37.9	41.0	37.9	34.0	36.1	37.4	14.5	41.4	24.2	37.9	23.5	27.8	28.1	27.4	50.0	41.0	39.7	46.0	55.6	43.5	29.3	48.0	47.2	41.7	$12,268	$956	$10,075
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	575 N Old Kentucky RD	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2978	453	31	14.7		327 (72.2%)	10 (2.2%)	103 (22.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	68.7	251^st of 1009 public elementary schools	75.1%		70.8	233^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	77.1%	18	58.0	61.8					59.7	38.8	67.2					51.7	44.4	55.9					49.7					$13,119	$831	$11,384
North Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7657 Hwy 127 North	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-5174	540	33	16.5		503 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	34.7	681^st of 1009 public elementary schools	32.5%		35.4	672^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	34.0%	9	37.2	27.6	37.3	23.6	31.0	31.3	31.0	34.9	28.1	27.5	30.9	34.5	17.2	28.4	32.6	46.6	41.2	40.0	39.7	43.8	41.0	41.8	47.4	39.1	42.6	$12,062	$874	$9,783
Capshaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Cougar LN	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 526-2414	522	34	15.5		440 (84.3%)	8 (1.5%)	43 (8.2%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	96.3	37^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.9	53^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	94.8%	16	82.7	80.2					81.5	69.7	82.6					75.7	75.8	76.7					76.2					$13,284	$390	$12,098
Jere Whitson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	178 East Jere Whitson RD	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-6575	317	27	11.5		92 (29.0%)	10 (3.2%)	208 (65.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35.5	671^st of 1009 public elementary schools	33.5%		24	799^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.5%	128	49.1	39.2					44.3	36.4	27.5					32.1	32.7	29.4					31.1					$14,550	$1,537	$11,687
Bon De Croft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Crossville HWY	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 935-2359	190	17	11.0		178 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	54.1	432^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	57.2%		50.7	465^th of 1018 public elementary schools	54.3%	33	50.0	53.3	60.0				54.4	58.3	36.7	28.0				40.5	29.2	46.7	48.0				41.8					$14,653	$1,234	$12,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Burks Elementary

What district is Burks Elementary in?

Putnam County

Is Burks Elementary a good school?

Burks Elementary ranks 308^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Burks Elementary?

Students at Burks Elementary are 61% White, 37% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Burks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burks Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Monterey High School
High : Putnam County Adult High School

How many students attend Burks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Burks Elementary.

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