📍 3081 W Old Andrew Johnson HWY, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, 37871
Rush Strong Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rush Strong Elementary enrolls 492 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rush Strong Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 8, state house district 17.
Rush Strong Elementary is one of 14 schools in Jefferson County, based in Dandridge, Tennessee. The district serves 6,937 students district-wide and employs 443 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Rush Strong Elementary is close to the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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