📍 225 Volz RD, Ripley, Lauderdale County, 38063
Ripley Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ripley, Lauderdale County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ripley Primary enrolls 653 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 38% White and 5.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 343 | 53% |
| White | 245 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Ripley Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 27, state house district 82.
Ripley Primary is one of 7 schools in Lauderdale County, based in Ripley, Tennessee. The district serves 3,277 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 653 students, Ripley Primary is larger than the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant