📍 905 Sycamore ST, Lafayette, Macon County, 37083
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette, Macon County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Macon County school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 450 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 17, state house district 38.
Central Elementary is one of 8 schools in Macon County, based in Lafayette, Tennessee. The district serves 4,216 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant