📍 418 Burn RD, Niota, McMinn County, 37826
Niota Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Niota, McMinn County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McMinn County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Niota Elementary enrolls 517 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 436 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Niota Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 9, state house district 23.
Niota Elementary is one of 9 schools in McMinn County, based in Athens, Tennessee. The district serves 5,051 students district-wide and employs 333 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Niota Elementary is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe