📍 964 Old Federal RD, Old Fort, Polk County, 37362
South Polk Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Old Fort, Polk County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Polk Elementary enrolls 331 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
South Polk 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 22.
South Polk Elementary is one of 7 schools in Polk County, based in Benton, Tennessee. The district serves 2,160 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 331 students, South Polk Elementary is close to the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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