📍 2525 Old Walton RD, Algood, Putnam County, 38506
Algood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Algood, Putnam County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Algood Elementary enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 446 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <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.
Algood Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 15, state house district 42.
Algood Elementary is one of 22 schools in Putnam County, based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The district serves 11,776 students district-wide and employs 727 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Algood Elementary is close to the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote