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Carthage Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 149 Skyline DR, Carthage, Smith County, 37030

445
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Carthage Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Smith County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smith County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Smith County

Enrollment & staffing

Carthage Elementary enrolls 445 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
228 (51%)
Female students
217 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.6
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37885%
Hispanic or Latino235.2%
Two or more races235.2%
Black or African American132.9%
Asian71.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

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.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“4

Carthage Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 17, state house district 40.

School district: Smith County

Carthage Elementary is one of 9 schools in Smith County, based in Carthage, Tennessee. The district serves 3,056 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Carthage Elementary is larger than the district average of about 340 students per school.

3,056
District students
9
Schools
212
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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