📍 611 Cookeville HWY, Elmwood, Smith County, 38560
Forks River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elmwood, Smith County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smith County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forks River Elementary enrolls 202 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <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.
Forks River 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.
Forks River 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 202 students, Forks River Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 340 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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