📍 759 Linden ST, Suite B, Dresden, Weakley County, 38225
Dresden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dresden, Weakley County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Weakley County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dresden Elementary enrolls 467 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 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.
Dresden Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 24, state house district 76.
Dresden Elementary is one of 11 schools in Weakley County, based in Dresden, Tennessee. The district serves 3,993 students district-wide and employs 302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Dresden Elementary is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant