Rush Strong Elementary

Summary:

Rush Strong Elementary is a public elementary school located in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 492. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 63 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Rush Strong Elementary has a higher per-student spending compared to the state average, it has consistently underperformed on academic measures, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the Jefferson County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in Mathematics, the school's overall proficiency rate was 33.1%, compared to 37.5% for the county and 39.7% for the state. This performance has also declined over the years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 570 out of 997 elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 538 out of 1008 in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Piedmont Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, have generally outperformed Rush Strong Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Additionally, the school shows concerning equity issues, with disparities in performance between different student subgroups, particularly underperformance of male, non-White, and special education students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 3081 W Old Andrew Johnson HWY
       Strawberry Plains, TN  37871


(865) 933-5313

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
542nd of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  492

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.0%
Hispanic:
6.7%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.1% Help


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Compare Details Rush Strong Elementary ranks worse than 53.2% of elementary schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.19. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rush Strong Elementary ranks worse than 54.7% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.41. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rush Strong Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rush Strong Elementary 542nd of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Rush Strong Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Rush Strong Elementary 321st of 587 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Rush Strong Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 62nd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rush Strong Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 34.67 581st 809 28.2%
2011 32.13 619th 818 24.3%
2012 29.95 650th 820 20.7%
2013 44.10 610th 846 27.9%
2014 34.79 633rd 853 25.8%
2015 42.14 577th 855 32.5%
2017 17.20 605th 646 6.3%
2018 41.87 570th 997 42.8%
2019 31.63 698th 985 29.1%
2021 23.10 769th 983 21.8%
2022 31.94 686th 1000 31.4%
2023 49.85 474th 1020 53.5%
2024 45.19 542nd 1018 46.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.14 357th 395 9.6%
2022 36.58 270th 447 39.6%
2023 22.96 458th 528 13.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.12 368th 877 58.0%
2019 42.41 474th 821 42.3%
2021 31.82 580th 823 29.5%
2022 39.11 521st 858 39.3%
2023 62.75 248th 865 71.3%
2024 63.04 238th 853 72.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.17 694th 926 25.1%
2021 22.32 739th 945 21.8%
2022 37.38 603rd 975 38.2%
2023 53.25 412th 989 58.3%
2024 49.81 455th 990 54.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.74 608th 916 33.6%
2021 29.52 654th 941 30.5%
2022 25.97 739th 980 24.6%
2023 43.98 537th 987 45.6%
2024 43.29 555th 991 44.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.32 619th 841 26.4%
2019 23.26 684th 812 15.8%
2021 13.37 809th 844 4.1%
2022 20.05 744th 844 11.8%
2023 37.93 537th 852 37.0%
2024 33.44 585th 847 30.9%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rush Strong Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 47.72 231st 435 46.9%
2011 53.25 231st 462 50.0%
2012 27.75 377th 466 19.1%
2013 48.74 314th 475 33.9%
2014 41.00 325th 485 33.0%
2015 54.93 248th 492 49.6%
2017 16.83 335th 362 7.5%
2018 56.56 207th 563 63.2%
2019 34.46 399th 574 30.5%
2021 41.00 309th 576 46.4%
2022 38.02 333rd 569 41.5%
2023 46.80 291st 594 51.0%
2024 43.41 321st 587 45.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.91 92nd 481 80.9%
2019 43.59 266th 490 45.7%
2021 60.09 114th 483 76.4%
2022 44.93 241st 495 51.3%
2023 65.97 111th 514 78.4%
2024 53.48 201st 510 60.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.08 387th 529 26.8%
2021 49.14 244th 538 54.6%
2022 42.17 313th 552 43.3%
2023 52.67 240th 560 57.1%
2024 45.63 292nd 554 47.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.17 322nd 523 38.4%
2021 37.91 303rd 529 42.7%
2022 31.34 365th 540 32.4%
2023 40.56 319th 557 42.7%
2024 37.20 343rd 560 38.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Rush Strong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.66 262nd 481 45.5%
2019 26.13 406th 484 16.1%
2021 33.72 330th 496 33.5%
2022 26.76 377th 500 24.6%
2023 35.24 323rd 503 35.8%
2024 33.44 334th 504 33.7%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Rush Strong Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rush Strong Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 526 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1989 505 10 n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 516
1990 479 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1991 462 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1992 466 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1993 485 15 3 1 0 n/a n/a -73 431
1994 512 12 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 527
1995 504 17 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 524
1996 504 17 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 524
1997 572 14 0 1 3 n/a n/a -7 583
1998 546 16 1 2 1 n/a n/a -1 565
1999 554 10 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 567
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 560 560
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 596 596
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 577 577
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 577 577
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 604 604
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 611 611
2006 633 6 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 645
2007 664 8 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 683
2008 627 12 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 645
2009 623 12 1 6 4 n/a n/a 0 646
2010 621 7 1 7 4 n/a n/a 0 640
2011 601 5 2 5 5 0 3 0 621
2012 611 8 1 6 3 0 4 0 633
2013 591 10 1 5 2 0 11 0 620
2014 550 9 2 8 2 0 10 0 581
2015 527 7 2 6 2 0 9 0 553
2016 526 6 2 9 2 0 10 0 555
2017 496 4 0 6 2 0 11 0 519
2018 451 5 0 11 2 0 13 0 482
2019 431 6 1 15 1 0 12 0 466
2020 445 6 1 13 2 0 16 0 483
2021 419 4 3 17 0 0 19 0 462
2022 441 3 1 24 0 0 20 0 489
2023 433 3 1 33 2 0 20 0 492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rush Strong Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 535 28.0 19.1 n/a
1989 516 28.0 18.4 n/a
1990 491 28.0 17.5 n/a
1991 476 26.0 18.3 n/a
1992 480 27.0 17.7 n/a
1993 431 27.0 16.0 n/a
1994 527 29.0 18.2 n/a
1995 524 34.0 15.4 n/a
1996 524 34.0 15.4 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 565 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 567 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 560 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 596 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 577 n/a n/a n/a
2003 577 n/a n/a n/a
2004 604 n/a n/a n/a
2005 611 n/a n/a n/a
2006 645 40.2 16.0 n/a
2007 683 41.0 16.7 48.9
2008 645 39.2 16.5 53.6
2009 646 43.8 14.7 54.2
2010 640 43.0 14.8 59.7
2011 621 42.0 14.7 62.3
2012 633 42.0 15.0 59.2
2013 620 39.0 15.8 57.3
2014 581 37.4 15.5 57.7
2015 553 38.0 14.5 54.4
2016 555 38.0 14.6 60.4
2017 519 35.0 14.8 n/a
2018 482 38.0 12.6 n/a
2019 466 34.7 13.4 n/a
2020 483 33.9 14.2 63.1
2021 462 31.3 14.7 n/a
2022 489 33.8 14.4 n/a
2023 492 32.8 14.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rush Strong Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 535 28.0 19.1 n/a
1989 516 28.0 18.4 n/a
1990 491 28.0 17.5 n/a
1991 476 26.0 18.3 n/a
1992 480 27.0 17.7 n/a
1993 431 27.0 16.0 n/a
1994 527 29.0 18.2 n/a
1995 524 34.0 15.4 n/a
1996 524 34.0 15.4 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 565 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 567 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 560 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 596 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 577 n/a n/a n/a
2003 577 n/a n/a n/a
2004 604 n/a n/a n/a
2005 611 n/a n/a n/a
2006 645 40.2 16.0 n/a
2007 683 41.0 16.7 48.9
2008 645 39.2 16.5 53.6
2009 646 43.8 14.7 54.2
2010 640 43.0 14.8 59.7
2011 621 42.0 14.7 62.3
2012 633 42.0 15.0 59.2
2013 620 39.0 15.8 57.3
2014 581 37.4 15.5 57.7
2015 553 38.0 14.5 54.4
2016 555 38.0 14.6 60.4
2017 519 35.0 14.8 n/a
2018 482 38.0 12.6 n/a
2019 466 34.7 13.4 n/a
2020 483 33.9 14.2 63.1
2021 462 31.3 14.7 n/a
2022 489 33.8 14.4 n/a
2023 492 32.8 14.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rush Strong Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $772 (6.9%) $9,820 (88.0%) $11,158
2020 $977 (9.3%) $8,916 (85.1%) $10,481
2021 $1,114 (10.5%) $8,896 (84.1%) $10,574
2022 $1,827 (15.1%) $9,626 (79.5%) $12,108
2023 $2,025 (17.5%) $8,847 (76.4%) $11,587

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rush Strong Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 698th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 474th of 1020 Elementary schools
 24.4%
Ranks 399th of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 291st of 594 Middle schools
 20.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)18.543.2
 24.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)30.843.9
 13.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)25.943.2
 17.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)28.238.8
 10.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)38.536.4
 2.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)38.145.7
 7.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)20.547.7
 27.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)26.845.9
 19.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)23.730.8
 7.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)3638.9
 2.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)37.335
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)30.240.2
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)28.319.6
 8.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)27.232.7
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)28.347.8
 19.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)26.438.4
 12%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Rush Strong Elementary)26.437
 10.6%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)31.253.1
 21.9%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)19.423.8
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)28.232.5
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)31.336.5
 5.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)32.742.4
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Rush Strong Elementary)23.941.3
 17.4%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)38.557.5
 19%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)31.933.3
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)24.340.1
 15.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)21.122.2
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)25.930.9
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Rush Strong Elementary)36.824.4
 12.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)40.551.2
 10.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Rush Strong Elementary)25.731
 5.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Jefferson County)30.839
 8.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Rush Strong Elementary)2839.3
 11.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Jefferson County)28.339.5
 11.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Social Studies (Rush Strong Elementary)28.835.1
 6.3%
   All Grades Social Studies (Jefferson County)36.654
 17.4%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students466492
 5.6%
African American63
 50%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic1533
 120%
Pacific Islander00
White431433
 0.5%
Two or More Races1220
 66.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 492 students attended Rush Strong Elementary.

Rush Strong Elementary ranks 542nd of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Rush Strong Elementary are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.


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