David Youree Elementary

Summary:

David Youree Elementary is a public elementary school in Smyrna, Tennessee, serving 738 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Rutherford County school district. While the district is ranked 33 out of 139 in Tennessee, David Youree Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of the state's elementary schools in recent years, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

The school's diverse student population, with 26.69% White, 28.05% African American, 32.66% Hispanic, and 4.34% Asian students, is higher in racial diversity than many surrounding schools. However, this diversity is accompanied by a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. In 2023-2024, only 21.3% of David Youree students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 48.6% in Rutherford County and 39.7% statewide, and only 28.9% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.7% in the county and 37.6% statewide.

Nearby schools, such as Stewarts Creek Elementary and Stewartsboro Elementary, consistently outperform David Youree Elementary on academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. These schools have a higher proportion of White and Asian students, as well as lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. To improve student outcomes, David Youree Elementary and the Rutherford County district should consider implementing targeted interventions and addressing the unique learning needs of the school's diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 250 Todd LN
       Smyrna, TN  37167


(615) 459-3492

District: Rutherford County

SchoolDigger Rank:
835th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,642 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  725

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.8%
African American:
28.8%
White:
25.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.6% Help


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Compare Details David Youree Elementary ranks worse than 82% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 23rd among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Rutherford County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.58. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at David Youree Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (33.8%), African American (28.8%), White (25.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at David Youree Elementary is 14.5, which is the 9th best among 24 elementary schools in the Rutherford County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at David Youree Elementary is $11,642. 12 elementary schools in the Rutherford County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David Youree Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks David Youree Elementary 835th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See David Youree Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rutherford County:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutherford County 33rd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for David Youree Elementary

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Rank History for all students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 68.79 248th 809 69.3%
2011 64.17 297th 818 63.7%
2012 76.70 179th 820 78.2%
2013 78.25 150th 846 82.3%
2014 71.21 181st 853 78.8%
2015 75.39 175th 855 79.5%
2017 62.28 177th 646 72.6%
2018 59.34 337th 997 66.2%
2019 55.47 363rd 985 63.1%
2021 15.18 844th 983 14.1%
2022 18.30 842nd 1000 15.8%
2023 16.54 863rd 1020 15.4%
2024 20.58 835th 1018 18.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.79 96th 101 5.0%
2022 40.12 88th 165 46.7%
2023 27.19 147th 164 10.4%
2024 24.01 160th 178 10.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.85 501st 528 5.1%
2024 40.59 310th 582 46.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 471st 877 46.3%
2019 66.52 166th 821 79.8%
2021 25.39 653rd 823 20.7%
2022 32.80 610th 858 28.9%
2023 25.47 689th 865 20.3%
2024 32.16 620th 853 27.3%
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Rank History for Female students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.68 404th 926 56.4%
2021 11.92 849th 945 10.2%
2022 17.08 834th 975 14.5%
2023 15.99 866th 989 12.4%
2024 19.45 825th 990 16.7%
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Rank History for Male students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.12 330th 916 64.0%
2021 20.19 769th 941 18.3%
2022 20.10 806th 980 17.8%
2023 17.68 841st 987 14.8%
2024 22.35 806th 991 18.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.00 54th 62 12.9%
2019 29.31 31st 38 18.4%
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Rank History for African American students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.01 106th 450 76.4%
2019 61.81 113th 404 72.0%
2021 23.22 327th 411 20.4%
2022 25.83 368th 483 23.8%
2023 33.54 310th 500 38.0%
2024 36.78 306th 498 38.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.28 119th 319 62.7%
2019 47.60 107th 250 57.2%
2021 28.12 243rd 324 25.0%
2022 25.79 299th 363 17.6%
2023 22.33 343rd 387 11.4%
2024 24.77 343rd 415 17.3%
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Rank History for White students at David Youree Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.41 291st 841 65.4%
2019 51.68 331st 812 59.2%
2021 11.97 819th 844 3.0%
2022 20.94 735th 844 12.9%
2023 15.52 790th 852 7.3%
2024 21.26 728th 847 14.0%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for David Youree Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 821 35 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 862
1989 833 26 1 n/a 1 n/a n/a -180 681
1990 712 27 2 2 1 n/a n/a 1 745
1991 750 22 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 779
1992 732 21 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 760
1993 623 27 7 5 2 n/a n/a 0 664
1994 669 37 9 7 2 n/a n/a 0 724
1995 732 33 8 5 3 n/a n/a 0 781
1996 732 33 8 5 3 n/a n/a 0 781
1997 716 32 10 6 5 n/a n/a 7 776
1998 677 68 14 8 2 n/a n/a -1 768
1999 595 25 9 10 1 n/a n/a -1 639
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 568 568
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 641 641
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 695 695
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 695 695
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 707 707
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 767 767
2006 606 93 28 58 0 n/a n/a 0 785
2007 458 105 35 53 1 n/a n/a 0 652
2008 440 117 37 56 1 n/a n/a 0 651
2009 454 121 45 68 3 n/a n/a 0 691
2010 454 113 38 59 4 n/a n/a 0 668
2011 507 113 37 70 3 0 7 0 737
2012 517 106 40 81 4 0 11 0 759
2013 493 103 47 70 3 0 19 0 735
2014 539 111 41 73 1 2 28 0 795
2015 517 125 44 62 1 0 29 0 778
2016 523 118 49 80 0 0 31 0 801
2017 472 143 58 80 2 1 30 0 786
2018 466 137 57 97 1 1 37 0 796
2019 465 141 75 96 0 2 37 0 816
2020 252 194 41 195 2 1 51 0 736
2021 225 173 36 194 3 1 54 0 686
2022 228 198 32 231 2 1 53 0 745
2023 197 207 32 241 3 2 56 0 738
2024 183 209 31 245 4 3 50 0 725

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at David Youree Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 862 36.0 23.9 n/a
1989 681 36.0 18.9 n/a
1990 745 36.0 20.6 n/a
1991 779 31.0 25.1 n/a
1992 760 31.0 24.5 n/a
1993 664 31.0 21.4 n/a
1994 724 34.0 21.3 n/a
1995 781 34.0 23.0 n/a
1996 781 34.0 23.0 n/a
1997 776 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 768 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 639 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 568 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 641 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 695 n/a n/a n/a
2003 695 n/a n/a n/a
2004 707 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 n/a n/a n/a
2006 785 45.0 17.4 n/a
2007 652 39.0 16.7 35.3
2008 651 40.0 16.3 29.5
2009 691 42.0 16.5 30.2
2010 668 42.0 15.9 35.3
2011 737 42.1 17.5 35.1
2012 759 46.0 16.5 36.9
2013 735 48.0 15.3 38.6
2014 795 50.0 15.9 36.6
2015 778 54.0 14.4 40.1
2016 801 56.0 14.3 39.2
2017 786 53.0 14.8 n/a
2018 796 55.5 14.3 n/a
2019 816 52.0 15.6 n/a
2020 736 35.0 21.0 66.6
2021 686 46.5 14.7 n/a
2022 745 48.0 15.5 n/a
2023 738 49.3 14.9 n/a
2024 725 50.0 14.5 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 David Youree Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 862 36.0 23.9 n/a
1989 681 36.0 18.9 n/a
1990 745 36.0 20.6 n/a
1991 779 31.0 25.1 n/a
1992 760 31.0 24.5 n/a
1993 664 31.0 21.4 n/a
1994 724 34.0 21.3 n/a
1995 781 34.0 23.0 n/a
1996 781 34.0 23.0 n/a
1997 776 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 768 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 639 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 568 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 641 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 695 n/a n/a n/a
2003 695 n/a n/a n/a
2004 707 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 n/a n/a n/a
2006 785 45.0 17.4 n/a
2007 652 39.0 16.7 35.3
2008 651 40.0 16.3 29.5
2009 691 42.0 16.5 30.2
2010 668 42.0 15.9 35.3
2011 737 42.1 17.5 35.1
2012 759 46.0 16.5 36.9
2013 735 48.0 15.3 38.6
2014 795 50.0 15.9 36.6
2015 778 54.0 14.4 40.1
2016 801 56.0 14.3 39.2
2017 786 53.0 14.8 n/a
2018 796 55.5 14.3 n/a
2019 816 52.0 15.6 n/a
2020 736 35.0 21.0 66.6
2021 686 46.5 14.7 n/a
2022 745 48.0 15.5 n/a
2023 738 49.3 14.9 n/a
2024 725 50.0 14.5 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 David Youree Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $225 (2.5%) $8,277 (91.5%) $9,049
2020 $332 (3.4%) $8,986 (91.4%) $9,827
2021 $945 (8.8%) $9,248 (86.6%) $10,679
2022 $1,120 (10.3%) $9,118 (83.9%) $10,863
2023 $1,186 (10.2%) $9,758 (83.8%) $11,642

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

Impact of COVID-19 on David Youree Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 363rd of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 863rd of 1020 Elementary schools
 47.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (David Youree Elementary)43.317
 26.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)53.949.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (David Youree Elementary)35.817
 18.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)4045.4
 5.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (David Youree Elementary)46.527.7
 18.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)56.451
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (David Youree Elementary)33.130.8
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)38.450.9
 12.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (David Youree Elementary)54.520.5
 34%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County)56.747.1
 9.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (David Youree Elementary)33.317.9
 15.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rutherford County)38.941.8
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (David Youree Elementary)4821.6
 26.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Rutherford County)47.847.8
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (David Youree Elementary)34.121.7
 12.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Rutherford County)39.243.6
 4.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students816738
 9.6%
African American141207
 46.8%
American Indian03
Asian7532
 57.3%
Hispanic96241
 151%
Pacific Islander22
White465197
 57.6%
Two or More Races3756
 51.4%


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Students at David Youree Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 29% African American, 25% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 725 students attended David Youree Elementary.

David Youree Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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