Pigeon Forge Primary

Summary:

Pigeon Forge Primary is an elementary school in Sevierville, Tennessee, serving 540 students in grades PK-3. The school is part of the Sevier County School District, which is ranked 86 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pigeon Forge Primary stands out from the nearby schools in several key ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (45.93%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 5.33% to 11.24% Hispanic students. Academically, Pigeon Forge Primary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in TNReady Math, ELA, and Science that are significantly lower than the Sevier County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and years. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Tennessee schools for these groups.

Despite spending $13,410 per student, which is higher than the Sevier County average of $10,652 to $15,091 per student at the nearby schools, Pigeon Forge Primary has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.7-15.4, compared to the nearby schools' ratios of 8.8 to 15 students per teacher. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's academic challenges, and a more comprehensive, data-driven approach may be needed to address the disparities in student demographics and performance between Pigeon Forge Primary and the surrounding Catons Chapel Elementary, Boyds Creek Elementary School, Pi Beta Phi Elementary, and other local schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-3

 1766 Waldens Creek RD
       Sevierville, TN  37876


(865) 428-3016

District: Sevier County

SchoolDigger Rank:
933rd of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,485 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.9%
White:
47.0%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.3% Help


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Compare Details Pigeon Forge Primary ranks worse than 91.7% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Sevier County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.67. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.9%), White (47%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pigeon Forge Primary is 13.8, which is the 6th best among 12 elementary schools in the Sevier County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pigeon Forge Primary is $14,485, which is the 6th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Sevier County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pigeon Forge Primary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pigeon Forge Primary 933rd of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Pigeon Forge Primary in the ranking list.)

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Sevier County:

SchoolDigger ranks Sevier County 88th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pigeon Forge Primary

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Rank History for all students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 38.27 539th 809 33.4%
2011 37.37 578th 818 29.3%
2012 48.50 463rd 820 43.5%
2013 48.72 553rd 846 34.6%
2014 44.15 518th 853 39.3%
2015 42.62 570th 855 33.3%
2018 29.43 717th 997 28.1%
2019 16.54 868th 985 11.9%
2021 22.30 775th 983 21.2%
2022 28.57 721st 1000 27.9%
2023 27.41 759th 1020 25.6%
2024 11.67 933rd 1018 8.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.72 25th 95 73.7%
2022 33.40 119th 165 27.9%
2023 31.40 132nd 164 19.5%
2024 18.54 175th 178 1.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.69 249th 255 2.4%
2023 32.54 369th 528 30.1%
2024 18.38 549th 582 5.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.98 352nd 877 59.9%
2019 22.79 719th 821 12.4%
2021 46.60 393rd 823 52.2%
2022 32.80 611th 858 28.8%
2023 41.28 510th 865 41.0%
2024 12.63 828th 853 2.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 11.75 17th 17 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.73 870th 926 6.0%
2021 18.94 773rd 945 18.2%
2022 15.56 854th 975 12.4%
2023 29.60 702nd 989 29.0%
2024 11.13 922nd 990 6.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.39 745th 916 18.7%
2021 24.54 720th 941 23.5%
2022 43.40 514th 980 47.6%
2023 26.14 746th 987 24.4%
2024 12.84 909th 991 8.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.18 132nd 319 58.6%
2019 21.05 224th 250 10.4%
2021 17.99 308th 324 4.9%
2022 21.01 332nd 363 8.5%
2023 21.34 348th 387 10.1%
2024 13.47 400th 415 3.6%
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Rank History for White students at Pigeon Forge Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.69 749th 841 10.9%
2019 9.47 796th 812 2.0%
2021 19.53 746th 844 11.6%
2022 25.42 686th 844 18.7%
2023 29.58 647th 852 24.1%
2024 7.66 834th 847 1.5%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pigeon Forge Primary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 631 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1989 668 2 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 671
1990 667 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1991 644 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1992 661 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1993 680 4 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 690
1994 708 2 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1995 806 0 6 1 2 n/a n/a 0 815
1996 806 0 6 1 2 n/a n/a 0 815
1997 831 0 8 1 2 n/a n/a 4 846
1998 808 4 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 818
1999 791 0 6 6 2 n/a n/a 0 805
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 677 677
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 432 432
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 576 576
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 576 576
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 697 697
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 697 697
2006 596 7 13 43 1 n/a n/a 0 660
2007 570 6 11 58 5 n/a n/a 0 650
2008 543 7 18 71 6 n/a n/a 0 645
2009 550 13 23 79 6 n/a n/a 0 671
2010 513 15 20 74 4 n/a n/a 0 626
2011 499 10 18 84 3 0 3 0 617
2012 508 8 16 105 3 0 6 0 646
2013 530 12 14 140 1 1 12 0 710
2014 523 10 9 154 3 1 14 0 714
2015 480 6 7 199 2 1 12 0 707
2016 490 10 9 212 2 1 8 0 732
2017 480 8 10 222 3 3 14 0 740
2018 474 9 12 210 3 0 12 0 720
2019 491 9 15 186 3 0 9 0 713
2020 468 13 13 242 2 0 10 0 748
2021 316 4 7 174 0 0 5 0 506
2022 292 2 7 210 0 0 7 0 518
2023 265 5 9 248 0 0 13 0 540
2024 250 9 6 255 1 0 11 0 532

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 Pigeon Forge Primary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 631 31.0 20.3 n/a
1989 671 31.0 21.6 n/a
1990 677 31.0 21.8 n/a
1991 652 35.0 18.6 n/a
1992 669 36.0 18.5 n/a
1993 690 36.0 19.2 n/a
1994 717 39.0 18.4 n/a
1995 815 40.0 20.4 n/a
1996 815 40.0 20.4 n/a
1997 846 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 818 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 805 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 677 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 432 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 576 n/a n/a n/a
2003 576 n/a n/a n/a
2004 697 n/a n/a n/a
2005 697 n/a n/a n/a
2006 660 46.8 14.1 n/a
2007 650 45.0 14.4 67.7
2008 645 45.0 14.3 65.7
2009 671 46.0 14.6 71.4
2010 626 48.0 13.0 77.5
2011 617 51.0 12.0 82
2012 646 48.0 13.4 84.8
2013 710 53.2 13.3 82.5
2014 714 52.0 13.7 80.8
2015 707 53.0 13.3 78.8
2016 732 56.0 13.0 89.6
2017 740 59.9 12.3 n/a
2018 720 57.2 12.5 n/a
2019 713 57.2 12.4 n/a
2020 748 54.5 13.7 71.3
2021 506 33.5 15.1 n/a
2022 518 33.5 15.4 n/a
2023 540 36.5 14.7 n/a
2024 532 38.3 13.8 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 Pigeon Forge Primary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 631 31.0 20.3 n/a
1989 671 31.0 21.6 n/a
1990 677 31.0 21.8 n/a
1991 652 35.0 18.6 n/a
1992 669 36.0 18.5 n/a
1993 690 36.0 19.2 n/a
1994 717 39.0 18.4 n/a
1995 815 40.0 20.4 n/a
1996 815 40.0 20.4 n/a
1997 846 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 818 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 805 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 677 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 432 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 576 n/a n/a n/a
2003 576 n/a n/a n/a
2004 697 n/a n/a n/a
2005 697 n/a n/a n/a
2006 660 46.8 14.1 n/a
2007 650 45.0 14.4 67.7
2008 645 45.0 14.3 65.7
2009 671 46.0 14.6 71.4
2010 626 48.0 13.0 77.5
2011 617 51.0 12.0 82
2012 646 48.0 13.4 84.8
2013 710 53.2 13.3 82.5
2014 714 52.0 13.7 80.8
2015 707 53.0 13.3 78.8
2016 732 56.0 13.0 89.6
2017 740 59.9 12.3 n/a
2018 720 57.2 12.5 n/a
2019 713 57.2 12.4 n/a
2020 748 54.5 13.7 71.3
2021 506 33.5 15.1 n/a
2022 518 33.5 15.4 n/a
2023 540 36.5 14.7 n/a
2024 532 38.3 13.8 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 Pigeon Forge Primary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,200 (10.5%) $9,709 (84.6%) $11,481
2020 $928 (8.3%) $9,677 (86.3%) $11,214
2021 $1,051 (7.8%) $11,761 (87.7%) $13,410
2022 $2,089 (14.3%) $11,863 (81.1%) $14,630
2023 $1,799 (12.4%) $11,956 (82.5%) $14,485

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pigeon Forge Primary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 868th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 759th of 1020 Elementary schools
 13.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pigeon Forge Primary)26.431.3
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sevier County)36.834.4
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pigeon Forge Primary)22.923.7
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sevier County)33.535.9
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
All Grades Mathematics (Pigeon Forge Primary)21.631.3
 9.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Sevier County)37.635.3
 2.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pigeon Forge Primary)18.323.7
 5.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sevier County)29.733.1
 3.4%
   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 Students713540
 24.3%
African American95
 44.4%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian159
 40%
Hispanic186248
 33.3%
Pacific Islander00
White491265
 46%
Two or More Races913
 44.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 532 students attended Pigeon Forge Primary.

Students at Pigeon Forge Primary are 48% Hispanic, 47% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Pigeon Forge Primary ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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