Forks River Elementary

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Forks River Elementary is a public elementary school located in Elmwood, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 202 students. The school is part of the Smith County School District, which is ranked 34 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forks River Elementary consistently outperforms its district and state counterparts in academic measures, with 50% of students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42.7% for Smith County and 39.7% for Tennessee. The school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (95.05%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. Forks River Elementary has also shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 420 out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 221 out of 1008 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Forks River Elementary's academic performance is strong, the school may need to focus on supporting its low socioeconomic status students, as this student group's ranking is relatively low compared to the school's overall performance. Compared to nearby schools, Forks River Elementary generally outperforms them, with the exception of Defeated Elementary, which also demonstrates strong performance across various subject areas. The school's increased spending per student, from $8,690 in 2018-2019 to $9,368 in 2020-2021, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 13.7 over the past few years, may contribute to its academic success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 611 Cookeville HWY
       Elmwood, TN  38560


(615) 897-2676

District: Smith County

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,599 Help


Students who attend Forks River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Smith County Middle School
High:    Gordonsville High School
    Smith County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  220

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.2%
Hispanic:
3.6%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56% Help


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Compare Details Forks River Elementary ranks better than 78.3% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Smith County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.94. (See more...)
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Compare Details Forks River Elementary ranks better than 83% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.98. (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 Forks River Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Smith County School District. Racial makeup is: White (93.2%), Hispanic (3.6%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forks River Elementary is 13.9, which is the 3rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Smith County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forks River Elementary is $10,599, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Smith County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forks River Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Forks River Elementary 221st of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Forks River Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Forks River Elementary 100th of 587 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Forks River Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Smith County 38th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forks River Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 31.60 611th 809 24.5%
2011 22.99 698th 818 14.7%
2012 52.06 425th 820 48.2%
2013 61.89 368th 846 56.5%
2014 64.60 260th 853 69.5%
2015 62.56 319th 855 62.7%
2017 50.15 302nd 646 53.3%
2018 55.17 382nd 997 61.7%
2019 50.88 420th 985 57.4%
2021 62.46 277th 983 71.8%
2022 75.01 181st 1000 81.9%
2023 78.07 163rd 1020 84.0%
2024 71.94 221st 1018 78.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.75 735th 877 16.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.80 338th 926 63.5%
2022 88.13 89th 975 90.9%
2023 92.88 63rd 989 93.6%
2024 77.74 159th 990 83.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.95 315th 941 66.5%
2022 92.67 60th 980 93.9%
2023 73.24 190th 987 80.7%
2024 69.48 225th 991 77.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.26 340th 841 59.6%
2019 47.74 379th 812 53.3%
2021 48.96 376th 844 55.5%
2022 67.84 198th 844 76.5%
2023 66.67 210th 852 75.4%
2024 57.60 296th 847 65.1%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Forks River Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 13.51 409th 435 6.0%
2011 40.54 303rd 462 34.4%
2012 87.52 39th 466 91.6%
2013 71.49 127th 475 73.3%
2014 52.99 235th 485 51.5%
2015 52.78 265th 492 46.1%
2018 58.38 195th 563 65.4%
2019 63.72 143rd 574 75.1%
2021 58.83 185th 576 67.9%
2022 55.14 227th 569 60.1%
2023 78.38 89th 594 85.0%
2024 75.98 100th 587 83.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.87 86th 529 83.7%
2021 73.58 86th 538 84.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.35 46th 523 91.2%
2022 56.50 206th 540 61.9%
2024 75.17 91st 560 83.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Forks River Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.72 197th 481 59.0%
2019 61.81 142nd 484 70.7%
2021 51.67 210th 496 57.7%
2022 45.52 259th 500 48.2%
2023 69.63 118th 503 76.5%
2024 63.68 150th 504 70.2%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Forks River Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 180 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 187
1989 158 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 168
1990 174 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1991 174 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a -2 181
1992 164 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 173
1993 159 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 164
1994 154 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 157
1995 152 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1996 152 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1997 166 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 7 175
1998 172 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a -2 175
1999 182 1 0 3 0 n/a n/a -1 185
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 211 211
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 174 174
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 192 192
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 192 192
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 167 167
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 173 173
2006 180 6 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 188
2007 169 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 175
2008 180 8 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2009 195 10 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2010 218 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 223
2011 204 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 210
2012 189 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 198
2013 184 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 194
2014 171 2 0 5 0 0 8 0 186
2015 191 1 0 4 2 0 9 0 207
2016 174 1 0 7 0 0 8 0 190
2017 174 1 0 7 0 0 8 0 190
2018 180 2 0 4 0 0 7 0 193
2019 181 2 0 4 0 0 12 0 199
2020 178 1 0 6 0 0 8 0 193
2021 180 5 1 5 0 0 9 0 200
2022 188 2 1 2 0 0 7 0 200
2023 192 0 1 6 0 0 3 0 202
2024 205 0 1 8 0 0 6 0 220

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forks River Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 187 8.0 23.3 n/a
1989 168 9.0 18.6 n/a
1990 182 9.0 20.2 n/a
1991 181 9.0 20.1 n/a
1992 173 9.0 19.2 n/a
1993 164 9.0 18.2 n/a
1994 157 10.0 15.7 n/a
1995 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1996 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1997 175 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 175 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 185 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 211 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 174 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 192 n/a n/a n/a
2003 192 n/a n/a n/a
2004 167 n/a n/a n/a
2005 173 n/a n/a n/a
2006 188 10.0 18.8 n/a
2007 175 12.0 14.6 53.1
2008 191 11.0 17.4 55.5
2009 207 12.0 17.3 47.3
2010 223 15.0 14.8 56.1
2011 210 14.0 15.0 70.5
2012 198 14.0 14.1 61.6
2013 194 12.0 16.1 60.8
2014 186 12.0 15.5 66.1
2015 207 13.0 15.9 49.3
2016 190 12.0 15.8 51.1
2017 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
2018 193 12.7 15.1 n/a
2019 199 11.0 18.0 n/a
2020 193 14.0 13.7 56
2021 200 15.1 13.1 n/a
2022 200 14.5 13.7 n/a
2023 202 14.6 13.7 n/a
2024 220 15.8 13.9 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 Forks River Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 187 8.0 23.3 n/a
1989 168 9.0 18.6 n/a
1990 182 9.0 20.2 n/a
1991 181 9.0 20.1 n/a
1992 173 9.0 19.2 n/a
1993 164 9.0 18.2 n/a
1994 157 10.0 15.7 n/a
1995 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1996 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1997 175 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 175 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 185 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 211 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 174 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 192 n/a n/a n/a
2003 192 n/a n/a n/a
2004 167 n/a n/a n/a
2005 173 n/a n/a n/a
2006 188 10.0 18.8 n/a
2007 175 12.0 14.6 53.1
2008 191 11.0 17.4 55.5
2009 207 12.0 17.3 47.3
2010 223 15.0 14.8 56.1
2011 210 14.0 15.0 70.5
2012 198 14.0 14.1 61.6
2013 194 12.0 16.1 60.8
2014 186 12.0 15.5 66.1
2015 207 13.0 15.9 49.3
2016 190 12.0 15.8 51.1
2017 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
2018 193 12.7 15.1 n/a
2019 199 11.0 18.0 n/a
2020 193 14.0 13.7 56
2021 200 15.1 13.1 n/a
2022 200 14.5 13.7 n/a
2023 202 14.6 13.7 n/a
2024 220 15.8 13.9 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 Forks River Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $513 (5.9%) $7,453 (85.8%) $8,690
2020 $604 (6.3%) $8,341 (86.5%) $9,642
2021 $778 (8.3%) $7,862 (83.9%) $9,368
2022 $829 (8.2%) $8,514 (83.8%) $10,165
2023 $870 (8.2%) $8,778 (82.8%) $10,599

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 420th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 163rd of 1020 Elementary schools
 26.7%
Ranks 143rd of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 89th of 594 Middle schools
 9.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)5051.9
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Smith County)54.253.3
 0.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)61.140.7
 20.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)40.744
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)47.168.6
 21.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Smith County)4953.4
 4.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)5074.3
 24.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)40.354.9
 14.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)26.337.5
 11.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Smith County)4538.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)10.550
 39.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)33.836
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)28.653.8
 25.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Smith County)44.742
 2.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)42.961.5
 18.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)38.136
 2.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Forks River Elementary)23.861.5
 37.7%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Smith County)31.637.8
 6.2%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)61.128.6
 32.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Smith County)34.435.5
 1.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)44.435.7
 8.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)3142.4
 11.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Forks River Elementary)44.464.3
 19.9%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Smith County)28.947.8
 18.9%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)61.158.3
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Smith County)57.438
 19.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)33.341.7
 8.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Smith County)27.935.6
 7.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Forks River Elementary)38.966.7
 27.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Smith County)36.447.3
 10.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Forks River Elementary)4553
 8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Smith County)47.243.4
 3.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Forks River Elementary)4053.8
 13.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Smith County)35.341.4
 6.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Social Studies (Forks River Elementary)35.164.1
 29%
   All Grades Social Studies (Smith County)32.144.3
 12.2%
   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 Students199202
 1.5%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic46
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White181192
 6.1%
Two or More Races123
 75%


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Students at Forks River Elementary are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 220 students attended Forks River Elementary.

Students who attend Forks River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith County Middle School
High : Gordonsville High School
High : Smith County High School

Forks River Elementary ranks 221st of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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