The brief
An elementary school in Byrdstown, TN where students score 21 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,299 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 1 of 2 in Pickett County.
Pickett County Elementary is listed in Pickett County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202521%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202229%
- 2021*21%
- 2020*21%
- 201921%
- 201821%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 24% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 33% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 38549; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $50,202
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Median rent
- $760/mo
- College educated
- 17.1%
- Homeownership
- 78.8%
- Poverty rate
- 28.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 38549; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 26
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 24
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 268/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Pickett County Elementary serve?
Pickett County Elementary serves students in grades Pre-K through 8th.
How many students attend Pickett County Elementary?
Pickett County Elementary has an enrollment of approximately 396 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pickett County Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Pickett County Elementary is 12.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Pickett County Elementary rank in TN?
Pickett County Elementary ranks #1,299 of 1,790 schools in TN.
What is Pickett County Elementary's MySchoolScout rating?
Pickett County Elementary has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.4 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Pickett County Elementary?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Pickett County Elementary has 24% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 33% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is Pickett County Elementary a charter school?
No, Pickett County Elementary is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Pickett County Elementary a Title I school?
No, Pickett County Elementary is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 8th
- Enrollment
- 396
- Student-teacher ratio
- 12.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Pickett County
- Phone
- (931) 864-3496
- Rank in district
- #1 of 2
- Schools in district
- 2
- District spending per student
- $11,210
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 24.6%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 38549)
- 4,142
- Area average commute
- 24.7 min
- Area median age
- 47.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.