The brief
A Monroe County elementary school where students score 27 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,708 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 13 of 13 in Monroe County.
Rural Vale Elementary is listed in Monroe 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.
- 202527%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202231%
- 2021*22%
- 2020*22%
- 201930%
- 201830%
* 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 35% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 39% (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 37385; 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
- $59,824
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Median rent
- $575/mo
- College educated
- 11%
- Homeownership
- 83.6%
- Poverty rate
- 17.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37385; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 3
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 16
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,181/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Tellico Plains. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Tellico Plains), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Rural Vale Elementary serve?
Rural Vale Elementary serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Rural Vale Elementary?
Rural Vale Elementary has an enrollment of approximately 241 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rural Vale Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Rural Vale Elementary is 24.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Rural Vale Elementary rank in TN?
Rural Vale Elementary ranks #1,708 of 1,790 schools in TN.
What is Rural Vale Elementary's MySchoolScout rating?
Rural Vale Elementary has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.6 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 Rural Vale Elementary?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Rural Vale Elementary has 35% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 39% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is Rural Vale Elementary a charter school?
No, Rural Vale Elementary is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Rural Vale Elementary a Title I school?
No, Rural Vale Elementary is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 241
- Student-teacher ratio
- 24.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Monroe County
- Phone
- (423) 253-3551
- Rank in district
- #13 of 13
- Schools in district
- 13
- District spending per student
- $12,029
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 15.1%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 37385)
- 8,610
- Area average commute
- 38.7 min
- Area median age
- 41.7
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.