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Gainesboro Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

611 Main ST, Gainesboro, TN 38562 · (931) 268-9775 · Part of Jackson County School District

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Directions
Students
345
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Gainesboro Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gainesboro kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Gainesboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Gainesboro ElementaryYou are here
4–82 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

611 Main ST, Gainesboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten85
Grade 165
Grade 269
Grade 387
Enrollment over time
334’20
330’21
341’22
331’23
345’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gainesboro Elementary from Gainesboro families.

Other schools in Jackson County School District

The district →
Dodson Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cookeville
A−
250 students
Jackson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Gainesboro
B−
411 students
Jackson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gainesboro
C
383 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Gainesboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.