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Selmer Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

533 East Poplar Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375 · (731) 645-3131 · Part of McNairy County School District

Selmer’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
548
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Selmer Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Selmer kids: Selmer Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Selmer ElementaryYou are here
6–8Selmer Middle School197 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

533 East Poplar Avenue, Selmer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten98
Grade 184
Grade 264
Grade 380
Grade 469
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
489’20
511’21
524’22
525’23
548’24

Up 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Black 11%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Selmer Elementary from Selmer families.

Other schools in McNairy County School District

The district →
Adamsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Adamsville
C+
710 students
Bethel Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bethel Springs
C
415 students
Ramer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ramer
B
355 students
Michie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Michie
B
342 students
McNairy County Virtual School K-12
Other · Grades K–12 · Selmer
B
33 students
Selmer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Selmer
B−
197 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; Selmer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.