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Spencer Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

311 Sparta Street, Spencer, TN 38585 · (931) 946-2171 · Part of Van Buren County School District

Spencer’s School Grade C better than 32% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
372
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Spencer Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Spencer kids: Van Buren Co High School

On the path

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

PK–5Spencer ElementaryYou are here
6–12Van Buren Co High School384 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

311 Sparta Street, Spencer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten56
Grade 149
Grade 257
Grade 351
Grade 461
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
352’20
379’21
394’22
368’23
372’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Spencer Elementary from Spencer families.

Other schools in Van Buren County School District

The district →
Van Buren Co High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Spencer
C+
384 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; Spencer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.