Bolivar Elementary

756 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Bolivar Elementary School, located on Nuckolls Road in Bolivar, Tennessee, serves as a primary educational pillar for the Hardeman County School District. As a public institution, the school is dedicated to fostering foundational academic growth for students in the local community, emphasizing core subjects like literacy and mathematics while promoting social development in a supportive classroom environment.

The school functions as part of a smaller-town educational framework, which often allows for a closer-knit community atmosphere between faculty, parents, and students. By focusing on early childhood and elementary development, Bolivar Elementary aims to prepare its pupils for the transition to middle school by instilling essential learning habits and a commitment to personal responsibility within the Hardeman County public school system.

756

Total Students

52.0

Full-Time Teachers

14.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Bolivar Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	137
Hispanic	15
Black	551
Asian	8
Two or More	40
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	3

Black
551 (72.9 %)
White
137 (18.1 %)
Two or More
40 (5.3 %)
Hispanic
15 (2.0 %)
Asian
8 (1.1 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.4 %)
American Indian
2 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Hardeman County Schools
Phone:	(731)658-3981
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	756
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	52.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 99

Kindergarten 119

Grade 1 116

Grade 2 111

Grade 3 99

Grade 4 90

Grade 5 122