Southwest Elementary

297 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Southwest Elementary, located at 8095 Highway 194 in Williston, Tennessee, serves as a primary educational institution within the Fayette County Public Schools district. Situated in a rural setting, the school is dedicated to providing foundational academic instruction to students in the local community. It emphasizes a supportive learning environment designed to help young learners develop essential literacy, numeracy, and social skills during their formative years.

As a community-focused school, Southwest Elementary plays a central role in the lives of families in the Williston area. The school typically focuses on fostering a strong partnership between educators, parents, and the broader community to ensure student success. By maintaining a smaller school atmosphere, the faculty aims to provide personalized attention, helping students build the academic and emotional confidence needed to transition successfully to middle school levels within the Fayette County system.

297

Total Students

18.5

Full-Time Teachers

16.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Southwest Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	106
Hispanic	16
Black	167
Asian	1
Two or More	4
American Indian	3

Black
167 (56.2 %)
White
106 (35.7 %)
Hispanic
16 (5.4 %)
Two or More
4 (1.3 %)
American Indian
3 (1.0 %)
Asian
1 (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:	Fayette County Public Schools
Phone:	(901)465-8317
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	297
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.1
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 46

Kindergarten 45

Grade 1 52

Grade 2 40

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 44

Grade 5 30