Summary:
Tennessee Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school serving around 200 students in grades PK-5 in the small town of Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee. The school is part of the Houston County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tennessee Ridge Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to state and county averages in academic subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 35.4% in Mathematics, 34.3% in English Language Arts, and 32.3% in Science, while the state averages were 39.7%, 37.6%, and 44%, respectively. The school has also struggled to perform well across different student subgroups, with rankings for female students, male students, White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools in recent years. As a result, Tennessee Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in the most recent school year.
When comparing Tennessee Ridge Elementary to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. The closest school in the same district, Erin Elementary, also performs poorly, with proficiency rates below the state and county averages. However, schools in the Dickson County and Stewart County districts, such as Vanleer Elementary and Dover Elementary, generally outperform Tennessee Ridge Elementary and the Houston County district as a whole. This suggests that factors beyond race, such as socioeconomic status or access to resources, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Houston County
SchoolDigger Rank:
660th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,026
Students who attend Tennessee Ridge Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.8
Number of students: 205
Racial breakdown:
White:
82.0%
Hispanic:
9.3%
Two or more races:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.1%
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