Districts with the Largest TCAP Grades 3-8 Reading/Language Arts
Proficient/Advanced Growth, 2011-2015
2011 Prof/Adv (%)
2015 Prof/Adv (%)
2011-2015 Growth (%)
Bells City
41.4
60.8
19.4
Trousdale County
46.0
59.8
13.8
Huntingdon SSD
46.2
58.0
11.8
Moore County
45.4
54.3
8.9
Chester County
47.3
53.6
6.3
Dyer County
48.5
54.7
6.2
Haywood County
27.8
33.9
6.1
Paris SSD
46.8
52.3
5.5
Lauderdale County
35.0
40.5
5.5
Cannon County
39.9
45.1
5.2
Reflecting the state’s ongoing need to better equip students with early grades literacy skills, lower percentages
of students now score proficient or advanced on the grades 3-8 reading/language arts TCAP in some districts
than in 2011. Three districts have experienced double-digit declines on this measure: Hollow Rock-Bruceton (-14
percentage points), Etowah City (-12 percentage points), and Pickett County (-11.5 percentage points). These
declines reaffirm the imperative to enhance literacy proficiency in the coming year and years.
Graduation rates have also risen notably in recent years, with the statewide graduation rate reaching 87.8
percent in 2015 compared to 85.5 percent in 2011. As the state’s graduation rate has risen, so too have rates in
many districts across Tennessee. Union County has led the way in graduation rate growth over the past five
years, while other districts have made substantial gains meriting recognition.
Top Ten Districts in Graduation Rate Growth, 2011-2015
2011 Graduation Rate (%)
2015 Graduation Rate (%)
2011-2015 Growth (%)
Union County
72
92
20
Lauderdale County
85
99
14
Richard City
79
93
14
Henry County
80
94
14
Roane County
78
92
14
Van Buren County
86
99
13
Bedford County
81
93
12
Hancock County
74
84
10
Humboldt City
77
86
9
Maury County
82
91
9
64