Section 2: SCORE Card
District Data
From Mountain City to Memphis, school districts statewide
dove headfirst into implementing the state’s new, more
rigorous academic standards. In time, this dedication will
result in improved student achievement and Tennessee’s
schools becoming a model for the nation.
As the state data reflects, most of Tennessee’s school districts experienced lower proficiency rates on the TCAP and the
ACT, as well as lowered value-added scores. Despite this overall decline, some districts were able to rise to the challenge
of the state’s higher expectations. For example, there were nine school districts that received “A” or “B” rankings on their
value-added scores this year, suggesting that students in those schools made a tremendous amount of progress in the
past year. In addition, while the average drop in proficiency scores on the TCAP elementary math was 57 percent, there
were 22 districts whose score declined by 50 percent or less. In 2010 some districts were better able to rise to the state’s
new high expectations, and as districts become more accustomed to teaching the state’s new academic standards, SCORE
expects that TCAP, ACT, and value-added scores will improve.
The following pages contain performance data on each of the state’s 136 school districts for the 2009-2010 school year.
District
ACT Score
(3 Yr. Avg)
TVAAS Math
(3 Yr. Avg)
TVAAS Reading
(3 Yr. Avg)
Alamo
90.0
N/A
-2.5
-2
-3.2
-1.2
76
10
14
0
62.4
89.0
48.0
94.0
56.0
Alcoa
95.7
21.5
-2.5
-2.8
0.1
-2
72.9
20.4
6.1
5
52.5
95.0
36.0
95.0
57.0
Alvin C. York Institute
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
99.3
0.3
0.4
0
68.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Anderson County
89.3
19.8
-3.1
0.2
-0.4
1.4
96.9
2.1
0.4
0.4
58.7
89.0
28.0
91.0
46.0
Athens
N/A
N/A
0.8
1.7
-0.9
-3.4
76.9
13.5
8.3
1.1
59.8
95.0
38.0
94.0
57.0
Bedford County
79.3
20
-2.2
-2.3
-2
0.3
73.1
9.9
16.1
0.8
64.3
91.0
35.0
90.0
47.0
Bells
N/A
N/A
8.2
5.7
7.3
12.8
57.2
17.4
23.3
1.5
79.9
86.0
39.0
91.0
48.0
Benton County
90.8
20.1
-2.3
-0.4
-0.4
1.7
93.7
3.3
1.9
0.6
71.3
91.0
34.0
92.0
49.0
Bledsoe County
84.0
19.1
-7.7
-1.9
-2.1
-3.2
94
1.1
4.5
0.1
77.7
91.0
33.0
92.0
47.0
Blount County
90.5
20.1
-1.6
-0.9
-1.7
-1.2
95
1.8
2.4
0.6
53.6
91.0
36.0
92.0
51.0
Bradford
96.3
18
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.1
93.4
6.1
0.2
0.2
68.2
94.0
39.0
93.0
53.0
Bradley County
85.6
20.1
-1.6
-0.3
-0.5
1.5
93.4
2.8
3.2
0.4
61.6
91.0
36.0
91.0
55.0
Bristol
94.4
21.4
-4.4
-0.5
-2.1
0.5
91.2
5.7
2.9
0.9
51.6
94.0
39.0
94.0
59.0
Campbell County
86.6
18.8
-1
-0.9
-4
-3
98.7
0.5
0.5
0.2
77.2
87.0
30.0
88.0
45.0
Cannon County
87.0
19.4
1.6
0
-0.2
1.6
96.1
1.5
1.9
0.4
65.9
87.0
25.0
91.0
45.0
Carroll County
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
100
0
0
0
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Carter County
89.2
18.9
-0.6
-1
-0.8
1.5
97.2
0.8
1.3
0.2
76
89.0
25.0
93.0
46.0
Cheatham County
88.1
20.3
-2.4
-0.1
-1.9
-1.3
95.6
1.8
2.1
0.3
49.3
93.0
38.0
92.0
53.0
Chester County
86.2
20
0.7
2.3
2.5
2.4
84
13.4
2
0.3
57.2
90.0
30.0
90.0
53.0
Claiborne County
88.7
18.9
-5.5
-3.7
-4.3
-4.5
97.9
1
0.7
0.2
79.9
89.0
30.0
89.0
48.0
Clay County
91.7
20.3
-5.1
-1
-0.7
1.4
96.3
2.1
1.3
0
75.8
90.0
21.0
91.0
40.0
Cleveland
88.1
20.9
-0.2
0.6
-0.4
1.1
72.5
15.1
9.9
2.4
64.2
93.0
44.0
93.0
56.0
Clinton
N/A
N/A
2.3
-2.1
-0.6
-0.1
92.7
4.6
1.9
0.7
59.7
93.0
42.0
92.0
55.0
Cocke County
92.4
19.4
-2.5
-0.6
2.2
0.8
94.9
2.8
1.8
0.3
83.7
91.0
31.0
93.0
47.0
Coffee County
83.6
19.8
-3.2
-1.8
-3.4
-0.7
94.1
1.8
3.6
0.4
63.6
92.0
30.0
91.0
45.0
Crockett County
93.1
19.5
-2.6
-3.3
-3.6
-5.2
72.8
15.1
12
0.1
67
88.0
30.0
90.0
52.0
Cumberland County
42
Graduation
Rate
91.1
20.2
-1.8
-0.7
-1.5
-0.6
94.8
0.7
3.4
0.9
67.6
93.0
37.0
93.0
53.0
The State of Education In Tennessee
TVAAS Science
TVAAS Social
(3 Yr. Avg)
Studies (3 Yr. Avg)
% White
Students
% Black % Hispanic
Students Students
% Asian
Students
Low Income Math % Prof Math % Prof Reading % Prof Reading % Prof
Students
+ Adv 09
+ Adv 10
+ Adv 09
+ Adv 10
The State of Education In Tennessee
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