Summary:
The city of McEwen, Tennessee is home to two schools - McEwen High School and McEwen Elementary. These schools serve students from grades K-12 and are part of the Humphreys County School District.
Based on the available data, McEwen High School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on statewide assessments, particularly in Biology I, English II, and Geometry. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.2% and a lower dropout rate of 6.7% compared to the district. In contrast, McEwen Elementary has struggled, ranking in the bottom third of Tennessee elementary schools and receiving only 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores lag behind the district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels.
While McEwen Elementary spends more per student ($13,158) compared to McEwen High School ($10,973), this additional funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Both schools also face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 18.9% of students chronically absent at both the high school and elementary school. The data suggests that the Humphreys County School District as a whole may be facing systemic challenges that are impacting the performance of its schools.
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