Summary:
Afton, Tennessee, is a small community served by two public schools in the Greene County Schools district: Chuckey Doak Middle School (grades 6–8, 360 students) and Chuckey Doak High School (grades 9–12, 555 students), with no elementary schools in the immediate area. The district ranks 42nd of 141 Tennessee districts (70th percentile, 4 stars), giving both schools a solidly above-average foundation.
Chuckey Doak Middle School stands out as a consistent academic powerhouse, particularly in mathematics, where 72.8% of students scored proficient or better versus 43.0% statewide. Social studies (66.1%) and science (56.7%) also comfortably exceed state averages. The school has ranked in the 89th–93rd percentile for three consecutive years and earned 5 stars in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. Its seventh-grade math (76.9%) and social studies (83.8%) scores are exceptional. English Language Arts is the relative weakness, with 49.2% proficiency only modestly above the state's 40.6%, marking the clearest opportunity for improvement.
Chuckey Doak High School has made a dramatic turnaround, climbing from 153rd to 54th in state rankings in just two years (86th percentile, 4 stars). Its 10th-grade Geometry class posted an extraordinary 88.2% proficiency rate, more than double the state average of 37.5%. Biology I (68.4%), US History (71.4%), and English II (70.1%) all far exceed state averages. The high school also boasts a 98.6% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate, better than district averages. Chronic absenteeism at both schools (16.6–16.9%) runs below the state's 18.3%. Notably, the middle school spends $15,771 per student versus $10,722 at the high school, yet both deliver strong results. For parents, Afton offers an excellent combination: a steady, high-achieving middle school feeding into a rapidly improving high school.
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