Summary:
The city of Centerville, Tennessee is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this Hickman County district have seen mixed performance, with some standout schools and areas for improvement.
Hickman County Senior High School is the largest school in the district with 427 students and has seen improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 267th out of 384 Tennessee high schools in 2022-2023 to 172nd out of 389 in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.2% and a lower dropout rate of 6.7%. In contrast, Centerville Intermediate School has seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 606th out of 1,020 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 489th out of 1,009 in 2024-2025, and generally performs above the county and state averages in test scores.
While the district has some bright spots, there are also significant areas for improvement. All schools in the data set have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 18.9%, which likely contributes to the overall academic underperformance. Additionally, there are disparities in spending per student and student-teacher ratios between the schools, suggesting potential inequities in resource allocation within the district. The lack of specific free/reduced lunch data makes it difficult to fully assess the socioeconomic challenges facing the district, but the low district ranking and 1-star rating suggest these factors may be playing a significant role in the schools' performance.
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