Summary:
The city of Grimsley, Tennessee has only one public school serving grades PK-8, South Fentress Elementary School, which is part of the Fentress County school district. The data reveals a concerning trend of declining performance for this school, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and rating over the past three years.
South Fentress Elementary School's proficiency rates in TNReady assessments are consistently lower than the Fentress County and Tennessee state averages across all subjects and grade levels, indicating significant academic challenges for its students. The school's strongest performance was in 4th grade English Language Arts, where 51% of students were proficient or better, compared to 42.8% in Fentress County and 47.7% statewide. However, the school's weakest performance was in 8th grade Mathematics, where only 22.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 22.9% in Fentress County and 36.2% statewide.
Additionally, South Fentress Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, which may be contributing to the school's academic struggles and overall performance. Despite having adequate resources, with a spending per student of $10,497 and a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 to 1, the school's utilization of these resources to support student learning and achievement remains unclear.
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