Best Public Schools in Halls, TN

The city of Halls, Tennessee, is served by three public schools in Lauderdale County Schools — Halls Elementary School (PK–6, 655 students), Halls Junior High School (7–8, 143 students), and Halls High School (9–12, 339 students), which together form a small, tight-knit system serving grades PK–12. While the district ranks in the bottom 17% of Tennessee districts with a 1-star rating, all three Halls schools rank around or above the median for their school type, making them bright spots in a struggling district.

Halls High School is the highest-ranked of the three, sitting at the 62nd percentile of Tennessee high schools with a 3-star rating. Its 93.0% graduation rate and 1.2% dropout rate are both better than the state averages, and it outperforms its district in nearly every subject. Halls Junior High School has climbed from the 31st to the 52nd percentile over three years, driven by an exceptionally strong 8th grade class that beats state averages in both math and ELA. Halls Elementary School ranks at the 50th percentile, with math and social studies proficiency above the state average, including a 21-point one-year jump in social studies.

However, the data reveals clear weaknesses. Chronic absenteeism at Halls High School is 31.6%, more than double the rate at the other two Halls schools and well above the state's 18.3%. Only 10.4% of Halls High School students are proficient in geometry versus 42.3% statewide. Elementary math proficiency declines steadily from 56.5% in 3rd grade to 34.2% in 6th grade, and the junior high's 7th grade lags far behind its 8th grade. With enrollment dropping from roughly 94 students per grade at Halls Elementary School to about 72 at Halls Junior High School, these smaller cohorts mean targeted attention could produce significant gains.