Summary:
Huron, Tennessee is home to exactly one school, Westover Elementary School, which serves grades Pre-K through 8th grade and functions as both the elementary and middle school for the area as part of Henderson County Schools. Westover is the only school in Huron, so there are no other local schools to compare it to; instead, the school is best understood through its performance against the district and the state of Tennessee.
Westover Elementary School has earned a 3-star rating from the state for three consecutive years, ranking around the 61st percentile of Tennessee schools. The school posts strong results in math with 47% proficiency, compared to 44.5% for the district and 43% statewide, and in English language arts with 41.9% proficiency versus 38.2% for the district and 40.6% for the state. Science proficiency sits at 50.3% and social studies at 51.4%, both essentially matching or beating district and state averages. One of the most impressive numbers is chronic absenteeism: only 6.8% of Westover students are chronically absent, which is far below the district's 11.2% and less than half the state's 18.3%.
Math proficiency jumped 5.2 points year over year, and ELA improved by 2.4 points, suggesting recent efforts are paying off. However, performance varies by grade: 4th grade is a standout with 53.9% proficiency in math and 52.6% in ELA, while 7th graders excel in science and social studies at 57.1%. The relative weak spots are 5th grade math (40.4%) and science (43.9%), along with 8th grade ELA at 31.9%. With 546 students and spending of $11,410 per student, Westover remains a stable, above-average school anchored by very strong attendance and clear bright spots in the middle grades.
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