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Best Public Schools in DeKalb County, TN

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Schools

2,933

Students

Top rankedDeKalb West Elementary416^th of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northside Elementary up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Smithville Elementary 12.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)	TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
De Kalb County High School	Public	9-12	1130 West Broad ST	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-4094	783	55	14.3		603 (77.0%)	12 (1.5%)	131 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (3.8%)	34.1	256^th of 389 public high schools	34.2%		44.9	199^th of 392 public high schools	49.2%	57															10.1	9.1	60.0	14.9	18.6	8.3	26.7	26.2	33.2	31.7	52.3	48.8	88.9	22.0	28.9												$12,646	$1,689	$10,144
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 West Broad ST	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-7987	558	38	14.8		407 (72.9%)	11 (2.0%)	116 (20.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	32.8	401^st of 583 public middle schools	31.2%		34.4	383^rd of 587 public middle schools	34.8%	18				24.0	37.8	26.4	29.2				27.4	26.8	19.1	24.4																			25.7	34.8	25.8	28.6	28.5	55.8	36.5	39.8	$12,342	$2,061	$9,313
Smithville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	221 E Bryant ST	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-4415	553	44	12.4		435 (78.7%)	6 (1.1%)	97 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)																																									$15,257	$2,515	$11,644
DeKalb West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Bulldog LN	Liberty	37059	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 536-5332	456	30	15.4		409 (89.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	55.3	416^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.8%		59	362^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	64.4%	54	35.8	33.3	72.9	60.0	27.3	40.9	45.3	28.3	31.3	59.2	52.0	45.5	43.2	43.1																41.5	29.2	55.1	54.0	45.5	36.4	43.8	38.0	61.4	56.8	51.4	$12,438	$1,926	$9,428
Northside Elementary	Public	2-5	400 North Congress BLVD	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-1575	582	46	12.6		446 (76.6%)	9 (1.5%)	106 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	39.4	614^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.1%		32.8	701^st of 1018 public elementary schools	31.1%	87	33.5	34.9	39.0				35.7	46.2	40.1	38.3				41.5																37.3	38.5	33.1				36.5					$13,388	$2,019	$10,459
De Kalb County Adult High School	Public	10-12	242 Tiger DR	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(615) 497-2254	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	110 South Public Square	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(615) 597-4084	0																		(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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