Crockett County Schools

Crockett County Schools is a small, rural Tennessee district serving 1,969 students across five schools – one high school, one middle school, and three elementary schools – and is ranked 55th of 141 districts statewide with a 3-star rating. The district overall looks solid, but that average hides a striking range of performance: the three elementary schools span nearly the entire state spectrum, and parents will find very different academic experiences depending on which school their child attends.

The clear standouts are Maury City Elementary School and Gadsden Elementary School – both earn 4 stars and rank in the 82nd and 81st percentiles, respectively. They post proficiency rates well above state averages in math, ELA, and science, and both have been improving steadily for three years. Maury City’s 4th-grade math score (82% proficient) and Gadsden’s 4th-grade science score (72% proficient) are especially impressive. Crockett County High School also shines in graduation and attendance: a 97.7% graduation rate, just a 2.3% dropout rate, and the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.2%.

However, Friendship Elementary School is a serious concern – it ranks in the 12th percentile with 1 star, has proficiency rates roughly 20-25 points below state averages, and suffers from 18.9% chronic absenteeism, the highest in the district. Even more troubling, Friendship spends the most per student ($16,527) while producing the lowest results. Crockett County Middle School is an area to watch: ELA proficiency sits at just 30.4% versus 40.6% statewide, though its social studies scores jumped 16 points in one year. The high school’s math is another red flag – Algebra II proficiency is only 24.2%, well below the state’s 37.3% – despite excellent graduation outcomes. In short, the district has two rising elementary stars, a high school that excels at keeping students on track, and a few pressing academic challenges that need attention.