Summary:
DeKalb County, Tennessee has only one middle school, DeKalb Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently below the DeKalb County and Tennessee state averages across all subjects and grade levels.
DeKalb Middle School is ranked 401 out of 583 Tennessee middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates range from 19.1% in 8th grade ELA to 55.8% in 7th grade Social Studies, with most subjects falling in the 20-30% range. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.8 and above-average per-student spending of $10,943, the school's academic performance remains below the county and state averages. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution, and the school may need to examine its instructional practices, curriculum, and other factors that contribute to student learning in order to improve student outcomes.
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