Moore County Schools

Moore County Schools is a small Tennessee district serving 882 students in grades PK–12 across just two schools — Lynchburg Elementary School (grades PK–6, 482 students) and Moore County High School (grades 7–12, 400 students) — with no standalone middle school. The district ranks 66th out of 141 Tennessee districts (53rd percentile, 3 stars).

The two schools present very different academic profiles. Moore County High School excels in graduation (95.9%), dropout prevention (1.4%), and attendance (9.9% chronic absenteeism), all far better than state averages. It also beats the state in science (66.4% vs. 46.9%) and social studies (62.7% vs. 51.4%). However, it struggles in upper-level math and English I, with only 13.7% proficient in Algebra I, 17.2% in Algebra II, and 25.3% in English I. Meanwhile, Lynchburg Elementary School matches the state in ELA (40.6%) and has low chronic absenteeism (8.7%), but trails the state in math (35.7% vs. 43.0%), science (41.0% vs. 46.9%), and social studies (34.2% vs. 51.4%). Overall, the high school outperforms the elementary school in all four core subjects.

Both schools have dropped in state rankings. Lynchburg Elementary School fell from the 69th percentile (3 stars) to the 39th percentile (2 stars), while Moore County High School fell from the 74th percentile (4 stars) to the 46th percentile (2 stars). Small enrollments cause dramatic year-to-year swings — Lynchburg's social studies proficiency plunged from 56.9% to 34.2% in one year. The high school also shows a split between strong middle-grade results and weak high school course exams. Despite academic challenges, both schools keep students engaged and graduating. Missing data on free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratios limits deeper comparison, but the district's strengths are clearly engagement and graduation success, while its biggest challenges are academic consistency and subject-specific proficiency.