Summary:
Overton County Schools in Tennessee has five elementary schools—Rickman, Allons, A H Roberts, Hilham, and Wilson—serving primarily grades PK-8 (except A H Roberts, which serves PK-4) in a rural district currently ranked 85th out of 141 districts with a 2-star rating.
The top-performing schools are Rickman Elementary School (ranked 390th of 1,019 schools, 3 stars) and Wilson Elementary School (392nd, 3 stars). Rickman stands out for the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism (8.7%), the strongest social studies (54.3%), and solid math (40.4%) and ELA (40.2%) scores. Wilson, despite being the smallest school, leads in math (42.7%) and science (50.0%) but trails badly in ELA (29.2%), especially 8th-grade ELA at just 9.1%. Interestingly, Wilson spends the most per student ($16,325) while Rickman spends the least ($10,608), showing that higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes.
At the lower end, Hilham Elementary School (648th) and Allons Elementary School (674th) both hold 2-star ratings, with Allons showing dramatic grade-level swings—68.4% in 4th-grade math versus 18.2% in 6th-grade math. The most concerning school is A H Roberts Elementary School (755th, 1 star), which has the highest chronic absenteeism (22.1%) and lowest math proficiency (18.3%), including a district-low 10.9% in 3rd-grade math. However, A H Roberts improved ELA dramatically from 27.4% to 40.9% in one year. Across the district, math proficiency declined in every school, while science is a relative strength. No school exceeds the state average in all four subjects, and the district remains below state averages in math and ELA—clear priorities for improvement.
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