Summary:
Located in a small rural Tennessee community, Pickett County Schools operates a single elementary school, Pickett County Elementary School, serving grades PK–8 with 415 students. Since this is the only elementary school in the district, the analysis focuses on the school's individual performance rather than a comparison of multiple schools. The school is on a positive trajectory, improving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and climbing from the 29th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 38th percentile — ranked 628th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — in 2025–2026.
Academically, Social Studies is the school's clear strength, with 53.6% of students proficient compared to the state average of 51.4%, fueled by a dramatic 20-percentage-point improvement year-over-year. Fourth grade is another bright spot, with proficiency rates at or above state averages in Math (52.4% vs. 49.4%), ELA (47.6% vs. 47.4%), and Science (57.1% vs. 50.1%). However, the school still trails the state in most subjects overall: Math proficiency is 27.2% versus the state's 43.0%, ELA is 35.2% versus 40.6%, and Science is 41.0% versus 46.9%. The most concerning trend is middle-grade math, where proficiency collapses from 52.4% in 4th grade to just 9.4% in 7th grade and 12.8% in 8th grade — far below state averages.
Chronic absenteeism affects 20.2% of students, slightly above the state rate of 18.3%, and the district overall ranks in the bottom 20% statewide at 114th of 141 districts. Per-student spending is $12,281, though the data set lacks free/reduced lunch eligibility and student-teacher ratio information that would provide additional context. While the school is improving, it remains below state averages in most tested subjects, and the sharp decline in middle-grade math points to an urgent need for targeted intervention. Sustaining the Social Studies gains and addressing absenteeism and math instruction in upper grades will be key to continuing the school's upward trend.
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