Is Byars Dowdy Elementary a good school?

Byars Dowdy Elementary ranks 597 th of 1000 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Byars Dowdy Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 456 students attended Byars Dowdy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Byars Dowdy Elementary?

Students at Byars Dowdy Elementary are 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Byars Dowdy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Byars Dowdy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Winfree Bryant Middle School

Byars Dowdy Elementary School in Lebanon TN

Performance Trends

Compare Details Byars Dowdy Elementary ranks worse than 59.7% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Lebanon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Byars Dowdy Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lebanon School District. Racial makeup is: White (57.5%), Hispanic (23.5%), African American (11.8%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Byars Dowdy Elementary is 12.6, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Lebanon School District! (See more...)

Compare Byars Dowdy Elementary employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Byars Dowdy Elementary is $10,878, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Lebanon School District.

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SchoolDigger ranks Byars Dowdy Elementary 597^th of 1000 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Byars Dowdy Elementary in the ranking list.)

Lebanon:

SchoolDigger ranks Lebanon 66^th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Byars Dowdy Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TN State Percentile
2010	33.45	590^th	809	27.1%
2011	45.47	490^th	818	40.1%
2012	42.86	521^st	820	36.5%
2013	48.53	559^th	846	33.9%
2014	54.53	379^th	853	55.6%
2015	54.63	411^th	855	51.9%
2017	35.71	455^th	646	29.6%
2018	58.60	342^nd	997	65.7%
2019	49.56	440^th	985	55.3%
2021	33.27	640^th	983	34.9%
2022	38.49	597^th	1000	40.3%

Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Byars Dowdy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	723	86	11	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1989	745	77	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	828
1990	572	78	8	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1991	598	71	10	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
1992	624	74	10	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
1993	457	94	8	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	561
1994	489	101	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
1995	492	101	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	-5	599
1996	492	101	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	-5	599
1997	508	122	7	1	3	n/a	n/a	-204	437
1998	327	78	4	2	1	n/a	n/a	-1	411
1999	368	78	5	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
2000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	465	465
2001	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	590	590
2002	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	592	592
2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	592	592
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	578	578
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	544	544
2006	463	91	4	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	622
2007	472	84	6	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
2008	453	82	10	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
2009	488	75	14	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
2010	507	77	9	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	702
2011	486	79	3	95	0	1	4	0	668
2012	429	63	5	164	2	1	6	0	670
2013	421	66	8	161	2	1	6	0	665
2014	387	81	13	178	1	1	10	0	671
2015	353	79	19	151	2	1	11	0	616
2016	340	82	14	166	2	1	15	0	620
2017	356	79	11	189	2	2	15	0	654
2018	344	72	7	186	1	2	28	0	640
2019	317	69	6	172	1	1	36	0	602
2020	306	70	6	186	2	0	37	0	607
2021	296	68	5	194	2	0	30	0	595
2022	262	54	4	107	3	0	26	0	456

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Byars Dowdy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	822	37.0	22.2	n/a
1989	828	40.0	20.7	n/a
1990	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1991	680	31.0	21.9	n/a
1992	709	31.0	22.8	n/a
1993	561	31.0	18.1	n/a
1994	601	36.0	16.7	n/a
1995	599	37.0	16.2	n/a
1996	599	37.0	16.2	n/a
1997	437	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	411	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	465	n/a	0.0	n/a
2000	465	n/a	0.0	n/a
2001	590	n/a	0.0	n/a
2002	592	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	592	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	578	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	622	44.8	13.9	n/a
2007	644	43.4	14.8	50.9
2008	639	46.0	13.9	51.5
2009	673	50.0	13.5	54.1
2010	702	50.8	13.7	57.5
2011	668	50.5	13.2	68.9
2012	670	45.6	14.6	68.8
2013	665	44.9	14.8	74.9
2014	671	48.0	13.9	74.8
2015	616	45.0	13.6	70.1
2016	620	42.0	14.7	76.9
2017	654	43.0	15.2	n/a
2018	640	43.0	14.8	n/a
2019	602	43.0	14.0	n/a
2020	607	44.0	13.7	66.2
2021	595	46.0	12.9	n/a
2022	456	36.0	12.6	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Byars Dowdy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	822	37.0	22.2	n/a
1989	828	40.0	20.7	n/a
1990	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1991	680	31.0	21.9	n/a
1992	709	31.0	22.8	n/a
1993	561	31.0	18.1	n/a
1994	601	36.0	16.7	n/a
1995	599	37.0	16.2	n/a
1996	599	37.0	16.2	n/a
1997	437	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	411	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	465	n/a	0.0	n/a
2000	465	n/a	0.0	n/a
2001	590	n/a	0.0	n/a
2002	592	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	592	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	578	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	622	44.8	13.9	n/a
2007	644	43.4	14.8	50.9
2008	639	46.0	13.9	51.5
2009	673	50.0	13.5	54.1
2010	702	50.8	13.7	57.5
2011	668	50.5	13.2	68.9
2012	670	45.6	14.6	68.8
2013	665	44.9	14.8	74.9
2014	671	48.0	13.9	74.8
2015	616	45.0	13.6	70.1
2016	620	42.0	14.7	76.9
2017	654	43.0	15.2	n/a
2018	640	43.0	14.8	n/a
2019	602	43.0	14.0	n/a
2020	607	44.0	13.7	66.2
2021	595	46.0	12.9	n/a
2022	456	36.0	12.6	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Byars Dowdy Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$738 (7.2%)	$8,905 (86.7%)	$10,271
2020	$722 (6.7%)	$9,467 (88.0%)	$10,763
2021	$1,199 (11.0%)	$9,157 (84.2%)	$10,878

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Byars Dowdy Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 440^th of 985 Elementary schools	Ranks 597^th of 1000 Elementary schools	15%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	37.1	39.7	2.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lebanon)	46.5	38.6	7.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)	43.8	36.4	7.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	26.2	29.4	3.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lebanon)	39.1	36.6	2.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)	36.9	35.7	1.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	53.9	36.2	17.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lebanon)	54.8	44.9	9.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)	46	38.1	7.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	34.2	24.1	10.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lebanon)	39.1	37.6	1.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)	34.3	39.3	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	55	25.5	29.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lebanon)	55	38.3	16.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)	46.2	37.2	9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	28.2	30.9	2.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lebanon)	33.3	33.8	0.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)	35.2	37.7	2.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	48.1	34.3	13.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Lebanon)	46.3	35.8	10.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)	40.8	34.1	6.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Byars Dowdy Elementary)	28.9	28.2	0.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lebanon)	36.2	32.9	3.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)	33.7	35.1	1.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	602	595	1.2%
African American	69	68	1.4%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	6	5	16.7%
Hispanic	172	194	12.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	317	296	6.6%
Two or More Races	36	30	16.7%

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