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Sunbright School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Alternative Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee alternative schools

Summary

Sunbright School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Sunbright, Tennessee, with around 500 students. While the school has relatively high graduation rates and low dropout rates compared to the state average, it faces several key challenges, including low test scores and high chronic absenteeism.

Sunbright School's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 86.5% to 93.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores on the TNReady assessments are generally lower than the state and Morgan County averages across most subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates are projected to be around 30% in math and 26% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 42% and 39% respectively. Additionally, Sunbright School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 8.4% to 20.2%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Oakdale School, which is also in the Morgan County district, has similar performance metrics to Sunbright School. Both schools struggle with low test scores compared to state averages, but have relatively high graduation rates and lower dropout rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Sunbright School may be systemic issues within the Morgan County school district that need to be addressed.

464

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,609

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Burrville RD
Sunbright, TN 37872

(423) 628-2244

District: Morgan County

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

802^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

357^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

327^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Alternative Schools in the Morgan County

131^st of 139Morgan County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	802 of 1009	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	781 of 1018	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	768 of 1020	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	782 of 1000	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	693 of 983	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	889 of 985	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	811 of 997	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	676 of 855	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	683 of 853	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	641 of 846	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	515 of 820	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.5	654 of 818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	746 of 809	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	747 of 986	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	732 of 990	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	732 of 989	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	817 of 975	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	589 of 945	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	810 of 926	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	561 of 843	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	458 of 853	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	593 of 865	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	648 of 858	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	551 of 823	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	627 of 821	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	531 of 877	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	809 of 984	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	777 of 991	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	750 of 987	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	692 of 980	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	715 of 941	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	821 of 916	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	811 of 840	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	777 of 847	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	781 of 852	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	791 of 844	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	726 of 844	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	800 of 812	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	811 of 841	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	357 of 583	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	449 of 587	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	488 of 594	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	504 of 569	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	492 of 576	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	518 of 574	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	515 of 563	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	444 of 492	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	426 of 485	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	390 of 475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	386 of 466	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	392 of 462	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	390 of 435	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	351 of 546	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	397 of 554	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	434 of 560	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	487 of 552	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	455 of 538	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	421 of 529	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	148 of 490	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	251 of 510	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	401 of 514	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	419 of 495	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	396 of 483	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	218 of 490	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	403 of 481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	291 of 550	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	449 of 560	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	462 of 557	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	476 of 540	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	441 of 529	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	487 of 523	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	382 of 492	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	465 of 504	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	481 of 503	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	491 of 500	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	485 of 496	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	478 of 484	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	478 of 481	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	327 of 389	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	268 of 392	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	278 of 384	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	231 of 358	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	295 of 342	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	328 of 341	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	274 of 351	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	259 of 300	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	269 of 296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	247 of 285	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	247 of 269	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	249 of 273	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	61.8	110 of 267	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	266 of 365	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	213 of 365	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	249 of 366	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	232 of 350	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	297 of 340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	302 of 337	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2023	22.2	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	294 of 324	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	214 of 337	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	275 of 330	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	272 of 322	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	237 of 317	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	251 of 302	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	356 of 368	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	280 of 366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	264 of 359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	192 of 349	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	176 of 332	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	284 of 329	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	308 of 323	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	285 of 326	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	255 of 312	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	280 of 306	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	296 of 301	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	307 of 307	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

Homeless (2024)65th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

US History46%+7 vs state

Social Studies42%-6 vs state

Science34%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

English I25%-14 vs state

English II19%-35 vs state

Biology I19%-27 vs state

Geometry8%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	500	30	16.6		480 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	29.4	25.0	25.0	39.5	38.9	30.8	21.9	38.2	36.1	18.8	31.6	11.1	26.4			19.2	18.2	18.9	42.9	45.5	22.6	25.0	19.2	19.2	9.1		7.7	25.0	35.3	38.9	30.0	36.8	36.1	34.0	15.6	57.9	50.0	42.5	$12,609	$942	$10,342
Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	444	32	14.0		407 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)	27.0	8.0	31.0	28.1	22.6	21.6	23.6	32.4	40.0	34.5	42.4	22.6	23.7	32.1	22.6	23.5	57.9	16.7	34.9	41.7	41.7	22.2	21.6	42.1	41.0	27.3	34.6	30.5	29.7	32.0	44.8	28.1	25.8	28.9	31.3	34.4	38.7	28.9	33.7	$13,276	$734	$11,100

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunbright School

Is Sunbright School a good school?

Sunbright School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Tennessee alternative schools.

What district is Sunbright School in?

Morgan County

How many students attend Sunbright School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Sunbright School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunbright School?

Students at Sunbright School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic.

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