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Tipton County Alternative Learning Center

Public, Alternative Grades K-12
371st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee Alternative Schools
Better than 5% of Tennessee alternative schools
Summary

Tipton County Alternative Learning Center is a small public school in Covington, Tennessee, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. With just 79 students, the school is part of the Tipton County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.3% to 48.9% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and county averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on TNReady assessments are consistently lower than the county and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, such as just 6.9% proficiency in Mathematics, 5.6% in Biology I, and 5.3% in US History during the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

These findings indicate that the Tipton County Alternative Learning Center may need to implement targeted interventions to address attendance and academic performance issues, potentially including specialized support services for its unique student population. Collecting and analyzing data on the socioeconomic status of the students could also provide valuable insights to inform the development of appropriate support strategies.

85
Students ?
6.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
90.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 Bert Johnston AVE
       Covington, TN  38019

(901) 475-3502

District: Tipton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.9%
White:
42.4%
Hispanic:
2.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2022 → 5th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Tennessee)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg44%
Tennessee avg42%
371st of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2023
From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 5% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
83rd of 139Tipton 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20245.5579 of 5871.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3552 of 5947.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1508 of 56910.7%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20259.9371 of 3894.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.6358 of 3928.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.4382 of 3840.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202513.7224 of 2333.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202512.8339 of 3687.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.5338 of 3667.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Geometry10%-27 vs state
Mathematics7%-35 vs state
Biology I6%-40 vs state
US History5%-33 vs state

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Students at Tipton County Alternative Learning Center are 53% African American, 42% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Tipton County Alternative Learning Center ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Tennessee alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Tipton County Alternative Learning Center.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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