Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy

Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy is an alternative public virtual school located in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving grades 4-12 with a total enrollment of 113 students. The school is part of the Wilson County school district, which is ranked 25th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy has had consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 98.2% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 1.0% to 8.1% in recent years, which is better than the state average. However, the school has experienced chronic absenteeism rates between 15.3% and 20.2%, which are higher than the state average but not significantly so, given the unique challenges of a virtual learning environment. The school's test scores on the TNReady assessments are generally lower than the Wilson County and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels.

When compared to other nearby alternative and virtual schools, such as Tenn School For Blind and Rutherford County Virtual School, Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy generally performs better in terms of graduation and dropout rates, but lags behind in academic proficiency on state assessments. The school's lower test scores, particularly in core subjects like Mathematics and English Language Arts, suggest that there may be opportunities to strengthen the academic support and instructional strategies used in the virtual learning environment to better support student learning and achievement.