Summary
Barry Tatum Academy is a public high school located in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 85 students. It 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.
Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Barry Tatum Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee high schools in terms of academic performance, with 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly lower than the Wilson County and Tennessee state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.4% of students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 60.3% in Wilson County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in English Language Arts, with only 7.1% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 51.6% in Wilson County and 38.9% statewide.
The data also shows that Barry Tatum Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% to 36.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 1:1 to 3.1:1 over the past few years, suggesting a high level of individual attention for students. However, the school's per-student spending is significantly higher than the surrounding high schools, ranging from $31,488 to $54,526 per student, which is more than 3 times the spending of the nearby high schools like Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet High School, and Watertown High School, which all rank in the top 25-30% of Tennessee high schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects.
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