Summary:
ZIP code 37059 encompasses the small community of Liberty, Tennessee, and contains just one school: DeKalb West Elementary School, a PK–8 school serving 466 students in the DeKalb County Schools district. Despite being classified as an elementary school, DeKalb West functions as a combined elementary and middle school, which shapes both its culture and its academic profile.
Academically, the school's strongest showing is in the middle grades. Sixth grade English Language Arts proficiency stands at 59.6%, well above the state average of 39.8%, and 7th grade Social Studies reaches 61.4% versus 56.0% statewide. Mathematics proficiency in grades 5 through 8 also exceeds state averages in every grade. However, the school is below state averages in mathematics, science, and social studies overall, and the largest gap is in science (−7.3 points). The most concerning figure is 3rd grade math proficiency, at just 13.2% compared to 42.6% statewide. Third grade ELA and science are also weak. Over the past three years, the school's statewide rank has fallen from the 64th percentile to the 39th percentile, and year-over-year scores declined in all four All-Grades subjects.
For parents, the picture is mixed. DeKalb West consistently outperforms its home district in every All-Grades subject, and chronic absenteeism of 14.6% is notably better than the state's 18.3%—a positive sign for school engagement. Yet the school lags Tennessee averages in most subjects, and the steep drop in 3rd grade math suggests a possible early-elementary challenge that could ripple into later grades. No free/reduced lunch or student-teacher ratio data were reported, so class-size and poverty contexts are unavailable. Still, strong middle-grade results and reliable attendance give the school solid foundations to build on despite a three-year downward trend in ranking.
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