Summary:
The 38060 zip code area is home to two underperforming schools - Oakland Elementary and West Junior High School. Both schools are ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in Tennessee and have a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.
Academically, the schools struggle significantly, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies well below state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17% of students at Oakland Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 42.2%. Similarly, West Junior High School had only 12.1% of students proficient or better in Mathematics. Both schools also face high chronic absenteeism rates, with 18.9% of students chronically absent at each school.
The data suggests that these schools may be serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, as evidenced by the low Fayette County Public Schools district ranking, high chronic absenteeism rates, and relatively low per-student spending. Targeted interventions and support, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and implementing evidence-based instructional practices, may be necessary to improve academic outcomes at these schools.
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