Summary:
Zip code 38316 in Tennessee contains two public schools in the Bradford Special School District, serving grades PK–12 with a combined enrollment of 630. There is no standalone middle school; Bradford High School covers grades 6–12, while Bradford Elementary School serves PK–6. The district ranks 38th out of 141 Tennessee districts, earning 4 stars, and boasts an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of 2.5% compared to the state's 18.3%.
Bradford High School is the clear standout, ranking 99th out of 400 high schools statewide (75th percentile, 4 stars) and improving from the 60th percentile just two years ago. Its US History proficiency rate of 68.4% far exceeds the state average of 42.4%, and middle-grades math is exceptionally strong (7th grade: 54.7% vs. 39.2% statewide; 8th grade: 50.8% vs. 38.3%). The high school's graduation rate of 90.0% is nearly identical to the state's 90.5%, though its dropout rate of 7.5% is higher than the state's 6.7%. The school also improved significantly in Algebra II and English II year over year.
Bradford Elementary School has trended in the opposite direction, dropping from the 55th to the 46th percentile in state rankings over three years. It performs above state average in overall English Language Arts (46.8% vs. 40.6%) and has a bright spot in 5th-grade ELA (51.7% vs. 42.7%), but it lags in math and science, particularly with 3rd-grade science proficiency at just 25% and 5th-grade math at 33.9%. Notably, the elementary school spends more per student ($15,053) than the high school ($12,366), yet its performance is weaker. For parents, the high school offers strong and improving academics, while the elementary school has clear areas for improvement, especially in math and science.
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