Summary:
Zip code 38455 in Prospect, Tennessee is served by a single elementary school: Elkton Elementary School. This PK-8 school enrolls 263 students and is part of the Giles County Schools district, which ranks 90th out of 141 districts in Tennessee. Because Elkton is the only school in this area, this summary focuses on its performance patterns, strengths, and challenges.
Elkton's greatest strengths appear in the early grades. In 2025-2026, 64.3% of 4th graders were proficient in both ELA and Science, well above district and state averages. The 8th grade also showed relative strength in Social Studies, with 59.1% proficiency compared to 41.2% for the district. However, middle school math and ELA proficiency drops sharply. Only 8.7% of 7th graders and 13.6% of 8th graders were proficient in math, far below district and state levels. The transition from 5th to 6th grade appears to be a critical intervention point.
The school has shown year-over-year improvement, raising proficiency in all four subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, including a 6.3-point gain in math. However, overall proficiency remains below district and state averages, and the school's state ranking (588 out of 1019, 42nd percentile) has not fully recovered to its 2023-2024 level. Chronic absenteeism affects 15.9% of students—about 1 in 6—which is better than the state average but worse than the district's 14.1%. Per-pupil spending is high at $16,016, which raises questions about resource allocation given the middle-grade struggles. The bottom line: Elkton Elementary School has clear early-grade strengths, but systemic improvement in grades 6-8 is the most urgent priority.
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