The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in Math. The lowest is 30% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Jacks Creek Elementary
Jacks Creek Elementary serves kindergarten through third grade in the unincorporated rural crossroads community of Jacks Creek, Tennessee. The school is the only public educational facility in this very small community, which had a population of 81 according to the 2020 Census. The community centers on the intersection of two state highways, where the elementary school sits alongside a church, a post office, and a barbecue restaurant. Surrounding land is agricultural, and the area has no walkable grid, no downtown, no public parks, and no public transit. For civic infrastructure beyond what Jacks Creek offers, families look to Henderson to the west or Lexington to the north.
The school itself is small, with an enrollment that matches its rural setting. Student demographics show that most of the student body is White, with a modest share of Hispanic students, a small number of Black students, and a few students identifying as two or more races. The school serves only primary grades, which means there is no graduation rate to report and no data on high school outcomes such as college-going or career pathways. Free or reduced-price lunch data, special education counts, and English learner counts were not available in the source material, so a reader cannot assess the school’s socioeconomic or support-service profile from this data alone.
State testing results are available for the grades that take the TNReady assessments, which in this school means third grade. In math, a strong majority of tested students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, about half of students reached that same benchmark, a more moderate outcome. In science, just over half of students scored proficient or better. Social studies data is several years old and from a testing period before the state changed both the assessment name and the cut scores, making that older measure unreliable for comparison. All testing groups were small, which is typical for a school this size, and results for a single grade can swing from year to year with cohort changes.
Because Jacks Creek Elementary does not serve upper elementary, middle, or high school grades, the available data gives a limited picture of academic performance. There are no chronic absenteeism figures, no discipline data, and no information on course access or staffing. The comparison tool for the county’s districts could not place the school against its peers because the cohort was too small to produce a reliable ranking on overall proficiency.
For a family considering this school, the primary question is fit. This is a very small, rural primary school in a community with almost no commercial or civic infrastructure. The academic data for the one tested grade shows a math strength and mixed results in literacy and science. The school’s location at a highway intersection means that most families drive, and the nearest towns with more shopping, medical services, and higher-grade schools are a short drive away. The Chester County school district reported no major recent changes in publicly available sources, so the district context appears stable.
A parent may want to follow up directly with the school about class sizes, early literacy supports, and what programs are in place for the primary grades, since those details were not available in the public data. This is a school that serves the youngest students in a quiet, agricultural community, and its strengths and limitations are largely defined by its small size and rural setting.
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