The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Math. The lowest is 45% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Decaturville Elementary
Decaturville Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade, the only elementary school in the small, rural county-seat town of Decaturville. The school has an enrollment that is moderate for a PK-5 building, and the student body is overwhelmingly white, with much smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. Free- and reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available in the profile, so the economic composition of the student body is not known from this source.
State testing results for the most recent year show a mixed picture. On the TNReady assessments, a majority of tested students scored at the proficient or above level in math. In science, that share was somewhat smaller but still above half. English language arts fell below that mark, with fewer than half of students scoring proficient. This pattern across subjects is something a parent may want to discuss with the school, particularly in reading and writing, where performance is weaker. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies. The data also did not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or staffing ratios, which limits a fuller picture of the school’s day-to-day environment.
Decaturville itself is a quiet, small town centered on the Court Square around the Decatur County Courthouse. The town’s built environment is traditional, with low-rise commercial and government buildings around the square and residential streets radiating outward. The school is integrated into this civic core; historical records note that after a courthouse fire, court was held in the Decaturville School building, indicating the school sits near the town center. The local economy is small and stable, anchored by county government and a handful of institutions like a nursing home and a bank. The population has seen a modest decline, and the cost of living is low.
Housing values in the area are well below the national benchmark, and home values have been rising at a pace that exceeds the national rate of growth, though from a lower base. For a family, this means entry into the local housing market is comparatively affordable, though the town is not seeing major new development.
The district brief turned up no recent changes of lasting impact, so the school’s context appears stable from a governance standpoint. The comparison set against other districts in Decatur County could not be calculated because only one district exists in the county, meaning there is no local benchmark for proficiency or other metrics. For a parent considering this school, the academic numbers point to a elementary school where math is stronger than literacy, set in a small, stable, and affordable rural town where the school sits near the center of community life.
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