The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on North Lake Elementary
North Lake Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Franklin County district, located on Old Tullahoma Road just outside the city of Tullahoma. The school sits in a part of Tennessee where the local economy is anchored by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, a major aerospace testing center, and the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Tullahoma itself is a car-dependent town with a traditional downtown square, a growing dining scene, and steady but slow growth driven by education, services, and tourism rather than manufacturing. The area blends outdoor recreation around Tims Ford Lake and Woods Reservoir with aerospace and whiskey heritage.
North Lake Elementary is a small school for its grade band, serving just over two hundred students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a very small share of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, or of two or more races. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of economic diversity and the availability of special education and language support services.
On the Tennessee state assessments, the school's results present a mixed picture. In math, a majority of students scored at the proficient level or above, a solid result. In science, roughly half of students reached that bar. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above was lower, falling below half. Social studies data is from an older assessment year and is not comparable to current results, so it does not give a reliable picture of current performance. The school's participation rate on the tests was very high, which means the results reflect nearly all enrolled students. A parent may want to ask the school about the specific instructional supports in place for reading and writing, given the gap between math and English language arts outcomes.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing was not available in the source materials. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet and Title I status were not reported.
North Lake Elementary is part of the Franklin County district, which covers a broad rural and suburban area. The district brief turned up little in the way of recent major changes or strategic initiatives publicly reported, so a parent may want to ask the district office about current priorities, curriculum updates, or facility plans.
Housing in the area around the school carries a home value that sits below the national median but above the state median, with rents that are moderate relative to incomes. The local unemployment rate has been stable and near the national average. The broader Tullahoma area is car-dependent, with a downtown square and a growing dining scene, and the dominant employer is the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, a major aerospace testing center. The town has seen steady but slow growth, and the school sits in a part of Franklin County that is more rural in feel than the city of Tullahoma itself.
For a family considering North Lake Elementary, the school offers a small, traditional elementary setting in a community anchored by aerospace and higher education. The math results are a clear strength, while the English language arts results are an area a parent would want to understand better by talking to the school about curriculum and intervention strategies. The student body is not very diverse, and the school serves a narrow grade band, so the peer group is young and local. The surrounding area is car-dependent, with a modest cost of living relative to national benchmarks, and the housing market has seen some appreciation. The school's location on the edge of Tullahoma means it draws from a more rural part of Franklin County, and the district itself did not have publicly reported recent changes or initiatives that would shape a family's decision.
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