The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in Math. The lowest is 19% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Tracy Elementary
Tracy Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Tracy City, a small rural town on the Cumberland Plateau in Grundy County, Tennessee. The school is a regular public school within the Grundy County district. The town itself was originally a coal mining and railroad center and retains a historic small-town feel, with a compact downtown along Main Street where local businesses and town hall are located. The surrounding area is heavily car-dependent beyond that core. Tracy City has seen a slight population decline in recent years, and no major new housing developments were identified in publicly available searches. The community is anchored by outdoor recreation — South Cumberland State Park, with extensive trails and Grundy Lakes for swimming and picnicking — and a local historical society museum. No public transit system was mentioned in the research.
Academically, Tracy Elementary participates in Tennessee’s TNReady assessments for grades three through eight. Across four subjects tested, the proportion of students scoring at the proficient or above level fell below a third in each case. In math, about one in four students met that bar. In English language arts, it was roughly one in five. Science proficiency came in at roughly a quarter of students, and social studies saw about one in five reach proficiency. These figures place the school’s achievement on the lower end, and a parent considering Tracy Elementary may want to ask the school about academic support programs, intervention strategies, and how the school works to move students toward proficiency. Because Grundy County is the only district in the county, no comparative positioning against neighboring districts is available from the data.
The school’s enrollment is small for a PK–8 campus. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small numbers of students identifying as Hispanic, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or two or more races. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not reported, nor were counts or rates of students with disabilities or English learners. Those are notable gaps. A parent may wish to ask the school directly about the level of economic need and the availability of special education and language support services, as those are common considerations.
Because Tracy Elementary serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to consider. The school does not have a high school program, so students move on to a different campus afterward. No information was available on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access — the database did not include those fields for this school. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes from public web searches, though that may simply reflect limited online coverage rather than a lack of activity.
For families looking at Tracy City, the housing market in the ZIP code shows home values below both the state and national benchmarks, which may make it a more affordable option relative to larger Tennessee communities. The town’s character is quiet, rural, and historically grounded. The school itself is a single point of entry for elementary and middle grades, so students typically go through several years in the same building. The academic results are soft, and the missing data on student support programs and demographics means a family has less to go on than they might elsewhere. A parent who values a strong outdoor setting, a small-town environment, and a single school for a long stretch of childhood could find this a good fit, but they would likely want to probe the school’s academic supports and ask about specific services before making a decision.
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