The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Science. The lowest is 27% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Haywood Elementary
Haywood Elementary serves first and second graders in Brownsville, Tennessee, the county seat of Haywood County. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet. The school is part of the Haywood County district, which is the only district in the county, so comparisons with neighboring districts are not meaningful here. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a primary school, with roughly equal numbers in first and second grade. A substantial majority of students are Black, with a significant white minority and smaller shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. Information on economic disadvantage, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available in the data.
The most important thing to understand about Haywood Elementary is its grade span. Because the school only serves first and second grade, and Tennessee’s state assessments begin in third grade, there are no state test results that reflect the current students. The data does include proficiency rates from past years—math and English language arts from the 2018–19 school year, along with older science and social studies results—but those were for grades three through eight and from an earlier period. A parent should not assume those numbers describe today’s first and second graders. The school likely measures early literacy and math skills through other assessments, but those results are not part of the available data. Anyone evaluating academic performance at this school should ask the school directly what benchmarks they use for young children and how students are progressing in reading and number sense.
Brownsville is a small rural city in West Tennessee, best known as a historic county seat with a traditional town square, antebellum homes, and cultural assets like the Tina Turner Museum, the Ann L. Marks Performing Arts Center, and a large public sculpture called The Mindfield. The city recently received National Main Street Community recognition and two National Historic District designations. A downtown amphitheater and summer concert series add to the civic life. Interstate 40 runs a few miles south, giving residents highway access to Memphis and Jackson. The Memphis Regional Megasite is cited as a potential driver of economic growth, though the population has seen a slight decline in recent census counts. No major private employers were identified in the search results; public-sector employment likely includes the school system and county government.
Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks. Home values are below the state average, and rents are modest relative to incomes. The local unemployment rate is near the national average, and mortgage rates have been in the mid-six percent range, typical of the current market.
No recent district-level changes, such as boundary adjustments, curriculum overhauls, or tax referendums, were found in publicly reported information. The school’s website was not examined in the data, so details about specific programs, before- or after-care, or enrichment activities are not available here.
For a family considering Haywood Elementary, the core message is that this is a dedicated early-primary school. There are no test scores for its students because of the grade band, so academic judgment rests on conversations with teachers and administrators. The student body is diverse, the town has genuine cultural and historic character, and the cost of living is moderate. A parent may want to look into the school’s early literacy framework, class sizes, and how they prepare children for the transition to the upper elementary grades in the district.
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