The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Science. The lowest is 25% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Centerville Elementary
Centerville Elementary is a regular public school serving children from prekindergarten through second grade in Hickman County, Tennessee. Because the school covers only the earliest primary years, most of the metrics that parents typically look at for older schools do not apply here. There is no high school graduation rate, no college readiness data, and no state testing results for the current grade band—Tennessee’s standardized assessments begin in third grade. The one set of test results that exists comes from the 2009–10 school year, when the school appears to have served older students as well; those figures are more than a decade and a half old and should not be taken as a reflection of today’s program. A parent considering this school would want to speak directly with the school and district about current early-literacy and numeracy benchmarks, since the public record offers no recent academic snapshot.
The school itself is modest in size and sits in Centerville, the county seat of Hickman County. The town has a small, historic character centered on a Greek Revival courthouse square, with community traditions such as a weekly live music program, an annual Banana Pudding Festival, and events at Centerville River Park along the Duck River. The local economy is described as rooted in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism, and the town has a fully functional hospital. Population has been declining slowly, and housing costs are moderate relative to national benchmarks. The town’s layout is auto-dependent outside the square, and schools likely occupy their own campuses rather than being downtown.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the data provided. The school does not appear to have a charter or magnet status, and its Title I status was not reported.
No recent district-level changes were found in the available research, and no data on staffing, discipline, attendance, or course access was provided. The comparison fact-set was unable to position Centerville Elementary relative to other districts in Hickman County because it is the only district in the county—there are no neighboring districts for direct comparison.
For a parent, Centerville Elementary is clearly an early-entry point for families living in and around Centerville. The lack of recent academic data and the fact that the school covers only PK–2 means that a family would need to look ahead to the next school in the feeder pattern—likely Centerville Elementary used to serve older grades or there is an intermediate school—to understand the full academic trajectory. The community offers a quiet, small-town setting with modest housing costs and a stable if slowly shrinking population. Because the public data is thin, especially on student support services and current learning outcomes, a direct conversation with the school and district office would be essential for any family wanting a clear picture of what their child’s earliest school years would look like here.
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