The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on David Crockett Elementary
David Crockett Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Lawrenceburg, the county seat of Lawrence County. It is one of four public elementary schools within the city’s borders and sits on Waynesboro Highway, a corridor that connects the town to the broader rural area. The school draws its student body from a community that has a distinctly small-town identity, centered on an old-fashioned downtown square with a statue of David Crockett, antique shops, museums, and the historic Crockett Theatre. The city’s character blends residential neighborhoods, a state park within city limits, and light industrial and commercial strips along US Routes 43 and 64. An Amish community north of town and the legacy of the Murray Ohio bicycle factory have shaped the local culture.
Enrollment at David Crockett is substantial for an elementary school serving these grades. The student population is overwhelmingly white, with very small numbers of Asian, Black, and Hispanic students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners were not available, so a parent interested in those dimensions of student support would need to ask the school directly.
On the state’s TNReady assessments, performance across tested subjects shows a pattern where less than half of students met the proficient or above threshold. In math, a share of students reached that level, but a majority did not. In English language arts, the result was similar, with a somewhat smaller share reaching proficiency. Science proficiency was close to the math figure. These results come from a single recent school year and represent the full tested population across grades three through five. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports are in place and whether the school has identified specific areas for improvement. The one social studies result available is from an older year and involved changes to the test and its scoring, so it is not directly comparable to current performance and should be treated as background only.
Because David Crockett is an elementary school that does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data were available for this profile. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. No information was found on course access, staffing ratios, or discipline incidents. The district brief for Lawrence County turned up no recent changes of lasting parent impact, so nothing about rezoning, new programs, or school closures can be described here.
Lawrenceburg itself is a modestly growing community with a downtown square that functions as the civic and cultural anchor. The square is walkable and hosts several museums, a pavilion, and the city administration building. Schools are spread across the city on their own campuses, and the city’s residential areas are auto-dependent beyond the downtown core. David Crockett State Park, within city limits, provides outdoor recreation. The median home value in the area is below the national benchmark, and rents are somewhat lower than the national average, which may be relevant for families considering the trade-off between housing costs and school performance.
For a parent considering David Crockett Elementary, the picture is one of a predominantly white, mid-sized school in a small-town setting where state test scores are below the halfway mark. The school’s community and housing context are affordable relative to national norms, and the town offers a recognizable downtown and nearby state park. A family evaluating this school will want to seek out the missing information on economic disadvantage and special populations, and may want to ask the school about its academic improvement efforts and enrichment opportunities that are not captured in the available data.
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