The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on College Street Elementary
College Street Elementary is a regular public school in Manchester, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of the elementary schools within the Manchester district, and it operates as a neighborhood school for the county-seat town. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the academic picture comes entirely from state assessments given in grades three through five.
On the Tennessee TNReady assessments, College Street Elementary’s students as a whole scored above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Coffee County, landing in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects. In both math and English language arts, roughly half of the tested students scored at or above the proficient level. Science proficiency was a bit lower than that, with fewer than half of students meeting the bar. The school did not have recent social studies assessment data available for a direct comparison. A parent may want to ask the school how its science curriculum and instruction are supported, given that the proficiency rate in that subject lagged behind the core areas of reading and math.
The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Enrollment totals in the upper hundreds for the PK-5 span, with a notably larger kindergarten cohort and then roughly even numbers through the early grades. Information on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the data. A parent interested in those supports should follow up directly with the school for current figures.
Manchester itself is a small city and the county seat, positioned between Nashville and Chattanooga along Interstate 24. It is a low-density, car-oriented community. The town is best known regionally for hosting the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival each year, a large event that temporarily draws a much bigger population. Outside of festival season, Manchester functions as a quieter place with a traditional downtown centered on the courthouse, nearby state park land along the Duck River, and commercial corridors along Hillsboro Boulevard. The school building sits on College Street, close to the downtown core, in a setting typical of a county-seat elementary school.
Housing in the local area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values and rents that are broadly in line with the broader Tennessee market. The mortgage-payment-to-income ratio and rent-to-income ratio suggest that a typical household in this area can manage housing costs without severe strain, though the data does not break out figures specifically for families with school-age children.
The district itself did not have any recent major changes or strategic initiatives publicly reported in the data that was searched. That means there is no evidence of a recent boundary shift, program overhaul, or leadership transition to factor in. For a family considering this school, the decision is likely to rest on the straightforward academic picture and the fit of a mid-sized elementary school in a small city that offers a quieter pace of life most of the year. The school’s proficiency rates are solidly above those of many neighboring districts, and the elementary setting means the focus is on core academic foundations rather than the metrics that apply to high schools.
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