The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Chapel Hill Elementary
Chapel Hill Elementary serves children from pre-kindergarten through third grade, making it the first school experience for most families in this small Marshall County town. Because the school stops at third grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing results reflect only a single tested grade. That testing window gives a snapshot rather than a multi-year trajectory, but for the grade that is assessed the data is complete.
On the Tennessee TNReady assessments, the school’s students scored at a level where around half met the state’s proficiency bar in math and English language arts, while science performance was a bit stronger. Social studies results are from several years ago and may not reflect current conditions; a parent interested in that subject may want to ask the school for more recent information. Participation on test day was full, so the results represent nearly every eligible student. These numbers describe a school where a substantial share of children are meeting grade-level expectations and a roughly equal share are not, which is typical for many elementary schools in the region. Families should feel comfortable asking the school about how it supports students who are below the proficiency threshold, especially given that Tennessee now requires third graders who do not meet the ELA standard to receive extra intervention or face retention.
The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share identifying as Hispanic and a modest number as two or more races. Free or reduced-price lunch data was not available in this profile, so the economic makeup of the school’s families is not part of this account. The school is a regular public school within the Marshall County School System, and it is not a charter or magnet.
Chapel Hill itself is a growing town. Publicly reported data shows that its population has increased in recent years, home values have risen sharply, and the town has active planning and industrial boards. The community holds annual events such as a truck and tractor pull and a Christmas parade. The school sits along Nashville Highway, the town’s main corridor, and shares the town with an intermediate school for grades four through six and a combined middle-high school. Henry Horton State Park is a nearby civic anchor. Walkability is limited given the low-density highway-oriented layout.
For families choosing this school, the most relevant district-level changes involve instruction and accountability. Marshall County Schools shifted to Tennessee’s new student-need-based funding formula beginning in the 2023-24 school year, which may affect how resources reach individual schools. The district also adopted a phonics-based literacy curriculum aligned with state law, starting in 2022-23. That change directly shapes how Chapel Hill Elementary teaches reading. Tennessee’s third-grade retention law, in effect since 2022-23, means that the end of third grade carries high stakes for students who do not meet the ELA bar, and the district has put tutoring and summer programs in place to help those students. Parents of younger children will want to understand how the school prepares students for that checkpoint.
Chapel Hill Elementary is an early-primary school in a small but growing town, with academic results that sit in the middle range and a full set of district-level literacy reforms to watch. It fits a family looking for a neighborhood school where children start their education close to home and then move on to a separate intermediate campus after third grade. The housing market in Chapel Hill has been appreciating, so families moving into the area are buying into a town that is actively managing growth while holding onto its traditional community events.
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