Englewood Elementary, Englewood TN

Original Research by School Decision on Englewood Elementary

Englewood Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, making it the school that most children in this small McMinn County town will attend for the bulk of their K-8 years. The school is a regular public school, not a charter, and is part of the McMinn County district. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a modest Hispanic population and very small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Data on economic disadvantage and special education was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and the level of special education support.

On the Tennessee state assessments, the school presents a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly two out of every five students scored at a proficient level or above. In math, about one in three students reached that benchmark. These are not strong figures, and a parent looking for a school where most students are meeting grade-level standards will want to look into this further with the school to understand what supports are in place. Performance was notably stronger in science, where a majority of students scored proficient or above, and in social studies, where about half did. The school tested well above the minimal participation threshold, so the results represent near-total student participation.

Among the three districts in McMinn County, Englewood Elementary’s overall proficiency index sits at the top. That is a notable strength within this specific local context, though the comparison set is small. The school enrolls a substantial number of students for an elementary and middle school serving one town, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the grades.

The town of Englewood itself is a small, historically industrial community that has seen steady population decline since its peak decades ago. The textile mills that once defined the local economy have all closed, including the last one in recent years. There are no major employers left in town, and the median household income is low. Residents likely commute to nearby towns for work. The town’s built environment is low-density and car-oriented, with limited commercial activity along the main state highway. The school is located within the town, not on a remote campus, and the town’s civic anchors are modest: a municipal building and a textile museum. No public library or parks were identified in the search.

The district itself showed no recent parent-relevant changes in the available research, so there is no specific board policy or building project to note. A family moving to the area should be aware that the school’s academic results in math and reading are an area of softness, while science and social studies performance is stronger. The school provides a full pre-K through eighth-grade pathway in one building, which can be a logistical convenience for families with children across a wide age range. For a parent weighing this school against others in McMinn County, the proficiency numbers are toward the high end of the county, but that is a small pool.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-832%

School 32% · District 44% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-840%

School 40% · District 37% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-858%

School 58% · District 52% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-853%

School 53% · District 49% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

This schoolMcMinn County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income15%Higher-income50%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income47%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income54%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income44%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income41%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income33%17 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income27%Higher-income44%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income15%Higher-income30%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income12%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income47%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income36%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income53%22 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income18%Higher-income37%18 pp gap