Summary:
The city of Bethel Springs, Tennessee has only one school serving grades PK-8, Bethel Springs Elementary. This public school has a total enrollment of 440 students, with a predominantly White student population (92.27%). However, the school's academic performance is consistently below the McNairy County district and the state of Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels.
Bethel Springs Elementary's proficiency rates range from 13.7% to 34.1% in Mathematics, 13.5% to 29.4% in English Language Arts, and 19.6% to 42.5% in Science and Social Studies. The school's overall proficiency rates are 23.5% in Mathematics, 23.2% in English Language Arts, and 31.4% in Science. This underperformance has led to the school being ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's demographic homogeneity and potential equity concerns, combined with its declining performance and ranking, suggest that Bethel Springs Elementary may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's per-student spending of $11,539 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.4 to 1 indicate that the school may need additional resources and support to improve educational outcomes for all students in the community.
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