Summary:
The city of Elkton, Tennessee has only one school serving grades PK-8, Elkton Elementary, which is part of the Giles County school district. While the school has a student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and per-student spending of $12,204, its academic performance on state assessments is consistently below the Giles County and Tennessee state averages, particularly in core subjects like Mathematics and English Language Arts.
Elkton Elementary's proficiency rates on the TNReady assessments range from 31.2% to 31.8% across subject areas, compared to 33.2% to 39.7% for the district and state. The school's performance is especially low in 5th, 6th, and 8th grade ELA, with proficiency rates as low as 8.3%. This has contributed to the school's declining ranking, going from 475 out of 1,000 schools in 2021-2022 to 563 out of 1,008 schools in the most recent year, and a drop from a 3-star to a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The racial makeup of Elkton Elementary's student population, which is 71.48% White, 13.36% African American, 6.86% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups, may indicate potential equity concerns that could be impacting the school's academic outcomes. The school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions and support programs to help improve student learning and achievement, especially in the lower-performing grade levels and subject areas.
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