Summary:
The city of Friendship, Tennessee has only one school, Friendship Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 115 students. While the school has a diverse student population, its academic performance lags behind the Crockett County district and the state of Tennessee as a whole.
Friendship Elementary's proficiency rates in mathematics, English Language Arts, and science are all significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.2% of Friendship Elementary students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 48% for the district and 39.7% for the state. The school's consistent placement in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 1-star rating, suggests that it is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.7 to 1, which is lower than the state average, and spending per student that is higher than the state average, Friendship Elementary is underperforming academically. This indicates that the school may need to address factors such as teacher quality, curriculum, or school leadership to improve student outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.
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