Summary:
The city of Livingston, Tennessee is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The data reveals significant performance disparities among these schools, with Livingston Academy consistently outperforming the other schools in the district, while Overton County Virtual School struggles across multiple metrics.
Livingston Academy, the high school, stands out as the top-performing school, ranking 154 out of 374 Tennessee high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs above the state average in several subject areas, including Biology I, English II, and Algebra II, and has a relatively high percentage of white students (95.37%) compared to the state. In contrast, Overton County Virtual School, the elementary/middle school, is the lowest-performing school, ranking 866 out of 1,020 Tennessee elementary schools and earning a 1-star rating. This school significantly underperforms the county and state averages in most subject areas, especially in Mathematics and English Language Arts, and has a more diverse student population compared to the other schools.
The data also reveals differences in resource allocation, with A H Roberts Elementary, the lowest-performing school, having the highest spending per student at $13,187, while Livingston Academy has the lowest at $7,913. Additionally, Overton County Virtual School has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10:1, while Livingston Academy has the highest at 17.6:1. These differences in resource allocation may contribute to the performance disparities observed across the schools in the Overton County district.
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