Best Public Schools in White Bluff, TN

Summary:

The city of White Bluff, Tennessee is home to two schools: White Bluff Elementary and W James Middle School. Based on the available data, W James Middle School stands out as the stronger academic institution in the area, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee middle schools.

W James Middle School's test scores consistently outperform the Dickson County and Tennessee averages, with 56.1% of students scoring proficient or better in Science compared to 52.6% and 44% respectively. The school also has a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts than the district and state. Additionally, W James Middle School boasts a lower student-teacher ratio of 13:1, indicating smaller class sizes.

In contrast, while White Bluff Elementary has respectable test scores and rankings, it does not stand out as strongly as the middle school. Its performance is generally on par with or slightly above the Dickson County and Tennessee averages, but does not significantly outperform them. The school's student racial makeup is also less diverse than the middle school, with 87.93% of students being White.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)							TNReady English Language Arts (2024)							TNReady Science (2024)							TNReady Social Studies (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 School RD	White Bluff	37187	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5775	464	41	11.4		408 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	56.5	395^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.2%		47.2	507^th of 1020 public elementary schools	50.3%	112	45.0	35.1	48.1				42.7	53.3	36.0	32.9				39.7	60.0	55.4	40.5				51.2					$13,336	$1,912	$10,595
W James Middle School	Public	6-8	3030 Trace Creek RD	White Bluff	37187	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 740-5770	253	19	13.0		224 (88.5%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	70.7	131^st of 587 public middle schools	77.7%		80.3	79^th of 594 public middle schools	86.7%	52				32.4	43.0	28.6	35.0				43.1	46.8	27.8	39.1				51.4	67.1	49.4	56.1	52.8	70.9	59.5	61.3	$12,219	$963	$10,353

Cities Near White Bluff

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlotte	4.03 mi	5	101^st
Burns	5.4 mi	2	28^th
Kingston Springs	6.91 mi	3	65^th
Cunningham	7.88 mi	3	21^st
Dickson	8.39 mi	7	89^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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