Moore County

The Moore County school district in Tennessee consists of two schools: Lynchburg Elementary and Moore County High School. Lynchburg Elementary serves elementary students and ranks 312 out of 1,008 Tennessee elementary schools, while Moore County High School serves high school students and ranks 129 out of 374 Tennessee high schools.

Moore County schools demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement. Lynchburg Elementary outperforms state and county averages in several academic areas, including mathematics, English language arts, and science proficiency rates. However, the school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 94.14% of students identifying as White. In contrast, Moore County High School has a more diverse student population, with 90.31% White, 2.13% African American, and 4.26% Hispanic students. While the high school performs well in Biology I, it struggles in English Language Arts, with only 23.4% of students scoring proficient or better.

Both schools maintain favorable student-teacher ratios, with Lynchburg Elementary at 14:1 and Moore County High School at 13.2:1. Additionally, the schools spend above the state average per student, with Lynchburg Elementary spending $12,294 and Moore County High School spending $11,215 per student. These investments in resources and staffing may contribute to the schools' academic outcomes, though further analysis would be needed to fully understand the relationship between spending and performance.