Community High School

Summary:

Community High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Unionville, Tennessee, which is part of the Bedford County School District. The school has seen a gradual shift in its racial demographics, with the student body currently comprising 77.21% White, 16.43% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Despite being part of the Bedford County School District, which is ranked 93 out of 139 districts in Tennessee, Community High School has consistently performed below average on state assessments (TNReady), ranking 236 out of 374 Tennessee high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low in subjects like Algebra I and US History, where proficiency rates have been in the low 20% range in recent years. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing below their White and economically disadvantaged peers.

While nearby schools like Shelbyville Central High School and Cascade High School have also struggled academically, some other nearby schools, such as Holloway High School and Fred J. Page High School, have significantly outperformed Community High School and the surrounding schools, ranking in the top half and top 5% of Tennessee high schools, respectively. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Community High School to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to improve its own academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 Community Crossing
       Unionville, TN  37180


(931) 685-1418

District: Bedford County

SchoolDigger Rank:
204th of 392 Tennessee High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,322 Help


Feeder schools for Community High School:

Elementary:    Community Elementary School
Middle:    Community Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  566

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.2%
Hispanic:
16.4%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Community High School ranks worse than 52% of high schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Bedford County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.87. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Community High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Community High School has the largest high school student body size in the Bedford County School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Community High School is $9,322. 1 high schools in the Bedford County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Community High School 204th of 392 Tennessee public high schools. (See Community High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Bedford County:

SchoolDigger ranks Bedford County 93rd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 35.82 209th 267 21.7%
2011 34.15 215th 273 21.2%
2012 48.48 177th 269 34.2%
2013 44.36 204th 285 28.4%
2014 49.81 158th 296 46.6%
2015 37.08 243rd 300 19.0%
2016 35.39 247th 351 29.6%
2017 20.95 239th 273 12.5%
2018 18.38 293rd 341 14.1%
2019 24.81 276th 342 19.3%
2021 35.18 226th 347 34.9%
2022 33.32 243rd 358 32.1%
2023 42.50 201st 384 47.7%
2024 43.87 204th 392 48.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.86 193rd 308 37.3%
2019 35.19 202nd 302 33.1%
2021 48.17 138th 317 56.5%
2022 27.64 253rd 322 21.4%
2023 37.32 208th 330 37.0%
2024 49.29 138th 337 59.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.88 266th 337 21.1%
2021 36.37 211th 340 37.9%
2022 30.07 258th 350 26.3%
2023 37.38 232nd 366 36.6%
2024 45.85 188th 365 48.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.84 279th 329 15.2%
2021 30.83 235th 332 29.2%
2022 30.39 248th 349 28.9%
2023 46.31 162nd 359 54.9%
2024 41.74 196th 366 46.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.63 78th 240 67.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.88 93rd 153 39.2%
2021 16.27 163rd 180 9.4%
2022 33.41 132nd 189 30.2%
2023 55.87 65th 202 67.8%
2024 42.28 109th 209 47.8%
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Rank History for White students at Community High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.24 295th 307 3.9%
2019 15.72 287th 301 4.7%
2021 31.44 227th 306 25.8%
2022 26.34 250th 312 19.9%
2023 34.22 215th 325 33.8%
2024 36.82 200th 326 38.7%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Community High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 642 17 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 659
1989 656 23 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 28 708
1990 687 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 703
1991 709 11 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1992 768 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1993 835 17 2 1 1 n/a n/a -10 846
1994 872 15 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 894
1995 849 6 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 871
1996 849 6 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 871
1997 907 9 0 10 0 n/a n/a -19 907
1998 340 47 2 8 1 n/a n/a -2 396
1999 417 3 0 7 0 n/a n/a 1 428
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 425 425
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 461 461
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 488 488
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 488 488
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 498 498
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 576 576
2006 562 7 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2007 584 8 4 19 0 n/a n/a 0 615
2008 615 11 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 648
2009 654 11 3 26 1 n/a n/a 0 695
2010 453 6 2 16 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2011 458 7 1 16 2 1 1 0 486
2012 441 3 4 26 1 0 2 0 477
2013 434 6 3 26 0 0 8 0 477
2014 453 9 2 31 1 0 8 0 504
2015 425 9 3 39 1 0 10 0 487
2016 452 12 3 44 2 1 12 0 526
2017 455 10 2 45 2 0 8 0 522
2018 441 12 3 48 2 0 10 0 516
2019 444 13 1 62 2 0 12 0 534
2020 480 12 2 76 1 0 17 0 588
2021 454 9 3 73 2 0 23 0 564
2022 446 9 2 91 1 0 21 0 570
2023 437 9 1 93 1 0 25 0 566

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Community High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 659 30.0 21.9 n/a
1989 708 30.0 23.6 n/a
1990 703 30.0 23.4 n/a
1991 721 38.0 18.9 n/a
1992 781 38.0 20.5 n/a
1993 846 38.0 22.3 n/a
1994 894 45.0 19.9 n/a
1995 871 49.0 17.8 n/a
1996 871 49.0 17.8 n/a
1997 907 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 396 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 425 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 461 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 488 n/a n/a n/a
2003 488 n/a n/a n/a
2004 498 n/a n/a n/a
2005 576 n/a n/a n/a
2006 586 34.0 17.2 n/a
2007 615 35.9 17.1 38.5
2008 648 35.0 18.5 35.5
2009 695 35.7 19.5 42
2010 477 31.0 15.3 43.6
2011 486 28.0 17.3 48.4
2012 477 27.0 17.6 53
2013 477 28.6 16.6 52.8
2014 504 28.0 18.0 52.6
2015 487 28.0 17.3 56.1
2016 526 29.0 18.1 52.1
2017 522 27.0 19.3 n/a
2018 516 28.0 18.4 n/a
2019 534 29.0 18.4 n/a
2020 588 31.0 18.9 n/a
2021 564 30.7 18.3 n/a
2022 570 34.9 16.3 n/a
2023 566 37.7 14.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Community High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 659 30.0 21.9 n/a
1989 708 30.0 23.6 n/a
1990 703 30.0 23.4 n/a
1991 721 38.0 18.9 n/a
1992 781 38.0 20.5 n/a
1993 846 38.0 22.3 n/a
1994 894 45.0 19.9 n/a
1995 871 49.0 17.8 n/a
1996 871 49.0 17.8 n/a
1997 907 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 396 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 425 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 461 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 488 n/a n/a n/a
2003 488 n/a n/a n/a
2004 498 n/a n/a n/a
2005 576 n/a n/a n/a
2006 586 34.0 17.2 n/a
2007 615 35.9 17.1 38.5
2008 648 35.0 18.5 35.5
2009 695 35.7 19.5 42
2010 477 31.0 15.3 43.6
2011 486 28.0 17.3 48.4
2012 477 27.0 17.6 53
2013 477 28.6 16.6 52.8
2014 504 28.0 18.0 52.6
2015 487 28.0 17.3 56.1
2016 526 29.0 18.1 52.1
2017 522 27.0 19.3 n/a
2018 516 28.0 18.4 n/a
2019 534 29.0 18.4 n/a
2020 588 31.0 18.9 n/a
2021 564 30.7 18.3 n/a
2022 570 34.9 16.3 n/a
2023 566 37.7 14.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Community High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $298 (3.6%) $7,536 (91.0%) $8,280
2020 $278 (3.6%) $6,986 (91.5%) $7,631
2021 $605 (7.2%) $7,464 (88.3%) $8,455
2022 $743 (8.3%) $7,803 (86.9%) $8,981
2023 $887 (9.5%) $7,944 (85.2%) $9,322

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Community High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 276th of 342 High schoolsRanks 201st of 384 High schools
 28.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Algebra I (Community High School)8.216.7
 8.5%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Bedford County)12.38.1
 4.2%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)21.817.8
 4%
9th Grade English I (Community High School)27.229.1
 1.9%
   9th Grade English I (Bedford County)27.223.5
 3.7%
   9th Grade English I (Tennessee)33.336
 2.7%
10th Grade Algebra II (Community High School)14.616.9
 2.3%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Bedford County)19.610.8
 8.8%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Tennessee)46.743.8
 2.9%
10th Grade English II (Community High School)33.341
 7.7%
   10th Grade English II (Bedford County)35.842.5
 6.7%
   10th Grade English II (Tennessee)4450.7
 6.7%
10th Grade Geometry (Community High School)64.726
 38.7%
   10th Grade Geometry (Bedford County)4425.7
 18.3%
   10th Grade Geometry (Tennessee)28.223.8
 4.4%
All Grades Algebra I (Community High School)7.415.3
 7.9%
   All Grades Algebra I (Bedford County)14.516.4
 1.9%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.423.2
 4.2%
All Grades Algebra II (Community High School)12.714.6
 1.9%
   All Grades Algebra II (Bedford County)18.315.6
 2.7%
   All Grades Algebra II (Tennessee)27.425.6
 1.8%
All Grades US History (Community High School)5.122.1
 17%
   All Grades US History (Bedford County)17.630.1
 12.5%
   All Grades US History (Tennessee)28.638.5
 9.9%
All Grades English I (Community High School)27.328.7
 1.4%
   All Grades English I (Bedford County)26.722.5
 4.2%
   All Grades English I (Tennessee)32.735.4
 2.7%
All Grades English II (Community High School)32.140.4
 8.3%
   All Grades English II (Bedford County)34.341.1
 6.8%
   All Grades English II (Tennessee)42.749.4
 6.7%
All Grades Geometry (Community High School)37.926.6
 11.3%
   All Grades Geometry (Bedford County)16.328.1
 11.8%
   All Grades Geometry (Tennessee)33.928.6
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students534566
 6%
African American139
 30.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian11
Hispanic6293
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White444437
 1.6%
Two or More Races1225
 108.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Community High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 566 students attended Community High School.

Community High School ranks 204th of 392 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Community Elementary School
Middle : Community Middle School

Students at Community High School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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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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