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Sycamore Elementary School vs. Tara Oaks Elementary School

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School Overview

School
Sycamore Elementary School
1155 Sycamore Rd
Collierville, TN 38017
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Tara Oaks Elementary School
600 Harpers Ferry Rd
Collierville, TN 38017
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Top Rankings

Sycamore Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 20%)

Tara Oaks Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Overview
Serving 592 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Sycamore Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 73% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 68% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 37%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Serving 655 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Tara Oaks Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 78% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75% (which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 37%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 41% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
592 students
655 students
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% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
53% | 47%
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Total Classroom Teachers
47 teachers
47 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
14:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Tara Oaks Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#53 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 5%)
#34 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 5%)
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73%
(Top 5% in TN)
78%
(Top 5% in TN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Sycamore Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
68%
(Top 5% in TN)
75%
(Top 5% in TN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Sycamore Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
69%
(Top 10% in TN)
80%
(Top 5% in TN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Sycamore Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Sycamore Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Tara Oaks Elementary School by grade.
Pre-K Students
67
15
Kindergarten Students
87
97
Grade 1 Students
71
92
Grade 2 Students
95
106
Grade 3 Students
79
102
Grade 4 Students
98
109
Grade 5 Students
95
134

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
16%
11%
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This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
10%
7%
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This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
38%
7%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Sycamore Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
27%
70%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Sycamore Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Tara Oaks Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
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0.75
0.49
This chart displays the diversity score of Sycamore Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Tara Oaks Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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