Sycamore Elementary School vs. Tara Oaks Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Sycamore Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Student Attention
Tara Oaks Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 471 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 12:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Serving 644 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 13:1 is lower than the Tennessee state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 40% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
471 students
644 students
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% Male | % Female
54% | 46%
53% | 47%
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Total Classroom Teachers
39 teachers
50 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
13:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#53 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
#34 out of 1761 schools in TN
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
78%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
75%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
80%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
19
12
Kindergarten Students
62
92
Grade 1 Students
72
106
Grade 2 Students
64
96
Grade 3 Students
81
110
Grade 4 Students
89
122
Grade 5 Students
84
106
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
15%
11%
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% Hispanic
10%
7%
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% Black
40%
7%
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% White
25%
69%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
6%
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Diversity Score
0.74
0.50
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