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Lake County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 335 students in Lake County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Lake County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
2 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
521 Students
315,543 Students
# Teachers
53 Teachers
21,238 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lake County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#136 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
40%
Graduation Rate
85%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
2%
14%
% Black
26%
19%
% White
65%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,599 is higher than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has grown by 47% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,664 is higher than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has grown by 47% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,599
$11,979
Spending / Student
$19,664
$11,478
Best Lake County School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lara Kendall Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 College St
Ridgely, TN 38080
(731) 264-5586
Ridgely, TN 38080
(731) 264-5586
Gr: 3-8 | 335 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
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