Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Bartlett

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Bartlett City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bartlett.

Bartlett’s School Grade A better than 88% of Tennessee school districts

Students
8,834
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,581
TN $13,059
The gist

What stands out about Bartlett City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the TN average
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 147 Tennessee school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABartlett 56,416

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bartlett. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Bartlett High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 31.1% · 5,818 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 36.8% · 5,309 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.3% · 647 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,581 per student · 11% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 47%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,794’20
8,826’21
8,946’22
8,999’23
8,834’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 51%Black 27%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools.

Altruria Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartlett
A−
730 students
Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartlett
A−
711 students
Bon Lin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartlett
A
708 students
Bartlett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartlett
A
680 students
Rivercrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartlett
A
674 students
Ellendale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bartlett
A−
502 students
Elmore Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartlett
B
777 students
Bon Lin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartlett
A−
677 students
Appling Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartlett
A−
593 students
Bartlett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bartlett
B
2,782 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Community Schools in LakelandLakeland
Lakeland School System DistrictLakeland
$11,271per student
Shelby County School DistrictMemphis
$14,576per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Tennessee.