Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Bartlett’s public schools outscore 88% of Tennessee districts
Math proficiency in Bartlett’s districts is 41%, above the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bartlett, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bartlett’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 82 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bartlett’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,581 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Varangon Academy (private) and Faith Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bartlett’s grade
A: better than 88% of Tennessee school districts, #26 of 176 Tennessee towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bartlett, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Bartlett · depends on your address
Elmore Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 777 students
Bon Lin Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 677 students
Appling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 593 students
7th grade in Bartlett · depends on your address
Elmore Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 777 students
Bon Lin Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 677 students
Appling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 593 students
8th grade in Bartlett · depends on your address
Elmore Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 777 students
Bon Lin Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 677 students
Appling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 593 students
9th grade in Bartlett
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,782 students
10th grade in Bartlett
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,782 students
11th grade in Bartlett
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,782 students
12th grade in Bartlett
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,782 students
Bartlett’s public schools are run by Bartlett City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bartlett vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Bartlett’s borders.
Every school in Bartlett
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bartlett’s schools
Are Bartlett’s schools good?
By Tennessee’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bartlett children attend outscore 88% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #26 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bartlett in?
Bartlett City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,834 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Bartlett kids go to high school?
Bartlett High School, with 2,782 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Bartlett’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Bartlett City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Bartlett spend per student?
$11,581 in Bartlett City School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bartlett?
Yes: Varangon Academy (nonsectarian · all-boys, grades 7–12, 48 students) and Faith Christian Academy (religious, grades K–9, 20 students).
Parents talk
What Bartlett families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bartlett → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.