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Upperman High School
C+

Upperman High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6950 Nashville HWY, Baxter, TN 38544 · (931) 858-3112 · Part of Putnam County School District

Baxter’s School Grade B better than 63% of Tennessee school districts

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Photo: JarvisA10 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
899
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Upperman High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Baxter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Upperman Middle School851 students
9–12Upperman High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6950 Nashville HWY, Baxter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9230
Grade 10226
Grade 11203
Grade 12240
Enrollment over time
801’20
876’21
903’22
918’23
899’24

Up 12.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 7%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upperman High School from Baxter families.

Other schools in Putnam County School District

The district →
Prescott South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A
535 students
Burks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monterey
B+
515 students
Capshaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A+
515 students
Algood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Algood
A
495 students
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
459 students
Cane Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
447 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Baxter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.