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C+
Schools in Bean Station · Grainger County School District

Bean Station’s public schools score below 65% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bean Station’s districts is 22%, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bean Station, 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.

#134of 176 Tennessee townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 8 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 9 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 3 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
1,277 students on the public path
In brief

Bean Station’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 191 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bean Station’s, its schools beat 40%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,373 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bean Station’s grade

C− Test scoresB+ Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Tennessee school districts, #134 of 176 Tennessee towns. Graduation is above the Tennessee average; test scores are below it.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (191)Better than 40%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,961 test results and a graduating class of 251 could put Bean Station anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Bean Station’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,060 in math, 1,862 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bean Station, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bean Station ElementaryGrainger County School DistrictC
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Bean Station’s public schools are run by Grainger County School District, which also serves Blaine and Rutledge. 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.

Grainger County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,975 students, down 8% since 2020–21
$12,373TN $13,059 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 36.8% · 1862 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.1% · 2060 students tested

Bean Station vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Bean Station’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bean StationC+Grainger County

Every school in Bean Station

3 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).

District schools in Bean Stationby address
Bean Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
437 studentsRate it →
Also serving Bean Stationin other towns
Washburn School
Grades PK–12 · Washburn
C
477 studentsRate it →
Rutledge Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rutledge
C+
363 studentsRate it →

Questions about Bean Station’s schools

Are Bean Station’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bean Station children attend score below 65% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #134 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bean Station in?

Grainger County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,975 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

What is Bean Station’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Grainger County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Bean Station spend per student?

$12,373 in Grainger County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.