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Schools in Bruceton · Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District

Bruceton’s public schools score below 66% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Bruceton’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Tennessee average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bruceton, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+K–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
30%
▼ 7 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 2 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 19% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
626 students on the public path
In brief

Bruceton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 197 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bruceton’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee (the state reports Bruceton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,532 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Central High School. 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 Bruceton’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 34% of Tennessee school districts. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (197)Better than 39%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 406 test results and a graduating class of 43 could put Bruceton anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Bruceton’s students in the tested grades sat them (426 in math, 386 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Central ElementaryHollow Rock-Bruceton Special School DistrictB
6–12Central High SchoolHollow Rock-Bruceton Special School DistrictC+

Bruceton’s public schools are run by Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District, which also serves Hollow Rock. 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.

Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 626 students, down 3% since 2020–21
$10,532TN $13,059 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 36.8% · 386 students tested
Math29%
State average 31.1% · 426 students tested

Bruceton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrucetonCHollow Rock-Bruceton Special
Hollow Rock—Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special

Every school in Bruceton

2 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).

Also serving Brucetonin other towns
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
281 studentsRate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
345 studentsRate it →

Questions about Bruceton’s schools

Are Bruceton’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bruceton children attend score below 66% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bruceton in?

Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 626 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Bruceton’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Bruceton spend per student?

$10,532 in Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special 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.