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Schools in Dowelltown

Dowelltown’s public schools

DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowelltown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 13% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
1,782 students on the public path
In brief

Dowelltown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dowelltown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. DeKalb West Elementary places highest (better than 51%); De Kalb County High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dowelltown, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: De Kalb County 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dowelltown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12De Kalb County High Schoolin SmithvilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

DeKalb County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,644 students, up 25% since 2020–21
$11,339TN $13,059 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 36.8% · 1714 students tested
Math21%
State average 31.1% · 1852 students tested

Dowelltown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dowelltown—DeKalb County
Liberty—DeKalb County

Every school in Dowelltown

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).

Also serving Dowelltownin other towns
Smithville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Smithville
535 studentsRate it →
DeKalb West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Liberty
B−
466 studentsRate it →
De Kalb County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smithville
C+
781 studentsRate it →

Questions about Dowelltown’s schools

Are Dowelltown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dowelltown. DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowelltown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dowelltown in?

DeKalb County School District.

Where do Dowelltown kids go to high school?

De Kalb County High School.

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What Dowelltown families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.