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Schools in Ducktown

Ducktown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 3% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
1,613 students on the public path
In brief

Ducktown’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Ducktown’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Benton Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Copper Basin Elementary School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ducktown, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Chilhowee Middle School and Copper Basin 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 Ducktown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Polk 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.

Polk County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,160 students, down 1% since 2020–21
$12,686TN $13,059 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 36.8% · 1222 students tested
Math34%
State average 31.1% · 1337 students tested

Ducktown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ducktown—Polk County

Every school in Ducktown

5 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 Ducktownin other towns
Benton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benton
A−
421 studentsRate it →
South Polk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Old Fort
A−
347 studentsRate it →
Copper Basin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Copperhill
B
321 studentsRate it →
Chilhowee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Benton
B+
293 studentsRate it →
Copper Basin High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Copperhill
B
231 studentsRate it →

Questions about Ducktown’s schools

Are Ducktown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ducktown. Polk County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ducktown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ducktown in?

Polk County School District.

Where do Ducktown kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chilhowee Middle School and Copper Basin High School.

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What Ducktown 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.