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Schools in Halls · Lauderdale County School District

Halls’s public schools score below 93% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

In Halls, 21% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Tennessee average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Halls, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
21%
▼ 16 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 13 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 7 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 2% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
3
1,137 students on the public path
In brief

Halls’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 184 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Halls’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 7% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,856 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Halls Junior High School, then Halls High School. Enrollment is down 12% 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 Halls’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 7% of Tennessee school districts. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (184)Better than 2%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,146 test results and a graduating class of 204 could put Halls anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Halls’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,215 in math, 2,076 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Halls Elementary SchoolLauderdale County School DistrictC+
7–8Halls Junior High SchoolLauderdale County School DistrictC+
9–12Halls High SchoolLauderdale County School DistrictC+

Halls’s public schools are run by Lauderdale County School District, which also serves Gates, Henning and Ripley. 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.

Lauderdale County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,277 students, down 12% since 2020–21
$12,856TN $13,059 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 36.8% · 2076 students tested
Math18%
State average 31.1% · 2215 students tested

Halls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HallsDLauderdale County
Gates—Lauderdale County

Every school in Halls

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 Hallsby address
Halls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
655 studentsRate it →
Halls Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C+
143 studentsRate it →
Halls High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
339 studentsRate it →

Questions about Halls’s schools

Are Halls’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Halls children attend score below 93% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Halls in?

Lauderdale County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,277 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Halls kids go to high school?

Halls High School, with 339 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Halls’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Lauderdale County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Halls spend per student?

$12,856 in Lauderdale 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.