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Schools in Lyles · Hickman County School District

Lyles’s public schools score below 82% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

20% of students in Lyles’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lyles, 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.

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
29%
▼ 8 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 11 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 3 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
2,982 students on the public path
In brief

Lyles’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,241 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two elementary, two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Lyles’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 18% 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 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (223)Better than 16%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,936 test results and a graduating class of 210 could put Lyles anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lyles’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,008 in math, 1,863 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Lyles’s public schools are run by Hickman County School District, which also serves Centerville. 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 36.8% · 1863 students tested
Math20%
State average 31.1% · 2008 students tested

Lyles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LylesC−Hickman County

Every school in Lyles

8 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).

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Questions about Lyles’s schools

Are Lyles’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lyles children attend score below 82% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lyles in?

Hickman County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,001 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lyles kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East Hickman High School and Hickman Co Sr High School.

What is Lyles’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Hickman County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Lyles spend per student?

$13,241 in Hickman 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.