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West Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

13100 Highway 194, Oakland, TN 38060 · (901) 465-0798 · Part of Fayette County School District

Oakland’s School Grade D better than 10% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
340
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about West Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Oakland kids: Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

On the path

Where Oakland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Oakland Elementary621 students
6–8West Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Fayette Ware Comprehensive High Schoolin Somerville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

13100 Highway 194, Oakland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6117
Grade 7102
Grade 8121
Enrollment over time
422’20
385’21
378’22
373’23
340’24

Down 19.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 26%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Junior High School from Oakland families.

Other schools in Fayette County School District

The district →
Oakland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oakland
C
621 students
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Somerville
D
491 students
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williston
C
294 students
La Grange Moscow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moscow
D
196 students
East Jr. High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerville
D−
243 students
Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
D
724 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Oakland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.