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De Kalb County High School
C+

De Kalb County High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1130 West Broad ST, Smithville, TN 37166 · (615) 597-4094 · Part of DeKalb County School District

Smithville’s School Grade C better than 27% of Tennessee school districts

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Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
781
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about De Kalb County High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8DeKalb Middle School534 students
9–12De Kalb County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1130 West Broad ST, Smithville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9232
Grade 10180
Grade 11188
Grade 12181
Enrollment over time
844’20
840’21
807’22
783’23
781’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about De Kalb County High School from Smithville families.

Other schools in DeKalb County School District

The district →
Smithville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Smithville
535 students
DeKalb West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Liberty
B−
466 students
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Smithville
C+
544 students
DeKalb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Smithville
C
534 students
DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smithville
784 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; Smithville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.