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Schools in Williston

Williston’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/7schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
20%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 7% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
2,909 students on the public path
In brief

Williston’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Williston’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Southwest Elementary places highest (better than 32%); East Jr. High School lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Williston, graded from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Fayette Ware Comprehensive 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 Williston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–12Fayette Ware Comprehensive High Schoolin SomervilleD

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

Fayette County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,909 students, down 11% since 2020–21
$12,172TN $13,059 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 36.8% · 1777 students tested
Math11%
State average 31.1% · 1914 students tested

Williston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Williston—Fayette County

Every school in Williston

7 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 Willistonin other towns
Oakland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oakland
C
621 studentsRate it →
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Somerville
D
491 studentsRate it →
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
294 studentsRate it →
La Grange Moscow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moscow
D
196 studentsRate it →
West Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oakland
D
340 studentsRate it →
East Jr. High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerville
D−
243 studentsRate it →
Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
D
724 studentsRate it →

Questions about Williston’s schools

Are Williston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Williston. Fayette County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Williston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Williston in?

Fayette County School District.

Where do Williston kids go to high school?

Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School.

Parents talk

What Williston 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.