The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the school and district designations for the 2022-23 school year, including Reward schools, Exemplary districts, and In Need of Improvement districts. These designations are based on various performance indicators, including student achievement and growth.
Across the state, 400 schools, spanning 98 districts, received the Reward school designation; 12 districts received the Exemplary district designation; and seven districts received the In Need of Improvement designation.
In our area, Bledsoe County Schools made the list for Exemplary, as did 11 other schools across the state. Districts are recognized as an Exemplary District when they receive an overall district performance score of 3.1 or higher on a 4.0-point scale across all performance indicators.
Some of the schools designated as Advancing:
Alvin C York Institute
Coffee County Schools
Cumberland County Schools
DeKalb County Schools
Overton County Schools
Putnam County Schools
Rhea County Schools
Roane County Schools
Tullahoma City Schools
Van Buren County Schools
White County Schools
Some of the schools designated as Satisfactory:
Bedford County Schools
Fentress County Schools
Morgan County Schools
Sequatchie County Schools
Warren County Schools
Reward schools, Exemplary districts, and In Need of Improvement districts were presented to the State Board of Education on February 16th and approved. All designations can be found on the department’s accountability page.