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If you could change one rule at Bradley Central High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,649
High
DISTRICT 1,077 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADLEY COUNTY·NCES 470033000090
Bradley Central High School
1000 South Lee Highway, Cleveland, TN 37311 · (423) 476-0650 · Bradley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,649 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Tennessee public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 437 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 400 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 393 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 419 | 25% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.1pp since 2022
Math
39.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -10.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 50.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bradley Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #88 of 339 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #184 of 337 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,649 | #36 of 381 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #195 of 332 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #155 of 200 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,649
+74 (+5%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,820
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,649 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,662 | 108.7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,677 | 107 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 103 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,750 | 105 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,763 | 107 | 16.5:1 | 62% (1,085) |
| 2010-11 | 1,651 | 109 | 15.2:1 | 59% (968) |
| 2000-01 | 1,654 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,820 | 97 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradley Central High School.
About Bradley Central High School
In Cleveland, Tennessee, part of Bradley County, Bradley Central High School is a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,649 students. The typical figure for high schools in Tennessee is about 754 students.
Bradley Central High School is one school in a 16-school district, Bradley County, which enrolls 10,202 students.
Most students at Bradley Central High School are White: 81% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Bradley County is about 84% White. Bradley Central High School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
allk12 grades Bradley Central High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bradley County show that median household income is about $66,552, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Bradley Central High School is one of 27 public schools in Bradley County, which together enroll about 16,092 students.
The shortest distance from Bradley Central High School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Arnold Memorial Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 1,575 to 1,649.
Community posts for Bradley Central High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bradley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,065
Census ACS
Median income
$66,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bradley County
- Walker Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Lake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Ocoee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
- Waterville Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Black Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- North Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Walker Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 1,291 students
- Lake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Ocoee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
- Blythe-Bower ElementaryElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Arnold Memorial Elementary0.8 mi · 330
- G.R. Stuart Elementary1.4 mi · 317
- Blythe-Bower Elementary1.5 mi · 710
- Ocoee Middle School1.7 mi · 1,096
- Mayfield Elementary1.8 mi · 446
- Bradley County Virtual School1.9 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About Bradley Central High SchoolHow many students attend Bradley Central High School?
Bradley Central High School enrolls approximately 1,649 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bradley Central High School serve?
Bradley Central High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradley Central High School?
At Bradley Central High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bradley Central High School?
Bradley Central High School is overseen by Bradley County in Bradley County.
What city is Bradley Central High School in?
Bradley Central High School is located in Cleveland, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.