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Halls Elementary School
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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredWhat this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Halls Elementary School
Located at 601 Carmen ST, in Halls, Tennessee, Halls Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 655 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Lauderdale County. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.
Within Lauderdale County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,277 students, Halls Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Halls Elementary School reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
In the surrounding community, Lauderdale County reports that median household income runs about $49,879, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Halls Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Lauderdale County (combined enrollment of about 3,277 students).
Halls Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Halls Elementary School operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 655 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Halls Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Lauderdale County at a glance
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