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Test scores

TCAP, SY 2024-25

All grades, all students. % Met or Exceeded Expectations.
English Language Arts
39.5%
State avg 40.9%
District avg 52.5%
County avg 41.4%
+5.8pp since 2022-23
Mathematics
54.9%
State avg 39.3%
District avg 55.6%
County avg 45.4%
+8.5pp since 2022-23
Science
50.3%
State avg 45.9%
District avg 61.3%
County avg 49.7%
+5.5pp since 2022-23
Social Studies
59.5%
State avg 47.6%
District avg 68.7%
County avg 55.5%
-1.8pp since 2022-23

By grade, SY 2024-25

School score vs state average per tested grade.
GradeEnglish Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
SchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten tested
Grade 347.1%41.7%1758.8%43.4%1752.9%43.8%17N/AN/AN/A
Grade 470.8%47.7%2454.2%46.2%2466.7%51.1%24N/AN/AN/A
Grade 550.0%40.8%3865.8%47.5%3863.2%45.1%38N/AN/AN/A
Grade 642.1%39.4%3857.9%41.8%3852.6%46.8%3855.3%47.9%38
Grade 723.1%34.5%3951.3%39.0%3948.7%47.4%3966.7%53.1%39
Grade 820.5%30.1%3943.6%37.5%3925.6%42.8%3956.4%47.3%39

3-year history

All grades, all students. Rutherford   Tennessee avg

English Language Arts

38342022-2339342023-2441402024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2539.5%52.5%41.4%40.9%
SY 2023-2433.5%50.0%40.4%39.0%
SY 2022-2333.7%49.5%40.6%38.0%

Mathematics

36462022-2337482023-2439552024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2554.9%55.6%45.4%39.3%
SY 2023-2447.8%54.8%44.1%37.2%
SY 2022-2346.4%54.3%42.6%35.7%

Science

43452022-2344472023-2446502024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2550.3%61.3%49.7%45.9%
SY 2023-2447.0%59.8%49.3%44.1%
SY 2022-2344.8%60.0%49.1%43.3%

Social Studies

44612022-2345562023-2448602024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2559.5%68.7%55.5%47.6%
SY 2023-2455.8%63.8%54.5%44.7%
SY 2022-2361.3%63.3%55.5%44.1%

How to read these scores

What is TCAP?
TCAP is the statewide standardized test administered by Tennessee public schools.
What does "% Met or Exceeded Expectations" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 39.5% mean for English Language Arts at Rutherford Elementary?
It means about 39.5 percent of students tested at Rutherford Elementary performed at grade level or above on the TCAP English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Tennessee that year was 40.9%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Tennessee, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Tennessee Department of Education, Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP). Achievement assessments for grades 3-8 in ELA / Math / Science / Social Studies, plus End-of-Course (EOC) exams for high school (Algebra I/II, Geometry, Integrated Math I/II/III, English I/II, Biology I, US History). School-level All Students subgroup from the TDOE Data Downloads. Headline metric is the cumulative 'On Track + Mastered' rate (top 2 of 4 TCAP performance levels).
How often is it updated?
TCAP is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.

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