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Thrasher Elementary School
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredWhat this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Thrasher Elementary School
Thrasher Elementary School is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Signal Mtn, Tennessee, overseen by Hamilton County, caters to 603 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.
Hamilton County comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 45,981 students; Thrasher Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Thrasher Elementary School records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,183 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hamilton County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), Thrasher Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Nolan Elementary School, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thrasher Elementary School.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Thrasher Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 603).
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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