Bradley County School District

800 South Lee Hwy
Cleveland, TN 37311
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%

Top Rankings

Bradley County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:

Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 2,392 students in Bradley County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle Schools in Bradley County School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 38% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
17 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
10,103 Students
324,844 Students
# Teachers
669 Teachers
21,390 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

District Rank

Bradley County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 146 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 92% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#39 out of 147 school districts
(Top 30%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Bradley County  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
35%
28%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Bradley County  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
34%
30%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Bradley County  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
96%
88%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Bradley County  School District and public school graduation rate of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.27
0.57
# American Indian Students
13 Students
470 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
51 Students
6,120 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
792 Students
39,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
12%
# Black Students
285 Students
65,875 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
8,579 Students
200,284 Students
% White Students
85%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
297 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
381 Students
12,584 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
288
3,854
# Students in K Grade:
690
9,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
745
9,008
# Students in 2nd Grade:
736
9,218
# Students in 3rd Grade:
723
9,628
# Students in 4th Grade:
779
10,547
# Students in 5th Grade:
719
20,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
699
68,627
# Students in 7th Grade:
709
74,183
# Students in 8th Grade:
795
77,382
# Students in 9th Grade:
846
9,496
# Students in 10th Grade:
796
7,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
784
7,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
794
7,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $10,471 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,177 is less than the state median of $11,647. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
This School District
This State (TN)
Total Revenue
$106 MM
$12,104 MM
This chart display total revenue of Bradley County  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$103 MM
$11,597 MM
This chart display total spending of Bradley County  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$10,471
$12,157
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Bradley County  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$10,177
$11,647
This chart display average spending per public school student in Bradley County  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Bradley County School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ocoee Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2250 N Ocoee St
Cleveland, TN 37311
(423) 476-0630
Grades: 6-8
| 1,017 students
Rank: #22.
Lake Forest Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
610 Kile Lake Rd
Cleveland, TN 37323
(423) 478-8821
Grades: 6-8
| 1,121 students
Rank: #33.
Bradley County Virtual School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
301 Keith St, Suite 102
Cleveland, TN 37311
(423) 709-8414
Grades: K-12
| 242 students
Rank: n/an/a
209 Sunset Dr
Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 476-0699
Grades: K-12
| 12 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 17 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 10,103 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 15%
  • : 96% (Top 5% in TN)
  • : Top 30%
  • : 35% (Top 30%)
  • : 34% (Top 30%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education

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