Reward Schools in 52 districts across the state
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman announced 169 schools as the 2012-13 Reward Schools, the top 5 percent of schools in the state for annual growth and the top 5 percent for academic achievement.
The Reward Schools span 52 districts across the state and include 70 schools that serve mostly economically disadvantaged populations.
“Tennessee continues to set the standard in education reform as we maintain our focus on high levels of achievement and continuous growth,” Haslam said at an event held at Percy Priest Elementary, recognized for its overall academic achievement.
“Our Reward Schools have proven that all students can learn and grow even though their starting lines may be different, a critical part of our effort to prepare our students for the jobs available in the marketplace now and in the future,” stated Haslam. ” We are incredibly grateful for the teachers and staff at each of these schools and excited to recognize their efforts on behalf of Tennessee students.”Tennessee has set out to become the fastest-improving educational system in the country by raising student performance each year. For the second year, the state has recognized Tennessee schools that have shown the most progress year-over-year alongside the schools with the highest achievement scores on statewide tests.
This year’s list recognizes 70 schools for overall academic achievement, and 83 schools for annual value-added growth. The list also names 16 schools that earned both designations, rising to the top 5 percent for annual value-added growth while also ranking in the state’s top 5 percent for overall achievement.
The 2012-13 Reward Schools made these impressive accomplishments during a year when Tennessee saw consistent gains on the statewide Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP. As schools across the state made improvements and reached higher levels of proficiency, the 169 Reward Schools led the way.
Because Tennessee’s accountability system rewards growth and recognizes schools’ varying baselines, every school in the state can strive for the Reward Schools designation.
“We believe that all students deserve strong schools where they can grow to high levels of achievement,” Huffman said. “At the beginning of each year, every school in this state should know that they have a shot at becoming a Reward School.”
A complete list of Reward Schools is available here: tn.gov/education/accountability/reward_2013.shtml
School-level achievement data is available here: tn.gov/education/tcap/index.shtml#School_Data
2012-13 TVAAS scores are available here: https://tvaas.sas.com/public.html?as=b
For more information, contact Kelli Gauthier at 615.532.7817 or Kelli.Gauthier@tn.gov.
List of 2013 Reward Schools
District |
School Name |
Title I |
Performance/ Progress |
Alcoa | Alcoa High School | Performance | |
Anderson County | Grand Oaks Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Anderson County | Norris Middle School | Progress | |
Anderson County | Norwood Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Bedford County | Community Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Bedford County | Thomas Magnet School |
* |
Performance |
Bledsoe County | Bledsoe County High School | Progress | |
Blount County | Heritage High School | Progress | |
Blount County | Prospect Elementary School | Progress | |
Bradford | Bradford Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Bristol | Holston View Elementary School | Progress | |
Campbell County | Jacksboro Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Clinton | Clinton Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Coffee County | Coffee County Central High School | Progress | |
Coffee County | Hillsboro Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Crockett County | Friendship Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Davidson County | Glendale Elementary School | Performance | |
Davidson County | Head Middle Mathematics/Science Magnet School | Progress | |
Davidson County | Hume-Fogg High Academic Magnet | Performance | |
Davidson County | K I P P: Academy Nashville |
* |
Progress |
Davidson County | Liberty Collegiate Academy |
* |
Progress |
Davidson County | Lockeland Elementary Design Center | Performance & Progress | |
Davidson County | Margaret Allen Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Davidson County | Martin Luther King Jr Magnet School | Performance | |
Davidson County | Meigs Middle Magnet School | Performance | |
Davidson County | Nashville Prep School |
* |
Progress |
Davidson County | Percy Priest Elementary School | Performance | |
Davidson County | STEM Prep Academy |
* |
Progress |
Dickson County | The Discovery School | Performance | |
Dyer County | Dyer County High School | Progress | |
Dyer County | Three Oaks Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Fayette County | Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School |
* |
Progress |
Franklin City | Moore Elementary School | Performance | |
Gibson County Special District | Medina Elementary School | Performance | |
Greene County | South Greene High School |
* |
Progress |
Hamilton County | Apison Elementary School | Progress | |
Hamilton County | Big Ridge Elementary School | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy |
* |
Progress |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga State Middle College High School | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Ganns Middle Valley Elementary School | Progress | |
Hamilton County | Harrison Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Hamilton County | Lookout Mountain Elementary School | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Normal Park Museum Magnet School | Performance | |
Hamilton County | Orchard Knob Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Hamilton County | Snow Hill Elementary School | Progress | |
Hamilton County | Soddy Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Hamilton County | Thrasher Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Hawkins County | Mount Carmel Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Henderson County | Pin Oak Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Henderson County | South Side Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Henry County | Lakewood Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Jackson-Madison County | Madison Academic Magnet High School | Performance | |
Jefferson County | Jefferson County High School | Progress | |
Johnson City | Fairmont Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Johnson City | Lake Ridge Elementary School | Performance | |
Johnson City | Towne Acres Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Knox County | Carter High School | Progress | |
Knox County | Farragut High School | Performance & Progress | |
Knox County | L N STEM Academy | Performance | |
Knox County | Powell Elementary School | Progress | |
Knox County | Sequoyah Elementary School | Performance | |
Lake County | Margaret Newton Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Lawrence County | Ethridge Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Lexington | Lexington Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Loudon County | Fort Loudon Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Marshall County | Cornersville Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Marshall County | Forrest School | Progress | |
Marshall County | Lewisburg Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Maryville | Foothills Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Maryville | Maryville High School | Performance | |
Maryville | Maryville Junior High School | Performance & Progress | |
Maury County | Spring Hill Middle School | Progress | |
Memphis | American Way Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | B T Washington High School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Campus School | Performance | |
Memphis | Chickasaw Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Craigmont Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Crump Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Delano Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Ford Road Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Freedom Preparatory Academy |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Germanshire Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Hickory Ridge Middle School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | John P. Freeman Optional School |
* |
Performance |
Memphis | Kingsbury Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Levi Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Memphis Academy Of Health Sciences |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Newberry Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Power Center Academy High School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Power Center Academy Middle |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Sharpe Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Memphis | Vollentine Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Milan | Milan Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Montgomery County | Glenellen Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Montgomery County | Norman Smith Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Montgomery County | Rossview Elementary School | Performance | |
Montgomery County | Sango Elementary School | Performance | |
Montgomery County | The Middle College at Austin Peay State University | Performance | |
Murfreesboro | Erma Siegel Elementary School | Performance | |
Murfreesboro | The Discovery School at Reeves Rogers | Performance | |
Obion County | Ridgemont Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Overton County | Hilham Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Polk County | Benton Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Putnam County | Capshaw Elementary School | Performance | |
Rhea County | Frazier Elementary School | Performance | |
Rutherford County | Barfield Elementary School | Progress | |
Rutherford County | Cedar Grove Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Rutherford County | Central Magnet School | Performance | |
Rutherford County | Homer Pittard Campus School | Performance | |
Rutherford County | Lascassas Elementary School | Performance | |
Rutherford County | McFadden School Of Excellence | Performance | |
Rutherford County | Oakland High School | Progress | |
Rutherford County | Smyrna Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Rutherford County | Stewarts Creek Elementary School | Performance | |
Rutherford County | Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the | Performance & Progress | |
Shelby County | Arlington Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | Barrets Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | Crosswind Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | Dogwood Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | E. E. Jeter Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Shelby County | Elmore Park Middle School | Progress | |
Shelby County | Farmington Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | Lakeland Elementary School | Performance | |
Shelby County | Lowrance Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Shelby County | Southwind High School |
* |
Progress |
Shelby County | Tara Oaks Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Smith County | Gordonsville Elementary School |
* |
Performance |
Smith County | Union Heights Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Sumner County | Indian Lake Elementary School | Performance | |
Sumner County | Merrol Hyde Magnet School | Performance | |
Tipton County | Covington High School | Progress | |
Trousdale County | Trousdale County Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Washington County | University School | Performance | |
White County | White County High School | Progress | |
Williamson County | Allendale Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Brentwood High School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Brentwood Middle School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Clovercroft Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Crockett Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Edmondson Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Franklin High School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Fred J Page High School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Fred J Page Middle School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Grassland Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Grassland Middle School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School |
* |
Performance |
Williamson County | Independence High School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Kenrose Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Lipscomb Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Nolensville Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Oak View Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Pearre Creek Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Scales Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Summit High School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Sunset Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Sunset Middle School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Trinity Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Williamson County | Walnut Grove Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Winstead Elementary School | Performance | |
Williamson County | Woodland Middle School | Performance | |
Wilson County | Lakeview Elementary School | Performance & Progress | |
Wilson County | Mount Juliet High School | Progress | |
Wilson County | Stoner Creek Elementary School | Performance | |
Wilson County | W A Wright Elementary School |
* |
Progress |
Wilson County | Wilson Central High School | Progress |
*A school cannot be designated as Reward if:
- The achievement gaps of one of its subgroups (Black/Hispanic/Native American, Economically Disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, and English Language Learners) are larger than the state median AND the achievement gaps of the same subgroups have increased from the previous year
- The school opened in 2012-13 and only has one year of data
**Title I Schools