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Thomas Magnet School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
515 Tate Avenue
Shelbyville, TN 37160
Phone
(931) 684-6818
District
Bedford County
County
BEDFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
449
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.2% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Thomas Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
77%
40%
75%
40%
78%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
44%
83%
44%
77%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
73%
39%
68%
37%
77%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
72%
35%
73%
36%
71%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 56 12.5%
Kindergarten 53 11.8%
Grade 1 61 13.6%
Grade 2 62 13.8%
Grade 3 59 13.1%
Grade 4 54 12.0%
Grade 5 57 12.7%
Grade 6 47 10.5%
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Total 449 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.9% 60.1% 61.4%
Black 4.8% 7.4% 21.6%
Hispanic 23.4% 31.6% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.6% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 50,533 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 106.7 170
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,469 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 12.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.0% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.0% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.6% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,239 $47,400,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $303 $2,740,000 3.3%
Staff $480 $4,347,000 5.2%
General Administration $191 $1,725,000 2.1%
School Administration $453 $4,098,000 4.9%
Operation $801 $7,245,000 8.7%
Transportation $336 $3,038,000 3.6%
Other $159 $1,434,000 1.7%
Total Support $2,722 $24,627,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,274 $11,526,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $9,235 $83,553,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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