Schools in Linden · Perry County School District
Linden’s public schools score below 70% of Tennessee districts
The public schools Linden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
35%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 10 pts vs TN 27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 7 pts vs TN 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 3% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools
4
863 students
The School Grade
How Linden compares
C− Test scoresA− Graduation
Tennessee school districts we grade (143)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (218)Better than 35%
High confidence. Built on 505 tested students and a graduating class of 72; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Tennessee’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Tennessee only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Linden.
The path, start to finish
PK–4Linden ElementaryPerry County School District
5–8Linden Middle SchoolPerry County School District
9–12Perry County High SchoolPerry County School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math17%
State average 26.9%
Every school in Linden
4 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Middle
High
Private & other
Parents talk
What Linden families are saying about school.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.