Sweetwater Jr High School

1013 Cannon Ave, Sweetwater TN, 37874 | Sweetwater City School District | 423-337-7336
  • grades 7-8
  • students 326
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 25% 30% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Sweetwater
  • Ranked #0 of 2314 in Tennessee
Proficiency Averages
30%Sweetwater
35%Tennessee

Sweetwater Jr High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Sweetwater City School District" in Sweetwater, TN. There are a total of 326 students and 16 teachers at Sweetwater Jr High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Sweetwater Jr High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 24.5%, which is 30% lower than the Tennessee average.

Sweetwater Jr High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students326
Teachers16
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Sweetwater Jr High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All24%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
720-24%
820-24%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
730-34%
820-24%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Sweetwater Jr High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White 81.4% 82.7% 67.1% 51.1%
Black 3.7% 6.0% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6% 8.5% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.8% 1.4% 1.5% 3.1%

Sweetwater demographics profile

StatisticSweetwaterTennesseeNational
Population5,8946,833,174328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)66716791
Median age40.338.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.7:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%57%55%
Speak English98%93%79%
Speak Spanish0%4%13%

Education level achieved in Sweetwater

IndexSweetwaterTennesseeNational
Completed 8th grade74.6%82.0%84.3%
Completed high school72.3%79.9%83.0%
Completed some college41.2%53.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree23.5%32.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.2%25.4%30.3%
Completed masters6.1%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.1%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Sweetwater Jr High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.