Sweetwater High School

414 South High St, Sweetwater TN, 37874 | Sweetwater City School District | 423-337-7881
  • grades 9-12
  • students 640
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 27% 23% 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 High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Sweetwater City School District" in Sweetwater, TN. There are a total of 640 students and 39 teachers at Sweetwater High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Sweetwater High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 27.0%, which is 23% lower than the Tennessee average.

Sweetwater High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students640
Teachers39
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment0
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses0
Passing no courses0

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 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
All17%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School15-19%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

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 High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White 80.1% 82.7% 67.1% 51.1%
Black 7.1% 6.0% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.9% 1.1% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.9% 8.5% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.5% 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 High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.