EDUCATION The Greeneville City School District leads with the vision that graduates will be prepared and confident to own THEIR future! During the 2020-2021 school year, approximately 2,800 students were served by the Greeneville City School District’s four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Students can also attend the Greene Technology Center. During the 2021-2022 school year, the TOPS @ Greeneville K-12 virtual school launched. Greeneville City School District and Bristol Tennessee City School District, both high-performing districts, entered a partnership to provide a full K-12 online learning experience through Tennessee Online Public Schools (TOPS). TOPS is a three-time Reward School in the state of Tennessee and in 2012 began providing a quality high school program state-wide. ACADEMICS AND ACCOLADES Greeneville City School District is consistently ranked as one of Tennessee’s top-performing school districts. Highlights: The Greeneville City School District was ranked the No. 1 best public-school district in Tennessee by both Business Insider Magazine and in Niche Ranking’s survey twice. The district consistently ranks in the top 5 of Niche Rankings. • The Greeneville City School District received the highest possible score for student growth for the 2020-2021 school year, level 5. EastView Elementary, Highland Elementary, Tusculum View Elementary, and Greeneville High School all received level 5 growth scores as well. • Greeneville City Schools ranks in the top 10 in the state of Tennessee on TNReady Assessments in English I, English II, Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, and US History. • The Greeneville City School District is ranked among the top 5 school districts in TN for 2021 and in the top 5% of all school districts in the nation by the Niche organization. • The district consistently ranks above the state and the nation on ACT composite scores. The 2021 composite ACT score for Greeneville High School was 21.9, compared to the Tennessee average of 19.9 and national average of 20.3. In addition, the Greeneville City School District was one of only 10 school districts in Tennessee that tested 100% of students. © 2022 The Greeneville Sun
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Greeneville City School District was ranked 6th in the U.S. by the Center for Digital Education for innovative uses of technology. • Greeneville High School had 98.4% graduation rate in 2020-2021. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OFFERINGS The four elementary schools offer art, music, and guidance services as well as physical education and library services. EastView Elementary and Tusculum View Elementary have both been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools of Distinction, and in 2017 Tusculum View Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School Lighthouse School for the third time. Tusculum View Elementary is the only school in the nation to be awarded the prestigious distinction three times. EastView Elementary and Tusculum View Elementary have received Reward School status. Highland Elementary has also been designated as a Leadership Academy, where leadership skills are developed. Hal Henard Elementary, EastView Elementary, and Tusculum View Elementary all received level 5 growth scores from the TN Department of Education. GREENEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERINGS Greeneville Middle School offers band, chorus, multiple foreign language exploration opportunities and a Microsoft IT Academy as well as an academic program that allows middle school students to take high school algebra and high school biology while in middle school. Greeneville Middle School received Reward School Status and received the highest possible score for student growth by the Tennessee Department of Education, a level 5 score. Greeneville Middle School received top 10 rankings by the TN State Department of Education in grades 5-8 Science. Greeneville Middle School is designated a Leader in Me school. The program is based on Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The Leader in Me teaches 21st century leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader. Greeneville Middle School was named a “Microsoft Showcase School.” GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL OFFERINGS Greeneville High School offers more than 160 courses and operates on a block schedule format, which is composed of four class periods of 90 minutes each day. Dual enrollment courses with Walters
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