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Goodlettsville's Old Center Elementary is a public school serving 328 students in grades PK-4. 
 
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50% of students at this school are Black.
                    
 
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Ms. Tiffany Curtis leads this school.
 
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Posted March 29, 2007

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My five year old has attended this school for pre-k and k./ Since being there I have noticed a vast improvement on his writing skills, speech, counting, and many other skills we also practice at home. He is already learning how to count money, telling time and many wonderful new skills he is building. My son spoke to me about what they call centers where in each center there is either reading, writing, art, etc.., The school is small but is lovely they have countless ways for the children to come in even on the evenings to play and learn as well. I plan to have my son stay at that school until he reaches its last grade there.
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I think that this school is wonderful. All the teachers that I have met are enthusiastic about there jobs and my son has had tremendous progress this school year. His teacher has been great about keeping me informed on what I need to know.
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Math

The state average for Math was 55% in 2012.

52 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading/Language Arts

The state average for Reading/Language Arts was 46% in 2012.

52 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 67% in 2012.

52 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Tennessee used the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading/language arts, math and science. The TCAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Tennessee. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 43% in 2012.

59 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading/Language Arts

The state average for Reading/Language Arts was 48% in 2012.

59 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 54% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % proficient or advanced

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

All Students	40%
African American	34%
Hispanic	n/a
White	67%
Economically disadvantaged	40%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Reading/Language Arts

All Students	31%
African American	31%
Hispanic	n/a
White	47%
Economically disadvantaged	28%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Science

All Students	48%
African American	52%
Hispanic	n/a
White	60%
Economically disadvantaged	47%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Scale: % proficient or advanced

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The different student groups are identified by the Tennessee Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

All Students	59%
African American	46%
Hispanic	70%
White	83%
Economically disadvantaged	58%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Reading/Language Arts

All Students	48%
African American	40%
Hispanic	60%
White	58%
Economically disadvantaged	43%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Science

All Students	30%
African American	25%
Hispanic	30%
White	50%
Economically disadvantaged	32%
Students with disabilities	n/a

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Tennessee Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Ethnicity

Other groups

By grade

Grade 3
 
3
Grade 4
 
6
All students
 
4

By ethnicity

African American
 
3
Hispanic
 
7
White
 
7
All students
 
4

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
Black	50%	24%
White	29%	67%
Hispanic	18%	6%
Asian	2%	2%
Two or more races	1%	1%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0%	0%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	64%	N/A	55%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	14	N/A	15

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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School Leader's name	Ms. Tiffany Curtis
Fax number	(615) 859-8970

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1245 Dickerson Pk South
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
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