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Data Insights

2025-26 TCAP Results: Explore Tennessee Student Assessment Data

June 29, 2026

The annual release of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) results can help educators, policymakers, and communities better understand where students are making progress and where additional support and focus are needed most. Our interactive data explorer helps you analyze student achievement trends across Tennessee using publicly available assessment data released by the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE).

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Postsecondary Success | Education-to-Career Pathways | K-12 Success

TN2030: Data-Driven Goals for Tennessee

November 20, 2024

Are Tennessee students prepared for careers that enable economic independence? Today, too many students in Tennessee are not realizing the life-changing impact of a successful educational journey that leads to this result. Welcome to TN2030, a new vision for Tennessee student success rooted in data-driven goals. These ambitious but attainable goals will help our state answer that critical question and ensure more Tennesseans are on clear pathways toward opportunity. Powered by SCORE and informed by stakeholders across the state, these goals are shared transparently as a unique web-based resource. 

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Data Insights | Postsecondary Success

Higher Ed by the Numbers Data Dashboard

April 17, 2024

SCORE analyzed data from Tennessee’s public higher education institutions and compiled a snapshot of preparation, persistence, and success for postsecondary students. With the right data about student outcomes, state leaders, educators, and advocates can better understand the key metrics to watch and begin to understand the successes and challenges of improving degree and credential attainment.  

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Data Insights | K-12 Success

K-12 By The Numbers

December 7, 2022

SCORE analyzed data from Tennessee’s public K-12 school districts and compiled a snapshot of key indicators of student success. With the right data about student outcomes, state leaders, educators, and advocates can better understand the key metrics to watch and begin to understand the successes and challenges of improving educational opportunities for all students.

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Trends in Tennessee ESSER Plans

March 10, 2022

The federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) provides support for school districts to carry out plans for educational recovery from the pandemic. SCORE analyzed the ESSER plans for Tennessee districts to better understand how districts are allocating these federal resources through 2024.

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