U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual rankings of K-12 schools, both nationally and by state.
Three Rutherford County Schools — McFadden School of Excellence, Thurman Francis Arts Academy and Central Magnet School — all earned ratings in the top five in their designated grade bands for Tennessee schools.
For K-5 schools, McFadden School of Excellence and Thurman Francis Arts Academy finished first and fifth, respectively. Central Magnet School was rated as first f .
(Rutherford County, TN) The halls of McFadden School of Excellence are swimming with bright students, creative educators and dedicated parents – all willing to go the extra mile. McFadden was originally built in 1927 in honor of Elvie McFadden, a social worker who ministered to the children of Westvue, one of the poorest areas of Murfreesboro. Elvie taught children, fed them, and gave them hope for a brighter future.
Although Elvie would never see the school open, the achievem .
McFadden School of Excellence in Murfreesboro has been named the top-ranked elementary school in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report, according to a news release from Rutherford County Schools.
Dr. Clark Blair was scrolling through his Twitter feed Monday morning when he saw a Tweet from U.S. News & World Report.The message contained a link announcing their first-ever “Best K-8 Schools” rankings of public elementary and middle schools. A few clicks later and Blair, the principal of McFadden School of Excellence, saw they were the No. 1 ranked elementary school in the state of Tennessee.McFadden was ranked No. 1 in math proficiency and tied for No. 1 in reading prof .