By Kris Freeman for White House High School
GALLATIN – White House High School was named one of nine Sumner County schools as a Reward School for 2017-18 in the Tennessee Department of Education.
A Reward School is recognized for academic achievement and growth, and there is no limit to the number of schools honored across the state. However, only approximately three percent of high schools were named to the list. A Reward School is determined by a school’s overall achievement score, overall growth score and historically underserved student populations (students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, Black/Hispanic/Native American, and Black African-American).
For high schools, it also includes chronic absenteeism, graduations rate, college readiness and extra postsecondary opportunities.
White House High School offers a variety of advanced placement, dual enrollment and industry certifications. White House joins Westmoreland and Beech High School, along with Oakmont Elementary, Lakeside Elementary, Nannie Berry Elementary, Station Camp Elementary, T.W. Hunter Middle School and Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Sumner County to make the list.
It was the first time White House High School was named to this prestigious list. White House has 851 students and approximately 80 staff and employees.
“I am beyond proud of our faculty, staff and students,” said White House principal Ann Miller. “Their hard work and dedication is evident in everything they do. This is a well deserved achievement and we are focused on continual success and improvement for the future of White House High School.”
Lynne Hall teaches math at WHHS and is the lead educator for the school. She has been at White House for 19 years.
“Being a part of such an amazing team of teachers, students and administration is an honor and a blessing,” Hall said. “This achievement is a result of our collective focus on excellent outcomes for all students. Our culture of family at White House High, along with outstanding involvement and support from our community make this a great place for our students to grow.”
The faculty and administration of WHHS joined Principal Miller for an announcement Friday after school in the library, including Sumner County Board of Education member Ted Wise, who lives in White House and has served on the board for 10 years.
“I am extremely proud of the White House High School family, that includes administration, faculty, staff and students,” Wise said. “I appreciate all the parental support all our students received. They played a pivotal part in this recognition from the state.”
Scott Langford was also in attendance, after transitioning from his role as the principal of WHHS to the assistant director of schools for Sumner County this fall.
“I am very excited for the work of the students and teachers at White House High School,” Langford said. “They have overcome a lot of adversity and delivered the excellence that we always expect. I believe White House is even stronger now than it was last year.”
Jessica Watson teaches AP government and economics and this is her eighth year at the school and she serves as a teacher leader.
“I have always felt pride in being an alumnus and teacher of White House High School, so the fact that we are being recognized as a Reward School makes me even prouder,” Watson said. “The amount of hard work and dedication our students have put in over the years is now noticed by the entire state.
“This is an impressive feat and I feel lucky to be part of such a wonderful organization. I am looking forward to what we have accomplished in the future.”
Official Release from the Tennessee Department of Education
In accordance with Tennessee’s accountability system, as well as federal and state law, the Tennessee Department of Education names schools that are excelling as well as who need additional support.
2018 was the first year the department has implemented its new school accountability system. The new framework is based on multiple indicators, similar to district accountability, and it is built on the principles that poverty is not destiny and the success of each student matters. Given that, in the new model, all schools are able to achieve Reward status, and there is no cap on the number of Reward schools. Reward schools are generally those that are improving in terms of achievement and growth for both all students and student groups.
Additional information about each of the designations can be found below.
- A school cannot be Reward if any student group performs in the bottom 5 percent in the state for that group
- A school cannot be Reward if also designated Priority or in need of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)
District | School Name |
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Alamo | Alamo Elementary |
Alcoa | Alcoa High School |
Arlington | Arlington Elementary |
Arlington | Donelson Elementary |
Bartlett | Bartlett High School |
Bartlett | Bon Lin Middle School |
Bartlett | Ellendale Elementary |
Bartlett | Oak Elementary |
Bedford County | Cascade Elementary |
Bells | Bells Elementary |
Bledsoe County | Cecil B Rigsby Elementary |
Bledsoe County | Pikeville Elementary |
Blount County | Prospect Elementary School |
Bradford | Bradford Elementary |
Bradley County | Oak Grove Elementary School |
Bradley County | Walker Valley High School |
Bristol | Avoca Elementary |
Bristol | Tennessee Online Public School |
Carter County | Cloudland Elementary School |
Carter County | Valley Forge Elementary |
Cheatham County | Kingston Springs Elementary |
Cheatham County | Pegram Elementary |
Chester County | East Chester Elementary School |
Claiborne County | H. Y. Livesay Middle School |
Claiborne County | Midway Elementary |
Clinton | Clinton Elementary |
Clinton | South Clinton Elementary |
Cocke County | Grassy Fork Elementary |
Coffee County | Hillsboro Elementary |
Collierville | Bailey Station Elementary School |
Collierville | Collierville Elementary School |
Collierville | Crosswind Elementary School |
Collierville | Sycamore Elementary School |
Collierville | Tara Oaks Elementary School |
Cumberland County | Frank P. Brown Elementary |
Cumberland County | Glenn Martin Elementary |
Davidson County | Andrew Jackson Elementary |
Davidson County | Cameron College Preparatory |
Davidson County | Charlotte Park Elementary |
Davidson County | Crieve Hall Elementary |
Davidson County | Dan Mills Elementary |
Davidson County | Eakin Elementary |
Davidson County | Glendale Elementary |
Davidson County | Gower Elementary |
Davidson County | Head Middle |
Davidson County | Hume – Fogg High |
Davidson County | Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School |
Davidson County | KIPP Academy Nashville |
Davidson County | Lockeland Elementary |
Davidson County | Martin Luther King Jr School |
Davidson County | Meigs Middle |
Davidson County | Neely’s Bend Elementary |
Davidson County | Purpose Prep |
Davidson County | Rocketship United |
Davidson County | Shwab Elementary |
Davidson County | Smithson Craighead Academy |
Davidson County | Valor Flagship Academy |
Davidson County | Valor Voyager Academy |
Decatur County | Decatur County Middle School |
DeKalb County | DeKalb West Elementary |
Dickson County | Centennial Elementary |
Dickson County | Oakmont Elementary |
Dickson County | Stuart Burns Elementary |
Dickson County | The Discovery School |
Dickson County | Vanleer Elementary |
Dickson County | W James Middle School |
Dickson County | White Bluff Elementary |
Dyer County | Fifth Consolidated School |
Dyer County | Newbern Elementary School |
Dyer County | Three Oaks Middle School |
Dyersburg | Dyersburg Middle School |
Fayette County Public Schools | Oakland Elementary |
Fentress County | South Fentress Elementary School |
Franklin County | Broadview Elementary |
Franklin County | Sewanee Elementary |
Franklin SSD | Freedom Intermediate |
Franklin SSD | Liberty Elementary |
Franklin SSD | Moore Elementary |
Franklin SSD | Poplar Grove 5-8 |
Franklin SSD | Poplar Grove K-4 |
Germantown | Dogwood Elementary School |
Germantown | Farmington Elementary School |
Germantown | Houston Middle School |
Germantown | Riverdale Elementary School |
Gibson Co Sp Dist | Gibson County High School |
Gibson Co Sp Dist | Medina Middle School |
Gibson Co Sp Dist | Rutherford Elementary |
Gibson Co Sp Dist | South Gibson County High School |
Gibson Co Sp Dist | Spring Hill Elementary |
Giles County | Bridgeforth Middle School |
Grainger County | Rutledge Elementary School |
Greene County | Chuckey Doak Middle School |
Greene County | Chuckey Elementary |
Greene County | McDonald Elementary |
Greene County | North Greene High School |
Greene County | Ottway Elementary |
Greene County | South Greene High School |
Greeneville | Eastview Elementary |
Greeneville | Greeneville High School |
Greeneville | Greeneville Middle School |
Greeneville | Tusculum View Elementary |
Hamblen County | Alpha Elementary |
Hamblen County | East Ridge Middle School |
Hamblen County | John Hay Elementary |
Hamblen County | West View Middle School |
Hamblen County | Whitesburg Elementary |
Hamilton County | Allen Elementary |
Hamilton County | Apison Elementary School |
Hamilton County | Bess T Shepherd Elementary |
Hamilton County | Chatt High Center For Creative Arts |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga School For Arts And Sciences CSAS Upper |
Hamilton County | Chattanooga School For The Arts And Science CSAS Lower |
Hamilton County | Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State |
Hamilton County | Hixson Elementary |
Hamilton County | Loftis Middle School |
Hamilton County | Lookout Mountain Elementary |
Hamilton County | McConnell Elementary |
Hamilton County | Nolan Elementary |
Hamilton County | Normal Park Museum Magnet School |
Hamilton County | Signal Mountain Middle/High School |
Hamilton County | Soddy Elementary |
Hamilton County | STEM School Chattanooga |
Hamilton County | Westview Elementary |
Hardeman County Schools | Hornsby Elementary |
Hawkins County | Carter’s Valley Elementary |
Hawkins County | Clinch School |
Hawkins County | Hawkins Elementary |
Hawkins County | Mt Carmel Elementary |
Henderson County | Lexington High School |
Henderson County | Pin Oak Elementary |
Henderson County | Scotts Hill Elementary |
Henderson County | South Side Elementary |
Henry County | Henry Elementary |
Humphreys County | Mc Ewen Elementary |
Huntingdon Special School District | Huntingdon Middle School |
Jefferson County | Maury Middle School |
Jefferson County | New Market Elementary |
Jefferson County | Rush Strong Elementary |
Jefferson County | Talbott Elementary |
Johnson City | Cherokee Elementary |
Johnson City | Lake Ridge Elementary |
Johnson City | Liberty Bell Middle School |
Johnson City | Towne Acres Elementary |
Johnson City | Woodland Elementary |
Johnson County | Laurel Elementary |
Kingsport | Andrew Johnson Elementary School |
Kingsport | John Adams Elementary School |
Kingsport | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School |
Knox County | A L Lotts Elementary |
Knox County | Ball Camp Elementary |
Knox County | Bearden High School |
Knox County | Farragut High School |
Knox County | Farragut Intermediate |
Knox County | Gap Creek Elementary |
Knox County | Gibbs Elementary |
Knox County | Hardin Valley Academy |
Knox County | L N STEM Academy |
Knox County | Mt Olive Elementary |
Knox County | Pleasant Ridge Elementary |
Knox County | Powell Middle School |
Knox County | Sequoyah Elementary |
Knox County | Shannondale Elementary |
Lakeland | Lakeland Elementary School |
Lebanon | Byars Dowdy Elementary |
Lebanon | Sam Houston Elementary |
Lebanon | Walter J. Baird Middle School |
Lexington | Lexington Middle School |
Loudon County | Ft Loudoun Middle School |
Loudon County | Highland Park Elementary |
Loudon County | North Middle School |
Loudon County | Philadelphia Elementary |
Loudon County | Steekee Elementary |
Madison County | Jackson Central-Merry Early College High |
Madison County | Madison Academic Magnet High School |
Marshall County | Chapel Hill Elementary |
Marshall County | Delk-Henson Intermediate School |
Marshall County | Westhills Elementary |
Maryville | Foothills Elementary |
Maryville | John Sevier Elementary |
Maryville | Maryville High School |
Maryville | Maryville Junior High School |
Maryville | Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School |
Maryville | Sam Houston Elementary |
Maury County | J E Woody Elementary |
McKenzie | McKenzie High School |
McMinn County | Rogers Creek Elementary |
Montgomery County | Barksdale Elementary |
Montgomery County | Byrns Darden Elementary |
Montgomery County | Carmel Elementary |
Montgomery County | East Montgomery Elementary |
Montgomery County | Glenellen Elementary |
Montgomery County | Hazelwood Elementary |
Montgomery County | Middle College @ Austin Peay State University |
Montgomery County | Montgomery Central Elementary |
Montgomery County | Northeast Elementary |
Montgomery County | Northeast Middle |
Montgomery County | Oakland Elementary |
Montgomery County | Pisgah Elementary |
Montgomery County | Rossview Elementary |
Montgomery County | Sango Elementary |
Montgomery County | West Creek Elementary |
Montgomery County | Woodlawn Elementary |
Obion County | Hillcrest Elementary |
Obion County | Lake Road Elementary |
Overton County | Rickman Elementary |
Paris | W O Inman Middle School |
Pickett County | Pickett Co High School |
Polk County | Benton Elementary |
Rhea County | Spring City Middle School |
Roane County | Cherokee Middle School |
Roane County | Midtown Elementary |
Roane County | Midway Middle School |
Rogersville | Rogersville Elementary |
Rutherford County | Barfield Elementary |
Rutherford County | Blackman Elementary School |
Rutherford County | Blackman Middle School |
Rutherford County | Brown’s Chapel Elementary School |
Rutherford County | Cedar Grove Elementary |
Rutherford County | Central Magnet School |
Rutherford County | Eagleville School |
Rutherford County | John Colemon Elementary |
Rutherford County | Lascassas Elementary |
Rutherford County | McFadden School Of Excellence |
Rutherford County | Rockvale Middle School |
Rutherford County | Smyrna Elementary |
Rutherford County | Stewarts Creek Elementary School |
Rutherford County | Stewarts Creek Middle School |
Rutherford County | Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts |
Sevier County | Northview Elementary |
Sevier County | Seymour Intermediate |
Sevier County | Seymour Middle School |
Shelby County | A. B. Hill Elementary |
Shelby County | A. Maceo Walker Middle |
Shelby County | Alcy Elementary |
Shelby County | Bethel Grove Elementary |
Shelby County | Bruce Elementary |
Shelby County | Campus Elementary |
Shelby County | Cromwell Elementary |
Shelby County | Downtown Elementary |
Shelby County | DuBois Elementary School of Entrepreneurship |
Shelby County | E.E. Jeter Elementary/Middle |
Shelby County | Ford Road Elementary |
Shelby County | Gardenview Elementary |
Shelby County | Germanshire Elementary |
Shelby County | Germantown Elementary |
Shelby County | Germantown Middle |
Shelby County | Grahamwood Elementary |
Shelby County | Hickory Ridge Elementary |
Shelby County | Highland Oaks Elementary |
Shelby County | Holmes Road Elementary |
Shelby County | Idlewild Elementary |
Shelby County | J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle |
Shelby County | Larose Elementary |
Shelby County | Lucie E. Campbell Elementary |
Shelby County | Lucy Elementary |
Shelby County | Middle College High |
Shelby County | Oakshire Elementary |
Shelby County | Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary |
Shelby County | Richland Elementary |
Shelby County | Riverwood Elementary School |
Shelby County | Sea Isle Elementary |
Shelby County | Sharpe Elementary |
Shelby County | Southern Avenue Charter Elementary School |
Shelby County | Southwind Elementary |
Shelby County | Vollentine Elementary |
Shelby County | Westhaven Elementary |
Shelby County | White Station Middle |
Shelby County | William Herbert Brewster Elementary School |
Shelby County | Willow Oaks Elementary |
Shelby County | Winridge Elementary |
Smith County | Smith County Middle School |
Stewart County | Dover Elementary |
Sullivan County | Miller Perry Elementary |
Sullivan County | Sullivan South High School |
Sumner County | Beech Sr High School |
Sumner County | Lakeside Park Elementary |
Sumner County | Merrol Hyde Magnet School |
Sumner County | Nannie Berry Elementary |
Sumner County | Oakmont Elementary |
Sumner County | Station Camp Elementary |
Sumner County | T. W. Hunter Middle School |
Sumner County | Westmoreland High School |
Sumner County | White House High School |
Tipton County | Brighton Middle School |
Tipton County | Munford Middle School |
Trousdale County | Jim Satterfield Middle School |
Tullahoma | Robert E Lee Elementary |
Warren County | Hickory Creek School |
Warren County | Irving College Elementary |
Washington County | Grandview Elementary School |
Washington County | Jonesborough Elementary |
Washington County | University School |
Wayne County | Waynesboro Middle School |
Weakley County | Martin Elementary |
West Carroll Sp Dist | West Carroll Junior/Senior High School |
Williamson County | Brentwood High School |
Williamson County | Brentwood Middle School |
Williamson County | Clovercroft Elementary School |
Williamson County | Edmondson Elementary |
Williamson County | Fairview High School |
Williamson County | Franklin High School |
Williamson County | Fred J Page High School |
Williamson County | Hunters Bend Elementary |
Williamson County | Independence High School |
Williamson County | Longview Elementary School |
Williamson County | Mill Creek Middle School |
Williamson County | Nolensville High School |
Williamson County | Ravenwood High School |
Williamson County | Renaissance High School |
Williamson County | Scales Elementary |
Williamson County | Summit High School |
Wilson County | Elzie D Patton Elementary School |
Wilson County | Mt. Juliet High School |
Wilson County | Stoner Creek Elementary |
Wilson County | W A Wright Elementary |
Wilson County | Watertown High School |
Wilson County | West Elementary |
Wilson County | West Wilson Middle School |