Polk Innovative Learning Academy
Benton · TN · Polk County · Public · K-12 combined
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Polk County High School → Shenandoah Ranch Academy → Shenandoah Baptist Academy → Walker Valley High School → North Cleveland GOAL Academy → PIE Innovation Center → Cleveland High → United Christian Academy →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 14% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Polk Innovative Learning Academy compares for families
What families should know about Polk Innovative Learning Academy.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Polk County High School, Shenandoah Ranch Academy, Shenandoah Baptist Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 14% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +21.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 147 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County High School Benton |
Public | 2.3 | 400 | -10.3% |
| Shenandoah Ranch Academy Calhoun |
Private | 4.8 | 11 | — |
| Shenandoah Baptist Academy Cleveland |
Private | 7.3 | 78 | +36.8% |
| Walker Valley High School Cleveland |
Public | 10.0 | 1,450 | -0.8% |
| North Cleveland GOAL Academy Cleveland |
Public | 11.9 | 11 | — |
| PIE Innovation Center Cleveland |
Public | 11.9 | — | — |
| Cleveland High Cleveland |
Public | 12.1 | 1,755 | -1.4% |
| United Christian Academy Cleveland |
Private | 12.6 | 80 | +50.9% |