ECF's Most Effective Schools Campaign focuses on how we can best fulfill the true promise of public education: helping students, no matter their starting point, to reach their academic potential. Our work relies on data from Tennessee's Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS), the longest-running and arguably most sophisticated value added program in the country, and the best available indicator of school and teacher effectiveness and student advancement.

The latest news

New chart shows value-added and TCAP performance of Metro Nashville schools

The ECF has charted the value-added and TCAP scores of Davidson County's elementary and middle schools; click here to where your child's school falls and the system's distribution as a whole.

Education Consumers Foundation announces MES Campaign in Nashville
ECF has recognized 14 schools in the Metro Nashville Public School (MNPS) district as being some of the most effective in the state. Go here to learn more about these outstanding elementary and middle schools.

MES Discussion Board goes live
Interested in talking with parents and other education stakeholders about school performance and student achievement? Visit our new discussion board - you can participate anonymously if you wish.

What you can do

Visit our Community Resources section to learn more about what parents and others can do to advance the issue of school quality.