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Community Elementary School

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Community Elementary School ranks 372 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Community Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Unionville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 662 students. The school is part of the Bedford County School District, which is ranked 89 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Community Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bedford County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, where it has maintained a significant advantage over the district and state averages. Additionally, Community Elementary School has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, especially Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Community Elementary School's overall academic performance is strong, the school could benefit from a closer examination of its Special Education program and strategies to address the concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates. Exploring best practices from the high-performing Thomas Magnet School within the Bedford County district could provide valuable insights for improving instruction and student outcomes at Community Elementary School.

650

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,637

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3480 Highway 41a
Unionville, TN 37180

(931) 685-1417

District: Bedford County

Students who attend Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Community Middle School
High:	Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg42%

372^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Bedford County

89^th of 139Bedford County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	372 of 1009	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	301 of 1018	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	341 of 1020	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	518 of 1000	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	534 of 983	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	590 of 985	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	647 of 997	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	604 of 646	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	49.6	484 of 855	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	431 of 853	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	503 of 846	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	491 of 820	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	534 of 818	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	334 of 809	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	381 of 986	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	317 of 990	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	397 of 989	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	578 of 975	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	629 of 945	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	605 of 926	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	69 of 424	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	102 of 415	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	162 of 387	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	153 of 363	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	153 of 324	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	233 of 250	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	237 of 319	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	252 of 843	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	150 of 853	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	413 of 865	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	571 of 858	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	529 of 823	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	464 of 821	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	651 of 877	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	365 of 984	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	281 of 991	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	280 of 987	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	433 of 980	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	422 of 941	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	521 of 916	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	606 of 618	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	403 of 582	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	307 of 528	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	427 of 447	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	224 of 255	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	337 of 395	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	513 of 840	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	365 of 847	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	339 of 852	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	592 of 844	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	585 of 844	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	593 of 812	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	686 of 841	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)						TNReady Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Highway 41a	Unionville	37180	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1417	662	39	17.0		531 (80.2%)	4 (0.6%)	115 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	58.4	372^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	63.1%		64	301^st of 1018 public elementary schools	70.4%	71	49.0	53.5	51.9			51.5	46.1	43.4	43.5				44.3	41.2	48.5	46.3			45.3				$11,637	$992	$9,584
Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	415 S Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 246-4255	559	38	14.8		483 (86.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	67.3	267^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.5%		56.2	400^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.7%	133	45.5					45.5	47.0						47.0	57.6					57.6				$12,102	$571	$10,945
Cartwright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Fairfield PIKE	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 684-3284	0																		(n/a)																							$13,577	$1,523	$10,886
Thomas Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	515 Tate Avenue	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 684-6818	475	29	16.3		308 (64.8%)	20 (4.2%)	110 (23.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	97.9	15^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.2	13^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	88.5	83.1	77.1	60.0	88.2	82.2	92.3	84.7	83.3	75.0	77.4	72.2	82.1	88.5	88.1	89.6	77.8	88.9	88.5	88.6	80.6	88.2	$11,423	$1,061	$9,390
Eakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Glenoaks RD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7852	623	52	12.0		186 (29.9%)	75 (12.0%)	291 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.2%)	20.4	840^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%		11.7	931^st of 1018 public elementary schools	8.5%	91	14.5	32.7	24.4			22.7	27.5	34.7	28.9				30.1	24.6	32.7	24.4			27.0				$14,844	$1,793	$11,619
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Elliott ST	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7112	444	36	12.2		164 (36.9%)	46 (10.4%)	188 (42.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.0%)	30.5	729^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%		15.2	892^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	12.4%	163	21.7	49.2	26.7			34.0	28.3	37.3	28.9				32.0	19.6	47.5	24.4			32.0				$14,612	$1,866	$11,720
South Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	903 Cannon BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7545	383	29	13.4		139 (36.3%)	32 (8.4%)	179 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	15.2	883^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.3	860^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.5%	23	30.4	26.3	10.5			22.6	23.2	26.3	10.5				19.5	23.2	36.8	15.8			23.8				$13,076	$1,403	$10,594
Rockvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 Hwy 99	Rockvale	37153	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3881	983	61	16.0		721 (73.3%)	83 (8.4%)	120 (12.2%)	15 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.4%)	80.8	151^st of 1009 public elementary schools	85.0%		68.8	244^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.0%	93	51.4	64.4	66.5			61.2	43.5	68.9	57.3				57.4	58.9	74.0	55.5			63.2				$12,104	$436	$11,074
Christiana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Shelbyville HWY	Christiana	37037	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 896-0614	645	45	14.2		437 (67.8%)	75 (11.6%)	75 (11.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	81.8	142^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	85.9%		76.6	179^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.4%	37	47.2	55.9	78.2			61.3	58.4	58.6	59.1				58.7	51.7	71.2	71.6			65.7				$13,568	$553	$12,201
Learning Way Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Learning Way DR	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1425	671	53	12.6		266 (39.6%)	62 (9.2%)	276 (41.1%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.5%)	14.1	899^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.9%		12.6	922^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	9.4%	23	17.3	16.1	23.9			18.4	22.1	19.4	25.5				22.2	18.1	22.6	36.4			23.9				$13,161	$1,713	$10,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Community Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Community Middle School
High : Community High School

Is Community Elementary School a good school?

Community Elementary School ranks 372^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Community Elementary School?

Students at Community Elementary School are 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Community Elementary School in?

Bedford County

How many students attend Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Community Elementary School.

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