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W Chester Elementary School

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W Chester Elementary School ranks 136 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

W Chester Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Henderson, Tennessee, serving 279 students in grades K-3. It is part of the Chester County School District, which is ranked 14 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W Chester Elementary School has consistently performed at a high level, ranking in the top 35% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the state and county averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 60.3% proficiency in ELA and 57.4% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.2%, respectively.

The school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students, is particularly noteworthy. When compared to other nearby schools in the Chester County district, W Chester Elementary School generally outperforms its peers on academic measures. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, reaching 20.2% in 2022-2023, which is an area the school and district should address to ensure continued student success.

279

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,305

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1243 West Main ST
Henderson, TN 38340

(731) 989-8150

District: Chester County

Students who attend W Chester Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chester County Junior High School
High:	Chester County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

African American:

6.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2012 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg49%

Tennessee avg42%

136^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Chester County

14^th of 139Chester 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	82.6	136 of 1009	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	125 of 1018	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	349 of 1020	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	430 of 1000	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	397 of 983	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	329 of 997	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.7	150 of 855	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.6	197 of 853	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	50.7	539 of 846	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	459 of 820	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	552 of 818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.9	212 of 809	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	150 of 500	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	151 of 986	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	68 of 990	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	53.7	405 of 989	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	396 of 975	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	458 of 945	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	67 of 843	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	30 of 853	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	57 of 865	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	39.6	511 of 858	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	395 of 823	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	288 of 877	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	137 of 984	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	210 of 991	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	288 of 987	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	468 of 980	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	331 of 941	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	161 of 840	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	140 of 847	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	442 of 852	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	467 of 844	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	433 of 844	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	388 of 841	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)70th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+21 vs state

Science59%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+15 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 7th 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 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th 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
W Chester Elementary School	Public	K-3	1243 West Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8150	279	19	14.5		245 (87.8%)	19 (6.8%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	82.6	136^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.5%		84.8	125^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.7%	11	57.4						57.4	60.3						60.3	58.8						58.8					$11,305	$557	$9,993
Chester County Middle School	Public	4-5	634 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8110	452	26	17.2		360 (79.6%)	44 (9.7%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	80.9	146^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.5%		78	166^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.7%	20		62.9	73.1				68.5		59.7	52.9				56.0		57.5	59.6				58.7					$10,783	$609	$9,504
East Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	505	35	14.3		385 (76.2%)	81 (16.0%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	85.2	122^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	87.9%		78.2	164^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.9%	42	60.7						60.7	65.6						65.6	57.4						57.4					$12,550	$939	$10,829
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Stone RD	Pinson	38366	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-5413	439	29	14.9		292 (66.5%)	57 (13.0%)	52 (11.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	57.9	382^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.1%		68.1	255^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.0%	127	47.5	54.5	55.4				52.0	23.8	50.9	50.8				40.0	40.0	67.3	43.1				48.5					$13,003	$1,127	$11,039
Jacks Creek Elementary	Public	K-3	65 State Route 22A	Jacks Creek	38347	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8155	133	11	12.4		108 (81.2%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	79.1	163^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.8%		93.6	59^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.2%	104	72.4						72.4	48.3						48.3	55.2						55.2					$12,571	$1,107	$10,351
Bethel Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4733 Main	Bethel Springs	38315	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 934-7288	458	34	13.3		414 (90.4%)	13 (2.8%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	32.4	707^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.9%		26.1	783^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	23.1%	76	28.9	33.3	32.5	42.9	25.5	24.3	30.9	39.5	28.6	20.0	22.9	23.5	13.5	24.7	31.6	35.7	32.5	42.9	47.1	37.8	38.3	42.9	54.9	40.5	47.2	$13,961	$1,319	$11,631
Rose Hill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2233 Beech Bluff RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-6170	519	42	12.5		242 (46.6%)	187 (36.0%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	10.9	933^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	941^st of 1018 public elementary schools	7.6%	8	8.6	6.8	21.3	18.8	14.0	14.8	14.3	17.5	19.6	17.7	23.4	11.7	5.6	15.6	19.6	26.1	16.1	25.0	16.9	13.0	19.1	16.7	14.0	7.5	12.7	$15,226	$1,612	$12,698
Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	746 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	470	35	13.4		18 (3.8%)	384 (81.7%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	7.9	963^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.5	935^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.2%	28	10.6	20.4					15.7	16.7	21.4					19.1	11.8	19.6					15.9					$13,154	$1,693	$10,672
Lincoln Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	532 Whitehall ST	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 988-3800	430	25	17.2		9 (2.1%)	382 (88.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	6.5	979^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.8	993^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	2.5%	14	12.7	8.3	11.9				11.1	9.5	10.6	19.0				12.5	9.5	29.2	11.9				16.3					$13,957	$1,685	$11,239
South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	358	24	14.9		298 (83.2%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	59.4	360^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.3%		58.7	367^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.9%	7	54.5	44.8	44.4	31.6	28.6	63.6	43.6	57.6	34.5	47.2	47.4	40.5	27.3	42.7	69.7	48.3	55.6	36.8	57.1	63.6	55.0	40.5	59.5	57.6	52.7	$12,131	$1,111	$9,920

Frequently Asked Questions about W Chester Elementary School

What schools do graduates of W Chester Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W Chester Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chester County Junior High School
High : Chester County High School

What district is W Chester Elementary School in?

Chester County

How many students attend W Chester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended W Chester Elementary School.

Is W Chester Elementary School a good school?

W Chester Elementary School ranks 136^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of W Chester Elementary School?

Students at W Chester Elementary School are 86% White, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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