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East Coffee Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
576th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

East Coffee Elementary is a public elementary school in Manchester, Tennessee, serving 244 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Coffee County School District, which is ranked 86 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, East Coffee Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of Tennessee elementary schools, with mixed performance on state assessments. The school's math proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd grade, but its English Language Arts and science proficiency rates are closer to or slightly below the averages. The school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the upper-middle range of Tennessee elementary schools, while students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform slightly below the overall student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Hickerson Elementary and Hillsboro Elementary perform similarly to East Coffee Elementary, while North Coffee Elementary and New Union Elementary tend to outperform it. East Coffee Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024 is higher than the rates of nearby schools, and its per-student spending of $14,210 is also higher than most of the surrounding schools.

224
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,688
Per pupil spending ?
74.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6264 Mcminnville HWY
       Manchester, TN  37355

(931) 723-5185

District: Coffee County


Students who attend East Coffee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Coffee County Middle School
High:    Coffee County Central High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.9%
Hispanic:
8.5%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 43rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2019) to 43rd (2025)
!Near the bottom of Coffee County's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg39%
Tennessee avg42%
576th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Elementary Schools in the Coffee County
86th of 139Coffee 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.6576 of 100942.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.6670 of 101834.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.1531 of 102047.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.2478 of 100052.2%★★★☆☆
202140.3562 of 98342.8%★★☆☆☆
201964.3274 of 98572.2%★★★★☆
201859.5331 of 99766.8%★★★☆☆
201757.2232 of 64664.1%★★★☆☆
201551.7454 of 85546.9%★★☆☆☆
201441.4556 of 85334.8%★★☆☆☆
201359.2401 of 84652.6%★★★☆☆
201234.3604 of 82026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201144.4502 of 81838.6%★★☆☆☆
201055.1388 of 80952.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202547.4505 of 98648.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.5650 of 99034.3%★★☆☆☆
202345.6516 of 98947.8%★★☆☆☆
202255.1378 of 97561.2%★★★☆☆
202144.5494 of 94547.7%★★☆☆☆
201953.1388 of 92658.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202544.6487 of 84342.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.9590 of 85330.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.3419 of 86551.6%★★★☆☆
202234.3595 of 85830.7%★★☆☆☆
202171.6120 of 82385.4%★★★★☆
201960.5225 of 82172.6%★★★★☆
201866.6178 of 87779.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.0619 of 98437.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.3647 of 99134.7%★★☆☆☆
202342.0560 of 98743.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.5641 of 98034.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.2541 of 94142.5%★★☆☆☆
201970.0199 of 91678.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202555.9181 of 61870.7%★★★★☆
202447.8234 of 58259.8%★★★☆☆
202152.0126 of 36965.9%★★★☆☆
201855.9119 of 39569.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202533.2575 of 84031.5%★★☆☆☆
202426.8668 of 84721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202334.0588 of 85231.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.3532 of 84437.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.5590 of 84430.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.9350 of 81256.9%★★★☆☆
201849.1380 of 84154.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)71st percentile+28 vs school
Female (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics46%+4 vs state
Science39%-7 vs state
English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

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Students at East Coffee Elementary are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

East Coffee Elementary ranks 576th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended East Coffee Elementary.

Students who attend East Coffee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coffee County Middle School
High : Coffee County Central High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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