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Bradford Elementary

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Bradford Elementary ranks 483 rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Elementary is a public elementary school serving 310 students in grades PK-6 in Bradford, Tennessee. The school is part of the Bradford District, which is ranked 33 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Bradford Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 142 out of 853 Tennessee elementary schools in 2013-2014 to a low of 459 out of 1018 in 2023-2024, its overall rating has been 3 or 4 stars out of 5 during this time period. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 15.5% in 2020-2021 to 20.2% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state average of around 15%. Additionally, Bradford Elementary's test scores in mathematics, English language arts, and science have generally been below the state averages, with some exceptions, such as the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 40.9% in 2024-2025, which was higher than the state average of 44.9%.

Nearby schools like Gadsden Elementary and South Gibson County Elementary have significantly outperformed Bradford Elementary on test scores, with Gadsden Elementary ranking 220 out of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025 and South Gibson County Elementary ranking 103 out of 1009 in the same year. While Bradford Elementary's spending per student has increased from $10,919 in 2020-2021 to $14,010 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, this increased spending does not appear to have translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 15 students per teacher in recent years, suggests that the school may have the resources to provide more individualized attention to students, but this has not necessarily led to better performance.

311

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,053

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

136 Highway 45 S
Bradford, TN 38316

(731) 742-2118

District: Bradford

Students who attend Bradford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bradford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

African American:

4.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg42%

483^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 139Bradford 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	50.3	483 of 1009	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	459 of 1018	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	427 of 1020	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	379 of 1000	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	228 of 983	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	276 of 985	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	277 of 997	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	45.2	346 of 646	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	74.3	196 of 855	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	142 of 853	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	91 of 846	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	252 of 820	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.5	112 of 818	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	232 of 809	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	428 of 986	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	365 of 990	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	418 of 989	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	311 of 975	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	252 of 945	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	313 of 926	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	417 of 843	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	262 of 853	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	301 of 865	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	220 of 858	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	89 of 823	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	70 of 821	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	48.0	421 of 877	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	522 of 984	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	569 of 991	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	436 of 987	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	460 of 980	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	193 of 941	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	241 of 916	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	448 of 618	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	255 of 582	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	583 of 840	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	574 of 847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	524 of 852	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	433 of 844	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	259 of 844	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	304 of 812	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	274 of 841	67.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science46%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 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
Bradford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-2118	310	21	15.0		276 (89.0%)	13 (4.2%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	50.3	483^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	52.1%		51.2	459^th of 1018 public elementary schools	54.9%	24	40.8	36.1	43.2				39.6	46.9	45.9	40.9				44.8	46.9	47.5	40.9				45.5					$15,053	$1,004	$12,966
Thelma Barker Elementary	Public	K-5	1470 Ashport RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-8831	715	49	14.4		110 (15.4%)	321 (44.9%)	181 (25.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	34.9	679^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.8	698^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.4%	19	26.1	39.7	44.3				36.2	26.1	29.8	32.2				29.2	44.8	45.5	30.7				40.7					$12,050	$1,298	$9,950
Pope School	Public	K-6	1071 Old Humboldt RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-0350	613	41	14.9		169 (27.6%)	308 (50.2%)	60 (9.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	52.6	456^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.1	356^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.0%	100	41.8	55.9	62.1	51.4			53.2	30.4	49.0	35.6	27.8			36.8	39.2	50.0	29.9	54.2			43.2	37.5			37.5	$12,762	$1,230	$10,824
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2480 Ashport RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-3860	491	34	14.4		147 (29.9%)	238 (48.5%)	50 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	29.8	739^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.8%		23.4	804^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.0%	65	32.9	34.2	18.6				28.8	31.6	46.6	27.1				35.1	28.8	49.3	15.9				31.5					$12,904	$1,468	$10,673
South Gibson County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Mt Zion RD	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-3660	915	50	18.4		786 (85.9%)	60 (6.6%)	38 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	87.4	103^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.6	88^th of 1018 public elementary schools	91.4%	15	60.4	79.5					70.0	53.5	75.4					64.5	58.6	74.3					66.5					$10,511	$628	$9,288
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	211 Old Hickory BLVD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 668-8023	481	30	16.3		26 (5.4%)	334 (69.4%)	69 (14.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	9.8	942^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.6%		15.2	891^st of 1018 public elementary schools	12.5%	51	10.3	11.8	17.9				13.3	22.7	18.4	20.5				20.7	18.4	21.1	20.5				19.9					$12,093	$1,439	$9,827
East Elementary School	Public	2-6	1560 North 30th AVE	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-4171	421	26	16.1		92 (21.9%)	268 (63.7%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	6.1	985^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.4%		9	968^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	7.3		9.5	16.2			9.2	12.0	13.3	6.8	11.0			10.9	15.9	22.7	6.8	16.2			15.4	13.5			13.5	$15,108	$2,084	$11,238
Stigall Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	301 Westside DR	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2825	216	15	14.4		35 (16.2%)	142 (65.7%)	25 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)								(n/a)																										$16,018	$2,388	$11,751
West Tennessee School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Berryhill DR	Jackson	38301	Madison County	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 423-5705	32	6	5.3		19 (59.4%)	9 (28.1%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Community Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	716 Westwood AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 422-3116	657	43	15.2		450 (68.5%)	139 (21.2%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	73.8	205^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.7%		72.5	217^th of 1018 public elementary schools	78.7%	12	51.8	53.6	42.9	60.0	44.8	44.3	49.9	49.4	59.4	58.7	65.7	56.9	47.1	55.9	37.3	58.0	54.8	62.9	50.0	57.1	52.9	68.6	74.1	61.4	67.7	$13,565	$1,006	$11,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Elementary

What district is Bradford Elementary in?

Bradford

Is Bradford Elementary a good school?

Bradford Elementary ranks 483^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Elementary?

Students at Bradford Elementary are 87% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bradford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bradford Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bradford High School

How many students attend Bradford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Bradford Elementary.

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