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Minor Hill School

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Minor Hill School ranks 278 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Minor Hill School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Minor Hill, Tennessee, with 344 students enrolled. The school is part of the Giles County School District, which is ranked 79 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minor Hill School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most recent years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are significantly higher than the Giles County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Minor Hill School had 53.8% proficiency in Mathematics compared to 39.6% for Giles County and 42.2% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 5-10% of Tennessee elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools in the Giles County and Lawrence County districts, Minor Hill School consistently outperforms the other Giles County schools in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Among the Lawrence County schools, Lawrenceburg Public and South Lawrence Elementary appear to be the strongest performers, with proficiency rates and rankings comparable to Minor Hill School.

307

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,328

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13099 Minor Hill HWY
Minor Hill, TN 38473

(931) 347-0163

District: Giles County

Students who attend Minor Hill School usually attend:

High:

Giles County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Giles County

✓Above the Tennessee median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2022) to 72nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

278^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

120^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Giles County

79^th of 139Giles 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	278 of 1009	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	251 of 1018	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	269 of 1020	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	216 of 1000	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	386 of 983	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	251 of 985	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	370 of 997	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	300 of 646	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.1	492 of 855	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	401 of 853	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	550 of 846	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.1	421 of 820	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.4	634 of 818	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.6	379 of 809	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	340 of 986	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	200 of 990	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	232 of 989	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	163 of 975	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	300 of 945	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	371 of 926	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	88.5	35 of 865	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	100 of 858	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	86 of 823	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	113 of 821	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	100 of 877	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	258 of 984	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	339 of 991	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	349 of 987	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	278 of 980	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	468 of 941	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	190 of 916	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	319 of 840	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	295 of 847	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	309 of 852	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	290 of 844	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	419 of 844	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	282 of 812	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	383 of 841	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	120 of 583	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	199 of 587	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	235 of 594	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	158 of 569	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	189 of 576	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	112 of 574	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	193 of 563	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.8	262 of 362	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	329 of 492	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.4	139 of 485	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	63.6	185 of 475	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	172 of 466	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.8	312 of 462	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	262 of 435	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	78 of 546	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	179 of 554	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	206 of 560	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	261 of 552	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	283 of 538	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	200 of 529	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	70.1	93 of 514	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	151 of 495	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	75 of 483	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	11 of 490	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	43 of 481	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	176 of 550	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	213 of 560	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	241 of 557	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	123 of 540	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	125 of 529	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	61 of 523	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	136 of 492	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	225 of 504	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	243 of 503	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	176 of 500	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	202 of 496	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	135 of 484	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	200 of 481	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)96th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)82nd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

Social Studies51%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%+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
Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill HWY	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9		312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	66.6	278^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.4%		68.4	251^st of 1018 public elementary schools	75.3%	27	57.9	55.6	46.4	46.2	55.2	59.3	53.8	39.5	63.9	28.6	50.0	37.9	25.9	41.8	55.3	50.0	42.9	69.2	58.6	66.7	56.5	57.7	51.7	44.4	51.2	$18,328	$3,556	$13,352
Southside Elementary	Public	3-5	707 South Cedar LN	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 424-7005	369	25	14.5		232 (62.9%)	72 (19.5%)	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.2%)	49.2	494^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.0%		50.6	466^th of 1018 public elementary schools	54.2%	28	39.7	51.9	47.9				46.6	32.8	39.5	31.4				34.7	33.6	55.0	53.7				47.6					$13,496	$923	$11,385
Pulaski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	606 Cedar LN	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-5233	486	41	11.7		294 (60.5%)	89 (18.3%)	33 (6.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)								(n/a)																										$15,999	$1,657	$13,040
New Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 Pulaski HWY	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2934	398	27	14.8		379 (95.2%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	61.1	347^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.6%		64.3	293^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	71.2%	54	63.6	40.6	41.2	47.7	33.3	47.8	46.3	60.0	69.7	44.1	47.7	33.3	21.7	45.1	40.9	50.0	38.2	34.1	52.4	45.7	43.4	43.2	66.7	39.1	49.2	$11,867	$726	$10,242
Leoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2612 Hwy 43 South	Leoma	38468	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8199	594	36	16.5		568 (95.6%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	52.7	454^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.0%		43	574^th of 1018 public elementary schools	43.6%	120	49.1	38.0	39.3	36.8	29.4	20.0	35.2	54.5	38.0	16.1	40.4	25.0	5.5	29.6	70.9	50.0	46.4	50.9	35.3	29.6	46.8	35.1	39.7	24.1	33.5	$12,296	$863	$10,329
Lawrenceburg Public	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Prosser RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-3282	499	33	15.0		450 (90.2%)	22 (4.4%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	75.4	190^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.3	173^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	83.0%	17	58.4	57.1	75.0				63.4	55.1	58.0	56.8				56.5	33.7	68.6	56.6				51.5					$11,752	$742	$10,075
Elkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	176 College ST	Prospect	38477	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 468-2285	277	25	11.0		206 (74.4%)	28 (10.1%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	36.9	649^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.7%		43.2	569^th of 1018 public elementary schools	44.1%	80	41.9	40.9	29.6	13.6		7.4	23.4	41.9	50.0	11.1	13.6	8.0	25.9	25.3	48.4	68.2	25.9	27.3	24.0	44.4	39.6	31.8	40.0	48.1	40.5	$16,016	$948	$13,812
Ingram Sowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Seventh ST	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-4438	413	31	13.1		296 (71.7%)	33 (8.0%)	56 (13.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	25.5	783^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	22.4%		21.8	825^th of 1018 public elementary schools	19.0%	42	25.0	23.1	23.8				24.0	19.6	15.4	20.3				18.6	48.2	36.5	45.3				43.6					$15,849	$2,913	$11,792
South Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	555	41	13.4		542 (97.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.4	265^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.9	230^th of 1018 public elementary schools	77.4%	35	64.9	35.2	58.2	46.7	51.5	46.6	51.0	61.0	50.0	38.2	41.3	41.2	31.1	43.9	60.3	61.1	45.5	52.0	54.4	50.0	54.0	42.7	64.7	50.0	52.1	$11,649	$933	$9,822
David Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Waynesboro HWY	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2288	440	33	13.3		429 (97.5%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	502^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	50.2%		59.3	354^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.2%	148	60.3	30.3	46.5				45.1	56.9	39.4	26.8				40.0	39.7	39.4	49.3				43.1					$12,041	$1,219	$9,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Minor Hill School

What schools do graduates of Minor Hill School attend?

Students who attend Minor Hill School usually go on to attend:

High : Giles County High School

How many students attend Minor Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Minor Hill School.

What district is Minor Hill School in?

Giles County

What is the racial makeup of Minor Hill School?

Students at Minor Hill School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Minor Hill School a good school?

Minor Hill School ranks 278^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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