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Whiteville Elementary

Q: Is Whiteville Elementary a good school?

Whiteville Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Whiteville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Whiteville Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Whiteville Elementary?

Students at Whiteville Elementary are 76% African American, 20% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Whiteville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whiteville Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Whiteville Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Whiteville, Tennessee, with an enrollment of 211 students. The school is part of the Hardeman County Schools district, which is ranked 133 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whiteville Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with low academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.6% of Whiteville Elementary students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42.2% statewide and 24.4% in the Hardeman County district. The school's performance is particularly low in social studies, with only 6.6% of students proficient or better, compared to 49% statewide. Whiteville Elementary also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee elementary schools for female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students.

While the nearby schools in the Hardeman County district, such as Hornsby Elementary, Toone Elementary, and Grand Junction Elementary, generally perform better than Whiteville Elementary, they still struggle compared to state averages. Schools outside the Hardeman County district, such as East Side Elementary and Denmark Elementary, show stronger academic performance, suggesting that the district-level challenges may be a significant factor in Whiteville Elementary's struggles.

217

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,910

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2510 Highway 64 East
Whiteville, TN 38075

(731) 254-8013

District: Hardeman County Schools

Students who attend Whiteville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.0%

White:

19.8%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 42 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

969^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

572^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Hardeman County Schools

133^rd of 139Hardeman County Schools 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	7.6	969 of 1009	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	953 of 1018	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	981 of 1020	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	860 of 1000	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	835 of 983	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	898 of 985	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	928 of 997	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	797 of 855	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	758 of 853	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	812 of 846	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	773 of 820	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	727 of 818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	711 of 809	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	444 of 498	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	411 of 498	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	434 of 500	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	352 of 483	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	321 of 411	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	302 of 404	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	405 of 450	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	891 of 986	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	842 of 990	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	876 of 989	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	777 of 975	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	742 of 945	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	919 of 926	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	740 of 843	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	612 of 853	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	725 of 865	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	569 of 858	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	485 of 823	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	728 of 821	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	610 of 877	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	978 of 984	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	938 of 991	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	969 of 980	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	854 of 941	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	695 of 916	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	572 of 583	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	494 of 587	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	490 of 569	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	563 of 576	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	544 of 574	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	496 of 563	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	457 of 492	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	440 of 485	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	464 of 475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	449 of 466	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	462 of 462	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	296 of 312	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	248 of 318	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	253 of 316	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	215 of 299	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	268 of 277	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	246 of 293	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	216 of 284	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	510 of 546	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	461 of 554	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	497 of 560	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	448 of 552	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	501 of 529	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	385 of 490	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	310 of 514	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	360 of 495	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	459 of 483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	462 of 490	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	344 of 481	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	548 of 550	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	488 of 540	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	466 of 529	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	486 of 523	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-27 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Mathematics10%-33 vs state

Social Studies7%-42 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
Whiteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 Highway 64 East	Whiteville	38075	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 254-8013	211	16	13.6		35 (16.6%)	162 (76.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	7.6	969^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.0%		10.1	953^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	6.4%	16		16.7	13.6	9.5		8.7	9.6	13.0	20.0	13.6	14.3			11.7		26.7	9.1	14.3			10.9		5.9	8.7	6.6	$14,910	$1,125	$12,705
Bolivar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Nuckolls RD	Bolivar	38008	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-3981	705	53	13.3		138 (19.6%)	492 (69.8%)	17 (2.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.1%)	15.4	881^st of 1009 public elementary schools	12.7%		20.1	841^st of 1018 public elementary schools	17.4%	40	19.6	28.6	24.7				24.3	19.6	26.4	22.4				22.8	16.3	33.0	21.2				23.5					$14,241	$1,334	$11,825
Toone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Neely ST	Toone	38381	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5606	211	17	12.7		160 (75.8%)	31 (14.7%)	7 (3.3%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	37.2	641^st of 1009 public elementary schools	36.5%		40.7	606^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.5%	35	40.0	34.8	28.6	20.0	21.7	23.8	28.0	46.7	34.8	42.9	33.3	47.8	33.3	39.8	33.3	60.9	23.8	20.0	39.1	42.9	38.1	33.3	43.5	57.1	45.8	$13,218	$1,362	$10,834
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12580 S Main ST	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-5260	531	31	16.9		182 (34.3%)	317 (59.7%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	17.3	867^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.1%		14.6	900^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.6%	33	19.7	29.3	33.3				26.6	28.9	25.4	21.8				25.8	20.0	25.4	20.4				21.8					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Denmark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Denmark RD	Denmark	38391	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-5986	430	27	15.9		170 (39.5%)	161 (37.4%)	53 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	44.7	543^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	46.2%		34	686^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	44.8	40.0	44.3				43.1	42.1	43.6	26.2				37.0	48.3	36.4	37.7				40.8					$14,009	$1,480	$11,530
Hornsby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Church ST	Hornsby	38044	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5707	171	12	14.2		142 (83.0%)	24 (14.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	40.5	603^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.2%		39.5	623^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	38.8%	20	35.0	33.3	50.0	23.5	31.6	45.0	36.6	45.0	66.7	33.3	35.3	26.3	15.0	36.6	40.0	33.3	33.3	29.4	26.3	40.0	33.9	23.5	52.6	35.0	37.5	$13,888	$1,093	$11,817
Grand Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 Pledge ST	Grand Junction	38039	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 764-2841	159	14	11.7		2 (1.3%)	151 (95.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	31.7	716^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.0%		41.9	594^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.7%	122	44.4	31.8	20.8	28.6			31.9	33.3	40.9	20.8	47.6			35.1	25.9	45.5	16.7	38.1			30.9	19.0			19.0	$15,241	$1,605	$12,345
East Side Elementary	Public	3-4	1315 East Jefferson	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1233	361	25	14.4		81 (22.4%)	247 (68.4%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	18.6	852^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.6%		14	903^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	11.3%	51	19.5	9.4					14.8	29.0	23.5					26.4	36.7	30.0					33.5					$15,402	$1,270	$12,962
Haywood County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	900 East Main ST	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	Yes	No	(731) 772-9613	26	5	5.2		5 (19.2%)	13 (50.0%)	4 (15.4%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)							13.0							17.4							17.4				30.0	$21,856	$819	$21,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Whiteville Elementary

How many students attend Whiteville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Whiteville Elementary.

What district is Whiteville Elementary in?

Hardeman County Schools

Is Whiteville Elementary a good school?

Whiteville Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Whiteville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whiteville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Whiteville Elementary?

Students at Whiteville Elementary are 76% African American, 20% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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