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Ingram Sowell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Ingram Sowell Elementary is a public elementary school in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 53 out of 139 districts in the state.

Ingram Sowell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating poor academic performance. The school significantly underperforms the Lawrence County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates below 30% in most subjects. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with some groups ranking in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Lawrence County district, such as South Lawrence Elementary, Summertown Elementary, Leoma Elementary, and Ethridge Elementary, generally outperform Ingram Sowell Elementary across academic metrics. The closest school, Lawrenceburg Public, stands out as the highest-performing school in the area.

417

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,849

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Seventh ST
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

(931) 762-4438

District: Lawrence County

Students who attend Ingram Sowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E O Coffman Middle School
High:	Lawrence County Adult High School
	Lawrence County High School
	Loretto High School
	Summertown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

15.1%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg42%

783^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Lawrence County

53^rd of 139Lawrence 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	25.5	783 of 1009	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	825 of 1018	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	752 of 1020	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	824 of 1000	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	866 of 983	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	880 of 985	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	812 of 997	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.9	450 of 855	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	619 of 853	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	606 of 846	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	79.0	155 of 820	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	24.9	682 of 818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.9	517 of 809	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	270 of 498	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	425 of 498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	348 of 500	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	234 of 411	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	387 of 450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	772 of 986	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	795 of 990	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	674 of 989	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	774 of 975	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	852 of 945	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	884 of 926	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	299 of 415	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	269 of 387	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	72 of 319	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	475 of 843	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	471 of 853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	478 of 865	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	686 of 858	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	642 of 823	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	670 of 821	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	621 of 877	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	761 of 984	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	798 of 991	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	761 of 987	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	828 of 980	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	809 of 941	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	811 of 916	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	474 of 618	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	338 of 582	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	460 of 528	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	372 of 447	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	313 of 369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	765 of 840	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	769 of 847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	740 of 852	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	807 of 844	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	837 of 844	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	792 of 812	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	814 of 841	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2015	75.1	98 of 492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	24.3	413 of 485	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.0	298 of 475	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 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
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
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
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
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
Ethridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Main ST	Ethridge	38456	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5880	500	35	14.2		465 (93.0%)	14 (2.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.4	216^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.6%		57.7	386^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.1%	170	52.1	41.5	49.1	63.8	60.0	63.2	54.4	60.4	56.6	45.6	55.2	42.5	26.3	49.0	54.2	64.2	56.1	53.4	57.5	31.6	53.7	46.6	55.0	39.5	47.1	$12,788	$891	$10,977
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
Summertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	319 Corbin ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3614	646	46	14.0		624 (96.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	70.2	235^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.8	155^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.8%	80	52.5	60.3	53.9	46.8			53.3	43.6	57.7	50.6	61.0			52.5	47.5	62.8	42.7	50.6			50.4	57.1			57.1	$11,887	$1,063	$9,707
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
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
Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10333 Columbia HWY	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 527-0663	506	34	14.8		442 (87.4%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	60.5	349^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.4%		68.5	250^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.4%	99	43.8	51.2	44.4				46.4	42.7	46.4	45.6				44.9	42.7	73.8	47.8				54.4					$11,874	$570	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Ingram Sowell Elementary

What district is Ingram Sowell Elementary in?

Lawrence County

What is the racial makeup of Ingram Sowell Elementary?

Students at Ingram Sowell Elementary are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ingram Sowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ingram Sowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E O Coffman Middle School
High : Lawrence County Adult High School
High : Lawrence County High School
High : Loretto High School
High : Summertown High School

How many students attend Ingram Sowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Ingram Sowell Elementary.

Is Ingram Sowell Elementary a good school?

Ingram Sowell Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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