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South Elementary

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South Elementary ranks 382 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pinson, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 439 students. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary consistently outperforms the Madison County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates for TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, South Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics (52%), ELA (40%), and Science (48.5%) are significantly higher than the Madison County (26.8%, 25.7%, 28.9%) and Tennessee state (42.2%, 38.9%, 46.1%) averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, where it has maintained proficiency rates above 50% for the past three school years, compared to the Madison County and Tennessee state averages.

While South Elementary's overall academic performance is commendable, the school's chronic absenteeism rate remains an area of concern, as it was 18.6% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average. Addressing the factors contributing to chronic absenteeism could be a focus for the school's improvement efforts. Interestingly, South Elementary's academic success stands out compared to other nearby schools in the Madison County district, such as Alexander Elementary, Arlington Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, which all have significantly lower proficiency rates across the board. However, the nearby schools in the Chester County district, such as Chester County Middle School, East Chester Elementary, and W Chester Elementary, demonstrate higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates exceeding those of South Elementary in many subject areas.

468

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,003

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Stone RD
Pinson, TN 38366

(731) 988-5413

District: Madison County

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

High:	Madison Academic Magnet High School
	South Side High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madison County

✓Above the Tennessee median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg42%

382^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Madison County

126^th of 139Madison 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	382 of 1009	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	255 of 1018	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	311 of 1020	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	340 of 1000	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	477 of 983	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	697 of 985	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	665 of 997	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.5	581 of 646	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.1	644 of 855	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.5	406 of 853	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	499 of 846	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	556 of 820	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	395 of 818	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	339 of 809	58.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	88 of 498	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	54 of 498	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	200 of 500	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	169 of 483	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	204 of 411	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	185 of 404	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	275 of 450	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	432 of 986	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	361 of 990	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	355 of 989	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	393 of 975	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	466 of 945	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	525 of 926	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	194 of 843	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	41 of 853	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	137 of 865	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	339 of 858	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	278 of 823	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	569 of 821	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	593 of 877	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	330 of 984	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	190 of 991	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	279 of 987	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	292 of 980	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	412 of 941	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	775 of 916	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	117 of 618	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	46 of 582	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	51 of 528	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	74 of 447	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	222 of 369	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	106 of 255	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	438 of 840	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	255 of 847	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	247 of 852	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	291 of 844	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	468 of 844	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	676 of 812	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	607 of 841	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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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
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Stone RD	Pinson	38366	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-5413	439	29	14.9		292 (66.5%)	57 (13.0%)	52 (11.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	57.9	382^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.1%		68.1	255^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.0%	127	47.5	54.5	55.4				52.0	23.8	50.9	50.8				40.0	40.0	67.3	43.1				48.5					$13,003	$1,127	$11,039
W Chester Elementary School	Public	K-3	1243 West Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8150	279	19	14.5		245 (87.8%)	19 (6.8%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	82.6	136^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.5%		84.8	125^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.7%	11	57.4						57.4	60.3						60.3	58.8						58.8					$11,305	$557	$9,993
Chester County Middle School	Public	4-5	634 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8110	452	26	17.2		360 (79.6%)	44 (9.7%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	80.9	146^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.5%		78	166^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.7%	20		62.9	73.1				68.5		59.7	52.9				56.0		57.5	59.6				58.7					$10,783	$609	$9,504
East Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	505	35	14.3		385 (76.2%)	81 (16.0%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	85.2	122^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	87.9%		78.2	164^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.9%	42	60.7						60.7	65.6						65.6	57.4						57.4					$12,550	$939	$10,829
Rose Hill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2233 Beech Bluff RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-6170	519	42	12.5		242 (46.6%)	187 (36.0%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	10.9	933^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	941^st of 1018 public elementary schools	7.6%	8	8.6	6.8	21.3	18.8	14.0	14.8	14.3	17.5	19.6	17.7	23.4	11.7	5.6	15.6	19.6	26.1	16.1	25.0	16.9	13.0	19.1	16.7	14.0	7.5	12.7	$15,226	$1,612	$12,698
Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	746 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	470	35	13.4		18 (3.8%)	384 (81.7%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	7.9	963^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.5	935^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.2%	28	10.6	20.4					15.7	16.7	21.4					19.1	11.8	19.6					15.9					$13,154	$1,693	$10,672
Lincoln Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	532 Whitehall ST	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 988-3800	430	25	17.2		9 (2.1%)	382 (88.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	6.5	979^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.8	993^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	2.5%	14	12.7	8.3	11.9				11.1	9.5	10.6	19.0				12.5	9.5	29.2	11.9				16.3					$13,957	$1,685	$11,239
Alexander Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Highland AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 422-1841	373	27	13.6		16 (4.3%)	291 (78.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	4	1003^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.4	1005^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.3%	2	13.0	11.8					9.7	5.7	6.3						10.9	10.4	10.2				10.5					$13,736	$1,828	$10,833
Arlington Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Arlington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 265-9784	632	42	15.0		45 (7.1%)	413 (65.3%)	108 (17.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.0%)	7.5	971^st of 1009 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.1	965^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.2%	6	7.5	21.5	17.5				14.9	15.0	21.5	10.5				15.8	12.5	14.3	20.0				15.2					$13,365	$1,746	$10,826
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 South Elementary

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 382^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is South Elementary in?

Madison County

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended South Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Madison Academic Magnet High School
High : South Side High School

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