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Pope School

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Pope School ranks 456 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pope School is an elementary school located in Jackson, Tennessee, serving 613 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Madison County school district, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in the state.

Pope School consistently outperforms the Madison County and Tennessee state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 53.2%, compared to 26.8% for Madison County and 42.2% for the state. Pope School's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics and Science, ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools. The school also demonstrates success in supporting the academic achievement of its subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-income students.

While Pope School's academic performance is impressive, it is worth noting that some nearby schools, such as Community Montessori School and Bradford Elementary, also show strong proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. This suggests that there may be successful educational practices or approaches being implemented in these high-performing schools that could be worth exploring and potentially replicating at Pope School. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.7% to 29.7%, are an area of concern that the school and district should address to improve student attendance and engagement.

628

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,762

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 Old Humboldt RD
Jackson, TN 38305

(731) 668-0350

District: Madison County

Students who attend Pope School usually attend:

High:

Madison Academic Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

White:

24.5%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2014 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madison County

✓Above the Tennessee median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

456^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	52.6	456 of 1009	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	356 of 1018	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	614 of 1020	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	683 of 1000	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	781 of 983	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	666 of 985	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	586 of 997	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	573 of 646	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.5	426 of 855	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.8	358 of 853	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.2	246 of 846	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	235 of 820	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	157 of 818	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	113 of 809	86.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	137 of 498	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	130 of 498	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	224 of 500	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	266 of 483	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	319 of 411	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	228 of 404	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	228 of 450	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	446 of 986	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	339 of 990	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	588 of 989	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	697 of 975	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	794 of 945	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	627 of 926	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	128 of 424	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	59 of 415	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	125 of 843	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	216 of 853	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	493 of 865	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	567 of 858	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	720 of 823	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	441 of 821	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	607 of 877	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	453 of 984	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	376 of 991	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	604 of 987	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	610 of 980	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	663 of 941	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	614 of 916	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	241 of 618	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	252 of 582	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	263 of 447	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	80 of 255	68.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	245 of 840	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	198 of 847	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	402 of 852	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	512 of 844	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	570 of 844	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	395 of 812	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	329 of 841	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science43%-3 vs state

Social Studies38%-12 vs state

English Language Arts37%~ 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
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
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
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
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	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
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
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pope School

What schools do graduates of Pope School attend?

Students who attend Pope School usually go on to attend:

High : Madison Academic Magnet High School

What is the racial makeup of Pope School?

Students at Pope School are 53% African American, 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Pope School a good school?

Pope School ranks 456^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pope School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Pope School.

What district is Pope School in?

Madison County

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