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J E Woody Elementary

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J E Woody Elementary ranks 429 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

J E Woody Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mt Pleasant, Tennessee, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 576 students. The school is part of the Maury County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

J E Woody Elementary has consistently performed better than the Maury County and Tennessee state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 43.8% in Mathematics and 52% in ELA, compared to Maury County's 35.1% and 33.2%, and Tennessee's 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also above the district and state averages, with a 41.3% proficiency rate in 2024-2025 compared to Maury County's 38% and Tennessee's 46.1%. J E Woody Elementary's 3rd and 4th-grade students have consistently outperformed their peers in the district and state in both Mathematics and ELA.

Compared to nearby schools, J E Woody Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than schools like Battle Creek Elementary, R Howell Elementary, and Riverside Elementary within the Maury County district. However, the school's performance is not as strong as that of J.E. Woodard Elementary, another Maury County school that has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools. Compared to schools in other districts, such as Richland Elementary (Giles County) and Ethridge Elementary (Lawrence County), J E Woody Elementary's performance is mixed, with some areas where it excels and others where it lags behind.

544

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,707

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 North Locust ST
Mt Pleasant, TN 38474

(931) 379-5040

District: Maury County

Students who attend J E Woody Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts
High:	Mt Pleasant High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

African American:

11.8%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Tennessee median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg42%

429^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury 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	54.2	429 of 1009	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	407 of 1018	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	573 of 1020	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	426 of 1000	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	466 of 983	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	485 of 985	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	528 of 997	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	486 of 855	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	502 of 853	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	483 of 846	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.9	502 of 820	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	402 of 818	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	396 of 809	51.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	132 of 498	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	174 of 498	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	209 of 500	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	188 of 483	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	153 of 411	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	258 of 404	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	146 of 450	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	448 of 986	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	336 of 990	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	650 of 989	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	456 of 975	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	385 of 945	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	361 of 926	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	350 of 843	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	135 of 853	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	286 of 865	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	276 of 858	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	433 of 823	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	308 of 821	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	245 of 877	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	401 of 984	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	497 of 991	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	447 of 987	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	381 of 980	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	512 of 941	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	577 of 916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	466 of 618	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	228 of 582	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.1	499 of 528	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	341 of 447	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	139 of 369	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	500 of 840	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	435 of 847	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	582 of 852	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	392 of 844	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	479 of 844	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	434 of 812	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	623 of 841	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+13 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science41%-5 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
J E Woody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust ST	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7		423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%		55.3	407^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.0%	22	38.8	49.0					43.8	42.7	61.6					52.0	30.1	53.1					41.3					$14,707	$1,366	$12,292
J E Woodard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7		345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%		70.9	232^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	77.2%	42	45.8	67.0					55.3	42.1	58.8					49.5	43.3	63.9					52.5					$12,691	$955	$10,925
J. R. Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3		168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.3	376^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.1%	27	55.3	38.2					46.1	51.1	41.8					46.1	48.9	49.1					49.0					$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
J. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord DR	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6		108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%		16.4	875^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.0%	49	22.2	44.9					32.1	23.0	30.6					26.4	15.9	34.7					24.1					$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
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
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland AVE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2		97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%		20.3	838^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.7%	170	37.3	41.8					39.6	37.3	41.8					39.6	32.0	25.5					28.6					$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0		152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%		10.4	948^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.9%	2	20.6	17.6					19.1	19.0	11.8					15.3	20.6	22.1					21.4					$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
R Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2		267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.8	852^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	16.3%	49	17.7	26.9					22.8	17.7	28.8					23.8	12.6	29.4					22.3					$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
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
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 J E Woody Elementary

What district is J E Woody Elementary in?

Maury County

What schools do graduates of J E Woody Elementary attend?

Students who attend J E Woody Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts
High : Mt Pleasant High School

Is J E Woody Elementary a good school?

J E Woody Elementary ranks 429^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of J E Woody Elementary?

Students at J E Woody Elementary are 72% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend J E Woody Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended J E Woody Elementary.

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