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Centertown Elementary

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Centertown Elementary ranks 386 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Centertown Elementary is a public elementary school located in McMinnville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 571 students. The school is part of the Warren County School District, which is ranked 111 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Centertown Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in most subject areas and grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (31.4%) and English Language Arts (35.4%) for all grades are higher than the district averages (31.1% and 30.2%, respectively) but lower than the state averages (42.2% and 38.9%, respectively). However, the school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with proficiency rates across all grades (50.4%) significantly exceeding the district (36.9%) and state (46.1%) averages. Additionally, Centertown Elementary's 3rd-grade students outperform the district and state in both Mathematics (54% proficient) and English Language Arts (42.9% proficient).

While Centertown Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Warren County district, such as Dibrell Elementary, West Elementary, and Bobby Ray Memorial, in academic proficiency, another Warren County school, Irving College Elementary, performs on par with or better than Centertown Elementary in several metrics. Additionally, Centertown Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 21.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

566

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,147

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

376 Warrior BLVD
McMinnville, TN 37110

(931) 259-4600

District: Warren County

Students who attend Centertown Elementary usually attend:

High:

Warren County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Warren County

✓Above the Tennessee median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

386^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

321^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Warren County

111^th of 139Warren 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	57.5	386 of 1009	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	444 of 1018	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	534 of 1020	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	461 of 1000	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	432 of 983	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	460 of 985	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	310 of 997	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	242 of 646	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.1	242 of 855	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	176 of 853	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	254 of 846	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	223 of 820	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	238 of 818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	53.5	402 of 809	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	430 of 986	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	521 of 990	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	589 of 989	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	608 of 975	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	471 of 945	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	497 of 926	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	97 of 415	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	401 of 843	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	581 of 853	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	544 of 865	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	406 of 858	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	352 of 823	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	456 of 821	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	243 of 877	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	338 of 984	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	392 of 991	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	442 of 987	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	305 of 980	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	387 of 941	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	404 of 916	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	403 of 618	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	333 of 582	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.3	63 of 528	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	133 of 369	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	407 of 840	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	479 of 847	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	556 of 852	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	466 of 844	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	475 of 844	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	461 of 812	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	319 of 841	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	321 of 583	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	269 of 587	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	304 of 594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	183 of 569	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	100 of 576	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	99 of 574	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	61 of 563	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	101 of 362	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	127 of 492	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.2	135 of 485	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.4	153 of 475	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	86.6	45 of 466	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.3	63 of 462	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	109 of 435	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	369 of 546	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	321 of 554	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	302 of 560	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	252 of 552	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	115 of 538	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	102 of 529	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	65 of 286	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	65 of 285	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	343 of 490	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	247 of 510	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	135 of 514	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	125 of 495	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	73 of 483	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	40 of 490	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	5 of 481	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	239 of 550	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	199 of 560	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	269 of 557	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	131 of 540	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	91 of 529	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	113 of 523	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	333 of 492	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	296 of 504	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	292 of 503	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	165 of 500	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	100 of 496	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	122 of 484	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	68 of 481	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)77th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+4 vs state

Social Studies41%-8 vs state

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 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
Centertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	376 Warrior BLVD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4600	571	36	15.9		464 (81.3%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	57.5	386^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.7%		52.1	444^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.4%	58	54.0	25.0	32.3	36.1	25.9	13.8	31.4	42.9	40.6	35.5	45.0	28.1	19.0	35.4	57.1	59.4	50.8	59.0	46.6	27.6	50.4	59.0	50.0	13.8	41.2	$11,147	$1,116	$9,189
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Clark BLVD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 473-3801	511	41	12.3		338 (66.1%)	20 (3.9%)	110 (21.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	23.3	810^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.7%		15.4	890^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.6%	80	34.8	32.9	23.2				30.3	31.8	24.7	17.4				24.5	37.9	34.2	20.3				30.8					$15,028	$2,068	$11,567
Hickory Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Pioneer LN	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-5100	647	51	12.7		503 (77.7%)	15 (2.3%)	80 (12.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.9%)	27	767^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.0%		43.8	561^st of 1018 public elementary schools	44.9%	206	23.1	33.0	42.4				33.1	22.0	38.0	29.3				30.0	31.9	31.0	28.3				30.3					$13,264	$1,565	$10,788
Bobby Ray Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	504 North Chancery ST	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 473-9006	548	38	14.5		360 (65.7%)	14 (2.6%)	125 (22.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	41 (7.5%)	29.9	738^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.7	815^th of 1018 public elementary schools	19.9%	77	33.3	55.2	20.6				36.1	28.4	46.3	19.1				31.0	22.2	41.8	22.1				28.2					$13,809	$1,587	$11,047
Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	500 S Fair ST	Morrison	37357	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4617	361	28	12.7		292 (80.9%)	6 (1.7%)	49 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	33.8	696^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.0%		27.1	766^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.8%	70	26.3	32.4	33.3	34.1	33.3	28.1	31.4	36.8	32.4	40.5	34.1	28.2	12.5	31.4	42.1	32.4	35.7	20.5	48.7	37.5	35.8		53.8	50.0	33.0	$12,764	$1,239	$10,563
Dibrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1759 Mike Muncey RD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4588	351	30	11.8		239 (68.1%)	6 (1.7%)	95 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	17.8	862^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.7	853^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	16.2%	9	31.8	24.4	14.7	13.0	26.2	39.5	25.2	31.8	26.8	38.2	26.1	26.2	25.6	28.8	20.5	22.0	23.5	19.6	54.8	60.5	33.6	8.7	47.6	44.2	32.8	$13,048	$1,197	$10,786
Cannon South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8383 Jim Cummings Hwy	Bradyville	37026	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3158	354	21	16.6		321 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	27.8	757^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.0%		25.8	785^th of 1018 public elementary schools	22.9%	28	31.5	34.2	36.6				33.8	22.2	36.8	26.8				27.8	25.9	39.5	36.6				33.1					$12,230	$1,244	$10,100
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9123 Woodbury HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 570-2652	273	24	11.3		232 (85.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	33.9	695^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.1%		30	735^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.8%	40	42.1	43.2	37.5				40.9	31.6	35.1	20.0				28.7	36.8	43.2	25.0				34.8					$15,321	$1,469	$12,805
Cannon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	530 West Adams Street	Woodbury	37190	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3201	317	18	17.4		283 (89.3%)	8 (2.5%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	20.4	839^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.7	866^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.9%	27	20.0	22.5	44.1				27.7	24.4	24.4	26.5				25.0	17.8	20.0	41.2				25.2					$14,040	$1,063	$12,030
Irving College Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Dry Creek RD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-8693	288	22	13.0		239 (83.0%)	6 (2.1%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	54.4	425^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.9%		41.9	593^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	41.7%	168	57.9	26.1	44.1	46.7	43.8	40.0	44.5	60.5	43.5	32.4	36.7	34.4	44.0	42.3	52.6	39.1	38.2	40.0	43.8	52.0	44.5	43.3	46.9	68.0	51.7	$13,533	$1,096	$11,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Centertown Elementary

What schools do graduates of Centertown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centertown Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Warren County High School

Is Centertown Elementary a good school?

Centertown Elementary ranks 386^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centertown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Centertown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Centertown Elementary?

Students at Centertown Elementary are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Centertown Elementary in?

Warren County

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