Summary:
Centerville, Tennessee is home to five schools serving 1,510 students in grades PK-12, all part of Hickman County Schools, a district ranked 87th of 141 in Tennessee (38th percentile, 2 stars). The city includes Centerville Elementary School (PK-2), Centerville Intermediate School (3-5), Hickman County Middle School (6-8), Hickman County Senior High School (9-12), and Hickman County Learning Academy, an alternative school serving grades 3-12 with just 19 students.
The two standouts are Hickman County Middle School and Centerville Intermediate School, both ranking in the 58th percentile statewide. The middle school has remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 7.6% — less than half the state rate — and improved in every tested subject from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. Centerville Intermediate jumped 100 spots in state rank and beats state averages in science (52.1% vs. 46.9%) and math (47.4% vs. 43.0%). Hickman County Senior High School is a paradox: it posts excellent completion numbers (93.6% graduation, 1.1% dropout) and a standout 82.6% proficiency in 10th-grade Algebra II, yet ranks in the 44th percentile with severe weaknesses in Geometry (16%), US History (23.7%), and English I (23%).
ELA is the district's biggest academic challenge, with Centerville Intermediate below state proficiency in every grade tested and middle school ELA falling from 43.0% in 6th grade to 23.6% in 8th. Chronic absenteeism varies dramatically by school — from 7.6% at the middle school to 29.2% at Hickman County Learning Academy — and higher spending does not guarantee better results, as the high school spends the most per student ($15,676) yet ranks lowest among ranked schools. For parents, the clearest takeaway is that Centerville's middle and intermediate schools are the city's strongest and most improving options, while the high school excels at getting students to graduation but struggles with proficiency in several core subjects.
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