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Best Elementary Schools in Huntingdon, TN

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429

Students

Top rankedHuntingdon Primary438^th of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Huntingdon, Tennessee is home to two elementary schools: Huntingdon Primary and Northwest Head Start - Huntingdon. Based on the available data, Huntingdon Primary appears to be the standout school in the area, outperforming the Huntingdon Special School District and the state of Tennessee on various academic metrics.

Huntingdon Primary is a larger school with 429 students, compared to 40 students at Northwest Head Start - Huntingdon. The school has consistently ranked higher among Tennessee elementary schools, reaching as high as 250th out of 1,020 schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, Huntingdon Primary has generally higher test scores than the district and state averages across subjects and grade levels, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.5 compared to 20 at Northwest Head Start - Huntingdon.

While Huntingdon Primary is the standout school, the Huntingdon Special School District as a whole is ranked 73rd out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement at the district level. Additionally, Huntingdon Primary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, which is a metric worth monitoring and addressing.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)		TNReady English Language Arts (2025)		TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Huntingdon Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	191 Cox ST	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3091	429	37	11.5		342 (79.7%)	39 (9.1%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	53.7	438^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.6%		62.6	317^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.9%	121	50.8	50.8	41.7	41.7	37.5	37.5	$11,716	$1,588	$9,244

Cities Near Huntingdon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mc Lemoresville	8.72 mi	1
Clarksburg	8.88 mi	1
Bruceton	9.35 mi	2	144^th
Mc Kenzie	10.04 mi	3	128^th
Trezevant	11.33 mi	1	201^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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