Best Public Schools in Lebanon, TN

Summary:

The city of Lebanon, Tennessee is home to 15 schools across two school districts - Wilson County and Lebanon. The schools include 8 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, and 1 alternative school, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Among the standout schools in the area, Wilson Central High School is ranked 97th out of 389 Tennessee high schools and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores in English II and Algebra II. At the elementary level, Jones Brummett Elementary School and Tuckers Crossroads Elementary are both highly ranked and have impressive proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

The data also reveals some challenges, with stark differences in performance between the two high schools, Lebanon High School and Wilson Central High School. Additionally, the alternative schools, Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy and Barry Tatum Academy, show significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages. Across all schools, the chronic absenteeism rate is consistently high at 18.9%, which may require further investigation and targeted interventions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)				TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Castle Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Castle Heights Avenue No	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-2483	647	46	14.0		379 (58.6%)	98 (15.1%)	107 (16.5%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.0%)	65.2	295^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.8%		64.3	295^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.0%		55.4	46.8	46.0				49.8	61.3	47.4	44.0				51.6																						54.5	50.6	45.0				50.2					$12,747	$540	$11,465
Byars Dowdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Hickory Ridge RD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-6651	516	36	14.5		256 (49.6%)	82 (15.9%)	140 (27.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	58.9	367^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.6%		47.8	508^th of 1018 public elementary schools	50.1%	141	36.7	47.4	56.3				47.1	48.1	43.6	44.8				45.5																						51.9	47.4	48.8				49.4					$14,626	$857	$12,930
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Oakdale DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-7494	702	40	17.7		379 (54.0%)	131 (18.7%)	111 (15.8%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)	61.5	344^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.9%		58.9	364^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.2%	20	57.7	43.9	78.7				59.3	38.5	38.1	41.6				39.2																						48.8	55.1	49.4				50.9					$12,522	$794	$11,009
Walter J. Baird Middle School	Public	6-8	131 W J B Pride LN	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-2190	698	37	19.0		380 (54.4%)	136 (19.5%)	127 (18.2%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	61.2	195^th of 583 public middle schools	66.6%		57.3	221^st of 587 public middle schools	62.4%	26				40.9	34.7	25.3	34.2				44.3	38.0	31.8	38.2	92.0			93.1																					48.5	55.3	49.3	51.3	43.6	56.7	53.0	51.4	$10,690	$342	$9,789
Coles Ferry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 Coles Ferry PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 443-1946	547	37	14.8		293 (53.6%)	88 (16.1%)	98 (17.9%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.2%)	60.6	348^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.5%		62.9	315^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.1%	33	24.4	47.2	67.4				46.6	37.2	62.0	63.3				53.8																						31.0	54.9	55.7				46.9					$13,300	$788	$11,701
Winfree Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	1213 Leeville PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	No	(615) 449-6060	613	31	19.7		319 (52.0%)	80 (13.1%)	160 (26.1%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	58.8	212^th of 583 public middle schools	63.6%		49	281^st of 587 public middle schools	52.1%	69				44.3	35.0	27.5	36.0				43.8	36.5	33.3	37.9	91.7			91.7																					49.7	50.0	44.9	48.1	45.1	52.2	45.6	47.5	$12,230	$667	$10,978
Jones Brummett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1530 Hartmann DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-4768	650	42	15.4		386 (59.4%)	77 (11.8%)	130 (20.0%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.5%)	75.1	193^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	80.9%		74.1	202^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	80.2%	9	60.9	57.1	56.2				58.4	50.8	51.9	50.6				51.1																						54.7	69.5	51.7				58.7					$12,368	$898	$10,818
Wilson Central High School	Public	9-12	419 Wildcat Way	Lebanon	37090	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-4600	1,625	89	18.3		1,166 (71.8%)	147 (9.0%)	172 (10.6%)	88 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	64.7	97^th of 389 public high schools	75.1%		62	111^th of 392 public high schools	71.7%	14																18.9	25.0	18.9		36.5	10.5	53.0	57.3	29.6	16.7	51.0	50.7	50.0	76.9	12.5	73.8	94.7	35.0	6.3	47.7												$10,416	$279	$9,713
Carroll Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4664 Hunters Point PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-5208	747	48	15.5		586 (78.4%)	21 (2.8%)	97 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	56.9	397^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.2	419^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.8%	22	43.9	44.0	58.2	60.3	34.9	49.3	48.1	37.8	46.4	41.8	38.4	33.7	40.0	39.7																						35.4	44.0	51.9	46.6	43.4	52.5	45.5	49.3	48.2	53.8	50.4	$11,762	$569	$10,627
Lebanon High School	Public	9-12	500 Blue Devil BLVD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-9610	1,808	101	17.9		1,089 (60.2%)	268 (14.8%)	338 (18.7%)	33 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (4.1%)	55.1	148^th of 389 public high schools	62.0%		52.1	155^th of 392 public high schools	60.5%	7																25.7	6.3	24.8	89.9	28.5		38.2	46.3	39.2	26.3	43.0	34.1	33.7	63.1	18.2	60.7		35.2	5.4	41.1												$10,488	$284	$9,822
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1224 Murfreesboro RD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-6330	772	49	15.6		566 (73.3%)	47 (6.1%)	112 (14.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)	61.6	341^st of 1009 public elementary schools	66.2%		61.1	336^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.0%	5	52.5	42.3	62.3	39.2	41.2	50.0	47.7	46.5	50.5	31.2	35.4	38.8	34.7	40.3	90.0			90.0																		57.4	60.4	48.1	45.6	61.2	60.3	55.8	50.6	57.6	57.5	55.3	$12,292	$765	$10,958
Tuckers Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-8	5905 Trousdale Ferry PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-3956	368	32	11.5		291 (79.1%)	9 (2.4%)	52 (14.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	69.9	237^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.5%		66.9	263^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	74.2%	26	52.5	59.3	50.0	63.9	60.6	57.1	56.7	40.0	66.7	37.0	47.2	39.4	23.7	40.9																						50.0	55.6	56.5	50.0	81.3	60.5	58.4	66.7	87.5	68.4	73.6	$14,776	$1,125	$12,849
Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	351 Stumpy LN	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 453-3400	113	10	11.3		74 (65.5%)	14 (12.4%)	15 (13.3%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)						31.3	26.9						41.2	33.3		25.0		31.8		15.4		13.8	20.0			16.0	21.4	17.6	52.0		53.3		24.0		20.7						52.9	51.9			47.1	44.4	$13,257	$197	$13,007
Barry Tatum Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	415 Harding DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-3400	85	27	3.1		45 (52.9%)	19 (22.4%)	18 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)					8.3	27.3	21.4					8.3	9.1	7.1									8.3			13.6	5.6		23.5		22.7		10.5		6.9					18.2	18.2	29.6		27.3	18.2	22.2	$32,700	$1,106	$31,170
Wilson County Adult High School	Public	9-12	207 Joe Branham DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 443-7199	31				15 (48.4%)	8 (25.8%)	5 (16.1%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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