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Best Public Schools in Benton County, TN

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Schools

2,130

Students

Top rankedCamden Central High School233^rd of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Big Sandy School up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Big Sandy School 7.4 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)				TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)			TNReady English I (2026)			TNReady English II (2026)		TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 9th Grade	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 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th 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
Big Sandy School	Public	K-8	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	266	36	7.4	68.9%	257 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	39	642^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	37.0%		23.3	811^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.6%	169	26.7	13.0	5.3	18.2	27.8	40.0	19.8	53.3	39.1	21.1	54.5	44.4	40.0	40.6																												46.7	56.5	26.3	63.6	55.6	80.0	52.1	63.6	38.9	60.0	51.3	$13,281	$1,068	$11,226
Briarwood School	Public	3-5	169 Briarwood Avenue	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4257	393	28	14.2	61.8%	348 (88.5%)	20 (5.1%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	39.1	641^st of 1019 public elementary schools	37.1%		41.1	596^th of 1009 public elementary schools	40.9%	45	41.0	33.6	38.8				37.6	40.2	32.1	37.2				36.3																												41.0	28.6	55.0				41.2					$13,021	$1,041	$11,018
Camden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	208 Washington Avenue	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4918	461	34	13.7	65.3%	415 (90.0%)	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)								(n/a)																																																					$13,060	$1,045	$11,050
Camden Central High School	Public	9-12	115 Schools Drive	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-7254	540	39	14.0	51.8%	478 (88.5%)	12 (2.2%)	18 (3.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	42.7	233^rd of 400 public high schools	41.8%		41.4	212^th of 389 public high schools	45.5%	21																16.8		15.5		82.8	29.0	< 5%	36.8	94.4	31.9			42.1	43.5	42.9	43.4	19.7		20.2	44.9	44.9	90.0	42.2	7.7		46.0												$12,992	$1,038	$10,995
Holladay Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-9	148 Stokes Road	Holladay	38341	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-6874	111	14	8.1	74.6%	101 (91.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)	11.8	61.5	40.0	< 5%		18.2	25.7	23.5	46.2	33.3	9.1		18.2	27.0																												35.3	46.2	26.7	27.3		54.5	36.5	54.5		27.3	44.8	$13,861	$1,127	$11,690
Benton County Academy	Public	6-12	178 Schools Drive	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-1372	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Camden Junior High School	Public	6-8	75 Schools Drive	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4518	359	26	13.6	65.1%	319 (88.9%)	12 (3.3%)	13 (3.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	39.1	374^th of 594 public middle schools	37.0%		55.7	230^th of 583 public middle schools	60.5%	144				34.2	29.3	35.4	32.7				23.3	24.1	20.8	22.8	≥ 95%			≥ 95%																											30.6	36.1	48.3	38.2	33.9	64.7	40.0	46.8	$13,053	$1,044	$11,044
Senator Frank P. Lashlee Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	155 Schools Drive	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-4492	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(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.

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