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Best Public Schools in Decatur County, TN

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At a glance

Schools

1,910

Students

Districts

Top rankedDecaturville Elementary School107^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Decaturville Elementary School up 120 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Decaturville Elementary School 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th 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
Decaturville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 South West Street	Decaturville	38329	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 852-4616	245	21	11.5	49.1%	223 (91.0%)	5 (2.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	87.2	107^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.5%		71.2	227^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.5%	120	86.0	78.8					82.9	62.8	63.6					63.2																55.8	66.7					60.5					$13,609	$1,680	$10,793
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	182 West 4th Street	Parsons	38363	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 847-7317	363	28	12.8	61.1%	307 (84.6%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	42.1	609^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.2%		35.4	674^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.2%	65	42.9	36.7					39.4	40.8	41.7					41.3																46.9	38.3					42.2					$12,422	$1,771	$9,688
Decatur County Middle School	Public	5-8	2740 Hwy 641 South	Parsons	38363	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 847-6510	416	36	11.7	54.8%	357 (85.8%)	12 (2.9%)	19 (4.6%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	69.1	155^th of 594 public middle schools	73.9%		64.8	175^th of 583 public middle schools	70.0%	20			32.7	48.1	35.0	63.2	44.3			42.1	41.3	35.0	46.3	41.1																		58.9	59.6	47.0	61.1	56.7	49.0	54.0	63.2	55.2	$11,680	$898	$10,074
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	4250 Highway 641 South	Decaturville	38329	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 852-3941	462	31	15.1	42.5%	405 (87.7%)	13 (2.8%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	63.2	109^th of 400 public high schools	72.8%		75.4	54^th of 389 public high schools	86.1%	55															42.1	40.0	38.8	38.8	94.4	31.2	43.3	27.0	27.0	39.4	39.4	57.7	58.0	45.2	43.2												$12,144	$826	$10,718
Decatur County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2740 Highway 641 S	Parsons	38363	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(731) 847-1750	0																		(n/a)															6.3	5.9				30.0	23.1	5.3		17.6	17.6	60.0	58.3	30.0	21.4							14.3					$5,967	$293	$5,635
Scotts Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main Street	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 602-4000	424	27	15.8	60.8%	394 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	59.8	366^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.1%		51.8	464^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.0%	98	38.5	31.6	45.9	55.6	34.1	75.0	45.3	51.9	36.8	47.2	41.7	29.3	25.0	39.6																59.6	42.1	70.3	63.9	34.1	90.6	58.9	42.9	31.7	65.6	45.4	$11,614	$947	$9,864

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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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