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Best Public Schools in Fayette County, TN

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Schools

3,238

Students

Districts

Top rankedEast Junior High School431^st of 594 Tennessee middle schools

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Biggest riser

Oakland Elementary School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Junior High School 11.9 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 (2016)	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 All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	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 9th Grade	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
Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center	Public	6-12	13870 Hwy 59	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Department of Children's Services	No	No	No	(n/a)	(901) 465-7359	43	8	5.3		19 (44.2%)	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)
Oakland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14925 Hwy 194 North	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3804	674	27	25.3	70.9%	246 (36.5%)	310 (46.0%)	86 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	15	890^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.2	931^st of 1009 public elementary schools	7.7%	41	15.3	30.6					16.3	24.7	41.1	10.3				25.7																			23.3	27.4	8.6				20.1					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Highway 194	Williston	38048	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-8317	310	16	19.2	79.3%	99 (31.9%)	165 (53.2%)	27 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	12.5	916^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.9	940^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.8%	24	13.6	26.8	25.0				21.5	22.7	21.4	25.0				23.0																			20.5	19.0	25.0				21.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
East Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Leach Road	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3151	268	22	11.9	92.3%	75 (28.0%)	164 (61.2%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	30.4	431^st of 594 public middle schools	27.4%		27.8	436^th of 583 public middle schools	25.2%	5				15.5	39.1	13.3	23.0				23.5	29.9	17.9	23.8																						16.7	46.4	28.8	30.5	33.3	49.3	38.8	40.4	$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
West Junior High School	Public	6-8	13100 Highway 194	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-0798	373	21	18.1	74.9%	124 (33.2%)	204 (54.7%)	36 (9.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12.6	522^nd of 594 public middle schools	12.1%		14.7	506^th of 583 public middle schools	13.2%	16				6.9	14.9		8.8				17.1	22.8	12.1	17.7	35.7		35.7																			7.8	26.5	14.7	16.4	7.8	38.4	28.1	24.3	$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	13520 Hwy 59 West	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-9838	802	46	17.4	76.0%	210 (26.2%)	491 (61.2%)	83 (10.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	25.6	306^th of 400 public high schools	23.5%		17.2	339^th of 389 public high schools	12.9%	33																22.0	20.6	16.7	7.9	8.6	45.8	31.2	33.3	17.1	18.0	7.5	7.5	54.0	51.5	56.5	31.5	32.2												$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
La Grange Moscow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15655 Highway 57 East	Moscow	38057	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 877-6854	237	14	16.6	95.4%	95 (40.1%)	112 (47.3%)	24 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	11.4	925^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.2%		10	939^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.9%	14								5.3		33.3				13.4																			21.1	7.4	19.0				14.9					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12580 S Main Street	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-5260	531	31	16.9	91.2%	182 (34.3%)	317 (59.7%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	21.8	835^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.1%		17.3	867^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.1%	32	17.5	35.4	20.7				24.7	29.7	39.4	24.1				31.4																			34.9	34.3	17.2				29.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381

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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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