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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, TN

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At a glance

Schools

4,742

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSewanee Elementary School70^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rock Creek Elementary School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sewanee Elementary School 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools 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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th 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 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
Broadview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4980 Lynchburg Road	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-0132	232	19	12.5	38.2%	218 (94.0%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	63.1	327^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.4	253^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	74.9%	74	32.4	56.7	72.5				54.8	29.4	53.3	60.0				48.1																			29.4	60.0	70.0				53.8					$14,108	$466	$12,618
Clark Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Jefferson Street	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-2407	513	36	14.2		355 (69.2%)	61 (11.9%)	59 (11.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	27.8	777^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.7%		37.9	628^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.8%	149	25.8	41.0	19.7				29.2	23.6	43.6	24.2				30.5																			25.8	46.2	39.4				36.5					$12,217	$1,265	$10,131
Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Cumberland Street	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7353	262	17	15.4		227 (86.6%)	13 (5.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	42.7	598^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.3%		42.6	574^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.1%	24	23.8	46.5	51.3				43.7	19.0	46.5	41.0				38.8																			33.3	48.8	30.8				38.8					$13,830	$1,168	$11,492
Decherd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Bratton Street	Decherd	37324	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5483	443	31	14.2		346 (78.1%)	22 (5.0%)	54 (12.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	13.8	903^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.8	903^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.6	7.5	27.7				15.7	24.2	17.0	23.4				21.7																			28.8	28.3	27.7				28.3					$12,468	$1,278	$10,347
Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	833 Bypass Road	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-2821	1,168	75	15.5	49.7%	951 (81.4%)	65 (5.6%)	87 (7.4%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.2%)	34.5	267^th of 400 public high schools	33.3%		40.6	219^th of 389 public high schools	43.7%	48															12.6	12.2	76.5	27.3	30.4	40.3	30.0	39.3	22.2	22.7	25.0	24.5	46.9	46.3	94.1	26.7	9.1	30.1												$11,128	$498	$9,880
Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore Street	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	662	48	13.9	48.1%	533 (80.5%)	17 (2.6%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	39.5	66.7	29.3	16.0	19.2	26.2	32.1	39.5	47.8	29.3	46.0	38.5	35.7	39.8	8.6	7.5		22.9	21.6	33.3		33.3			15.4	15.0	59.5	58.1		21.6		19.5	42.1	67.4	29.3	42.0	55.8	50.0	48.3	30.0	65.4	50.0	48.6	$12,637	$329	$11,521
North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd Boulevard	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4	54.0%	485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	28	446^th of 594 public middle schools	24.9%		26.2	448^th of 583 public middle schools	23.2%	2				20.6	16.9	25.0	20.8				21.3	21.0	17.6	19.9																						32.9	47.6	38.8	39.9	27.7	39.2	38.7	35.3	$11,976	$843	$10,455
Rock Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Rock Creek Road	Estill Springs	37330	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 649-5435	398	26	15.6	60.2%	373 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	27.9	776^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.2	822^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.5%	46	16.0	35.0	40.0				31.4	36.0	25.0	34.4				31.6																			34.0	30.0	36.9				33.7					$12,883	$1,015	$10,995
Sewanee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 University Avenue	Sewanee	37375	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 598-5951	169	15	11.6	27.6%	154 (91.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	92.6	70^th of 1019 public elementary schools	93.1%		96.4	36^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.4%	34	67.9	73.7	65.2				68.6	67.9	84.2	73.9				74.3																			67.9	84.2	69.6				72.9					$16,824	$594	$15,075
South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland Street	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2	63.0%	266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	25.6	459^th of 594 public middle schools	22.7%		28.5	430^th of 583 public middle schools	26.2%	29				19.2	12.8	26.4	19.5				32.3	19.4	19.2	23.7																						42.3	40.0	32.0	38.2	20.2	36.8	26.4	27.7	$12,796	$1,206	$10,782
Franklin County Virtual and Alternative Learning School	Public, Alternative	K-12	215 S. College Street	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(931) 967-0626																			(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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