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Best Public Schools in Giles County, TN

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At a glance

Schools

3,644

Students

Top rankedRichland School136^th of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Elkton Elementary School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bridgeforth Middle School 9.7 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 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
Bridgeforth Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Bridgeforth Circle	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-7526	312	32	9.7	99.5%	167 (53.5%)	80 (25.6%)	16 (5.1%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	38.4	381^st of 594 public middle schools	35.9%		44.4	322^nd of 583 public middle schools	44.8%	59				31.0	22.7	32.7	29.1				33.3	22.7	29.0	28.8																			41.3	33.0	37.4	37.6	52.4	40.2	33.6	42.7	$13,532	$912	$11,592
Elkton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	176 College Street	Prospect	38455	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 468-2285	277	25	11.0	97.0%	206 (74.4%)	28 (10.1%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	43.2	588^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.3%		36.9	649^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.7%	61	41.4	48.1	36.4	24.0	8.7	13.6	29.7	27.6	64.3	31.8	20.0	13.0	13.6	29.5																51.7	64.3	40.9	24.0	34.8	23.8	41.2	32.0	43.5	59.1	44.3	$16,016	$948	$13,812
Giles County High School	Public	9-12	200 Sheila Frost Drive	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 363-6532	688	58	11.7	99.3%	442 (64.2%)	136 (19.8%)	38 (5.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	26.3	303^rd of 400 public high schools	24.3%		21.8	318^th of 389 public high schools	18.3%	15															10.3	9.9	16.6	16.8	67.6	31.4	38.8	12.0	12.5	29.6	29.6	46.9	46.9	20.6	21.1												$11,759	$250	$10,855
Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill Highway	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9	99.7%	312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	48	516^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.4%		66.6	278^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.4%	238	37.8	67.4	37.8	36.1	55.6	59.4	49.1	43.2	46.5	36.1	27.8	51.9	34.4	39.8																40.5	51.2	43.2	44.4	48.1	53.1	46.7	33.3	66.7	46.9	47.4	$18,328	$3,556	$13,352
Pulaski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	606 Cedar Lane	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-5233	486	41	11.7	99.0%	294 (60.5%)	89 (18.3%)	33 (6.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)								(n/a)																																									$15,999	$1,657	$13,040
Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10333 Columbia Highway	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 527-0663	506	34	14.8	98.8%	442 (87.4%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	55.7	425^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.5	349^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.4%	76	52.6	54.3	37.5				48.0	48.7	55.4	38.6				47.7																36.8	51.1	46.6				45.3					$11,874	$570	$10,224
Richland School	Public	6-12	10610 Columbia Highway	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 527-3577	662	48	13.8	99.7%	578 (87.3%)	18 (2.7%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	59.1	136^th of 400 public high schools	66.0%		60.4	120^th of 389 public high schools	69.2%	16				57.3	36.6	24.4	39.5				50.6	35.4	20.0	35.2	27.6	22.6	50.7	50.0	81.8	32.5	54.1			35.3	33.0	53.4	51.6	37.2	36.5				69.7	54.9	40.4	55.0	66.3	72.0	43.8	60.4	$11,994	$161	$11,114
Southside Elementary School	Public	3-5	707 South Cedar Lane	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 424-7005	369	25	14.5	99.5%	232 (62.9%)	72 (19.5%)	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.2%)	43.3	587^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.4%		49.2	494^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.0%	93	36.4	36.8	46.5				40.0	32.3	35.1	36.2				34.5																43.1	40.9	58.3				47.6					$13,496	$923	$11,385

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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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