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Best Public Schools in Lauderdale County, TN

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Schools

3,700

Students

Districts

Top rankedHalls High School154^th of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Halls Elementary School up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Haywood Middle 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 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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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 English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th 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
Haywood Middle School	Public	7-8	1201 Haralson	Brownsville	38037	Lauderdale County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-3265	340	29	11.9	84.2%	66 (19.4%)	245 (72.1%)	21 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.3	533^rd of 594 public middle schools	10.3%		8.5	553^rd of 583 public middle schools	5.1%	20					9.4	12.9	11.1					18.8	11.0	15.0																																23.8	18.7	21.3		30.0	18.7	24.4	$15,798	$1,660	$13,076
Ripley Elementary School	Public	3-5	100 Hwy 19 East Avenue	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 221-3066	472	38	12.5	86.2%	191 (40.5%)	242 (51.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	32.6	728^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.6%		33.4	699^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.7%	29	28.2	28.4	36.7				31.0	44.9	33.3	34.7				37.6																												38.5	31.1	39.3				36.2					$14,232	$1,779	$11,405
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Carmen Street	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-9651	616	44	13.9	75.6%	451 (73.2%)	100 (16.2%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	48.1	513^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.7%		42.7	573^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	43.2%	60	56.5	53.4	48.2	34.2			48.7	41.8	36.0	28.2	30.3			34.3																												41.3	51.7	34.1	40.8			42.1	52.6			52.6	$13,781	$1,142	$11,642
Halls High School	Public	9-12	800 West Tigrett Street	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 836-9642	362	28	12.9	62.4%	253 (69.9%)	70 (19.3%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	55.5	154^th of 400 public high schools	61.5%		53.6	157^th of 389 public high schools	59.6%	3																26.4			25.6		34.5		36.7		42.5			41.3	32.9		32.1		58.6			57.7		< 5%			10.4												$14,606	$793	$12,663
Ripley High School	Public	9-12	254 Jefferson Street	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-2642	638	44	14.5	76.1%	221 (34.6%)	369 (57.8%)	23 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	16.8	343^rd of 400 public high schools	14.3%		18.7	332^nd of 389 public high schools	14.7%	11																8.7	< 5%		7.2	18.8	6.2		7.5	72.7	31.9	< 5%		33.1	13.4		13.7		33.6			32.6	63.6	13.6		19.2	21.3												$13,486	$912	$11,695
Ripley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	225 Volz Road	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-0691	634	39	16.2	88.5%	232 (36.6%)	330 (52.1%)	36 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)								(n/a)																																																					$14,890	$2,069	$11,456
Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	309 Charles Griggs Avenue	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-1391	487	36	13.4	83.4%	198 (40.7%)	257 (52.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	25.6	458^th of 594 public middle schools	22.9%		19.4	479^th of 583 public middle schools	17.8%	21				26.0	32.0	11.8	24.4				29.7	23.7	18.6	24.0	52.6				52.6																										30.7	38.6	15.5	28.9	33.9	42.8	17.8	32.1	$12,845	$1,328	$10,524
Halls Junior High School	Public	7-8	800 West Tigrett Street	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-5579	151	12	12.7	68.8%	105 (69.5%)	29 (19.2%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	50.2	287^th of 594 public middle schools	51.7%		46.7	302^nd of 583 public middle schools	48.2%	15					42.6	56.4	48.8					25.0	38.6	31.2																																39.7	43.9	41.6		38.8	38.6	38.7	$14,749	$1,094	$13,655

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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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