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Best Public Schools in Lincoln County, TN

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Schools

5,127

Students

Districts

Top rankedBlanche School206^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Blanche School up 114 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fayetteville High School 12.9 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	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 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th 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
Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	1800 Wilson Parkway	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-3158	347	27	12.9		157 (45.2%)	141 (40.6%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	33.3	271^st of 400 public high schools	32.3%		17.9	334^th of 389 public high schools	14.1%	63															21.1	21.1		11.3	11.1		48.3		48.3				21.1	21.1	49.2	49.2	18.3	18.0												$10,258	$518	$9,072
Ralph Askins School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Shady Lane	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-5311	594	35	17.0		294 (49.5%)	163 (27.4%)	33 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.8%)	34.5	699^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.4%		50.2	485^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.9%	214	44.8	39.5	29.8				37.5	34.3	45.0	38.1				39.4																			25.8	37.0	31.0				31.6					$12,849	$1,422	$10,576
Fayetteville Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 A Wilson Parkway	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 438-2533	256	15	16.6		140 (54.7%)	81 (31.6%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	35.4	401^st of 594 public middle schools	32.5%		27.1	444^th of 583 public middle schools	23.8%	43				42.6	25.9	18.5	30.1				36.8	11.1	22.2	24.4																						41.2	33.3	27.8	34.7	45.6	44.4	35.2	42.0	$22,176	$1,542	$19,420
South Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	362 Smith Mill Road	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-7385	653	39	16.7		566 (86.7%)	33 (5.1%)	29 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	72.1	226^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.8%		64.8	305^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.8%	79	65.1	60.6	41.5	56.3	50.8	52.6	54.4	68.3	60.6	46.3	27.0	50.8	29.1	46.4																			63.5	63.1	56.3	50.0	65.1	44.9	56.7	59.4	66.7	50.0	58.0	$10,446	$765	$9,088
Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	417	28	15.1		381 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73.8	208^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.6%		65.9	285^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.8%	77	57.1	60.0	52.6	40.4	60.0	38.3	51.7	63.3	54.0	57.9	42.6	52.7	29.8	50.0																			55.1	70.0	63.2	48.9	60.0	40.4	56.3	57.4	69.1	46.8	58.4	$11,553	$807	$9,985
Flintville School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Flintville School Road	Flintville	37335	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-8271	504	35	14.5		435 (86.3%)	13 (2.6%)	38 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	49.5	500^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.9	563^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	44.2%	63	46.8	52.8	29.2	29.5	48.8	44.6	42.2	27.7	57.4	29.2	34.1	30.0	25.0	34.3																			46.8	67.3	47.9	43.2	53.7	39.3	49.7	38.6	63.4	30.4	42.6	$12,564	$1,005	$10,776
Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim Road	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1		595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	53.2	461^st of 1019 public elementary schools	54.8%		46.9	523^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.2%	62	33.3	36.7	38.6	56.0	61.2	71.7	50.0	42.4	35.0	34.3	46.7	35.3	23.3	36.5																			28.8	56.7	54.3	56.0	68.2	55.0	53.8	54.7	54.1	50.0	53.2	$11,083	$619	$9,813
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	1233 Huntsville Highway	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-6505	1,208	66	18.4		1,048 (86.8%)	28 (2.3%)	95 (7.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	72.6	77^th of 400 public high schools	80.8%		71.7	72^nd of 389 public high schools	81.5%	5															36.5	34.3	85.0	33.9	37.5	82.3	48.1	20.0	54.4	59.6	23.1	57.4	45.0	43.1	66.5	65.9	42.3	42.4												$10,240	$355	$9,277
Lincoln Central Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 South Main Avenue	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-6156	47	3	15.6		34 (72.3%)	7 (14.9%)	3 (6.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore Highway	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 425-6141	341	25	13.9		306 (89.7%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	206^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.8%		63.7	320^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.3%	114	41.7	63.6	33.3	42.4	40.0	54.8	45.7	62.5	69.7	50.0	51.5	42.9	45.2	54.3																			56.3	72.7	63.3	51.5	60.0	61.3	60.5	72.7	71.4	54.8	66.7	$12,351	$631	$10,920
Lincoln Central Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	909 Main Avenue South	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 433-6156	39	7	5.9		36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)							25.0							16.7	8.3	7.7		12.5	16.7					16.7		15.4	30.8	28.6	50.0	46.7	15.4	13.3							25.0				16.7	$76,185	$10,829	$63,955

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