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Best Public Schools in Macon County, TN

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Schools

4,054

Students

Districts

Top rankedCentral Elementary School287^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Central Elementary School up 171 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hermitage Springs Elementary School 11.3 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 10th 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 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 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	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
Hermitage Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17580 Clay County Highway	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2414	201	18	11.3	78.7%	176 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	25.4	797^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.3	813^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.4%	16	53.3	30.4	30.0	9.5	23.5	5.3	24.3	73.3	8.7	25.0	14.3	23.5	10.5	23.5																										73.3	8.7	25.0	19.0	29.4	10.5	25.2	23.8	17.6	5.3	15.8	$15,007	$1,395	$12,693
Macon County High School	Public	9-12	2550 Days Road	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 666-4320	967	51	19.1	56.6%	779 (80.6%)	7 (0.7%)	161 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	51.1	187^th of 400 public high schools	53.3%		56.6	141^st of 389 public high schools	63.8%	46															21.1		21.0	78.9	13.3		59.3		44.5			44.2				33.6	33.6	56.1			53.8	34.1	28.2		31.2												$11,596	$707	$10,107
Central Elementary School	Public	2-3	905 Sycamore Street	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-3265	450	24	18.4	65.7%	358 (79.6%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	67.2	287^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.8%		52.4	458^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.6%	171	53.3						53.3	46.9						46.9																										51.9						51.9					$12,408	$1,236	$10,281
Fairlane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	305 Fairlane Drive	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-2970	509	27	18.5	95.2%	405 (79.6%)	6 (1.2%)	86 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)																																																			$13,061	$1,484	$10,722
Macon County Junior High School	Public	6-8	1003 Hwy 52 By Pass East	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 666-7545	771	41	19.0	63.0%	616 (79.9%)	2 (0.3%)	138 (17.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	58	230^th of 594 public middle schools	61.3%		49.9	281^st of 583 public middle schools	51.8%	51				43.0	33.9	44.8	40.7				39.0	31.2	29.3	33.3																													50.6	51.7	42.3	48.2	52.2	49.4	60.7	54.1	$11,203	$684	$9,781
Red Boiling Springs School	Public	6-12	415 Hillcrest Drive	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 699-3125	351	29	12.1	91.1%	286 (81.5%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25.4	308^th of 400 public high schools	23.0%		23.2	312^th of 389 public high schools	19.8%	4				26.4	27.3	28.9	27.5				37.7	31.8	13.3	28.2	14.6		13.6		16.7		16.2	33.3				34.1	22.7		22.2	18.6	18.6	48.8			47.6	33.3			30.2				34.0	36.4	31.1	33.8	37.7	47.7	33.3	39.4	$14,962	$590	$13,607
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	4-5	401 Meador Drive	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-8868	444	21	20.7	66.3%	356 (80.2%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	49.9	495^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.4%		47.5	517^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.8%	22		51.4	40.1				45.9		46.5	39.6				43.2																											46.5	44.7				45.6					$11,647	$1,044	$9,760
Red Boiling Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Hillcrest Drive	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2222	361	21	16.8	90.2%	312 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	49.1	505^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.4%		45.3	536^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.9%	31	44.4	63.3	47.3				50.9	39.7	49.0	40.0				42.5																										34.9	51.0	27.3				37.1					$13,297	$1,626	$10,925

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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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