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Henderson County Schools

At a glance

53^rdof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 17

Better than 62% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 7 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

35 East Wilson Street
Lexington, TN 38351·(731) 968-3661·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 62.4% of districts

Schools

4,045

Students

Top rankedScotts Hill High School57^th of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Scotts Hill Elementary School up 98 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Beaver Elementary School 13.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Henderson County Virtual School

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Henderson County Schools serves 3,851 students across 9 schools in rural West Tennessee: 7 elementary schools serving grades PK–8 and 2 high schools serving grades 9–12. There are no standalone middle schools, which means middle-grade instruction happens within the elementary schools. The district ranks 53rd out of 141 Tennessee districts, earning a 3-star rating and placing in the 62nd percentile statewide.

The high schools are the district's brightest spot. Scotts Hill High School ranks 57th of 400 Tennessee high schools (86th percentile) with a 97.2% graduation rate, while Lexington High School ranks 60th (85th percentile) and posts outstanding English II proficiency at 79.7% — well above the state's 58.1%. Among elementary schools, Pin Oak Elementary School is the top performer, ranking 262nd of 1,019 with a 74th-percentile score and the highest four-subject average in the district (50.1%). South Side Elementary School leads the district in math (50.3%) and social studies (58.7%) proficiency, and Scotts Hill Elementary School stands out for its remarkable 8th grade science proficiency of 90.6%, nearly double the state average.

English Language Arts is the district's clearest weakness. Only two elementary schools exceed the state ELA average, and Beaver Elementary School trails badly at 29.1% proficiency. Spending also does not predict success: Bargerton Elementary School spends the most per student ($13,339) yet ranks 528th, while Pin Oak spends the least among elementary schools ($11,157) and ranks highest. Chronic absenteeism is low overall at 11.2% versus the state's 18.3%, but South Haven Elementary School stands out at 15.7% — the same rate as the high schools — alongside a very low 3rd grade math score of 18.4%. Dramatic grade-level swings, such as Scotts Hill Elementary's 8th grade science at 90.6 versus 7th grade at 34.1, suggest the district should focus on literacy instruction and cohort-to-cohort consistency.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 11th 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 US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 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
Bargerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6141 Poplar Springs/Bargerton Road	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7484	273	20	13.8	41.4%	245 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	47.2	528^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.2%		55.6	411^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.3%	117	41.9	57.1	27.3	42.4	30.0	52.8	42.2	21.9	28.6	18.2	57.6	33.3	32.4	33.1																															43.8	57.1	40.9	57.6	36.7	51.4	48.0	30.3	43.3	38.9	37.4	$13,339	$865	$10,930
Beaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 Highway 22 North	Wildersville	38388	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-2109	309	23	13.3	44.9%	206 (66.7%)	50 (16.2%)	14 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.7%)	37.8	667^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.5%		47.4	519^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.6%	148	26.2	27.6	38.1	42.9	46.9	47.6	38.3	28.6	34.5	31.6	25.7	25.0	31.0	29.1																															28.6	48.3	47.6	48.6	56.3	42.9	44.3	54.3	62.5	50.0	55.0	$12,813	$1,255	$10,522
Lexington High School	Public	9-12	284 White Street	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 968-2961	922	50	18.6	28.3%	700 (75.9%)	106 (11.5%)	59 (6.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	76.1	60^th of 400 public high schools	85.0%		74.5	61^st of 389 public high schools	84.3%	1															42.4				41.2	59.4	42.9		57.8	61.1				60.8				50.7		51.2		80.1			79.7		60.1			60.0												$10,622	$478	$9,337
Pin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19925 Hwy 412 East	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7341	363	24	15.4	25.3%	317 (87.3%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	69	262^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	74.3%		64.9	301^st of 1009 public elementary schools	70.2%	39	59.5	59.4	47.1	41.5	26.3	40.0	45.3	43.2	59.4	35.3	51.2	34.2	36.7	43.4																															67.6	71.9	44.1	53.7	42.1	50.0	54.7	58.5	57.9	53.3	56.9	$11,157	$573	$9,707
Scotts Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main Street	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 602-4000	424	27	15.8	36.2%	394 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	59.8	366^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.1%		51.8	464^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.0%	98	38.5	31.6	45.9	55.6	34.1	75.0	45.3	51.9	36.8	47.2	41.7	29.3	25.0	39.6																															59.6	42.1	70.3	63.9	34.1	90.6	58.9	42.9	31.7	65.6	45.4	$11,614	$947	$9,864
South Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	358	24	14.9	54.0%	298 (83.2%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	49	506^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.3%		59.4	360^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.3%	146	18.4	45.0	51.6	43.9	44.4	63.4	44.5	31.6	45.0	38.7	36.6	41.7	36.6	38.3																															28.9	52.5	41.9	58.5	48.6	58.5	48.7	56.1	48.6	61.0	55.5	$12,131	$1,111	$9,920
Westover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Crucifer Road	Huron	38345	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-9846	567	37	15.3	26.2%	514 (90.7%)	11 (1.9%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	57.9	397^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.0%		54.2	430^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.4%	33	41.9	53.9	40.4	50.8	42.9	49.3	47.0	40.3	52.6	42.1	40.7	42.9	31.9	41.9																															45.2	52.6	43.9	55.9	57.1	47.8	50.3	47.5	57.1	50.7	51.4	$11,410	$751	$9,619
Scotts Hill High School	Public	9-12	7871 Highway 100	Reagan	38368	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 549-2909	534	34	15.9	26.7%	503 (94.2%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	77	57^th of 400 public high schools	85.8%		78.9	45^th of 389 public high schools	88.4%	12															42.9				42.9		54.7		55.0		64.0			58.6				31.9		31.9		56.6			56.6		58.8			59.3												$12,163	$708	$10,722
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29855 Hwy 104 South	Reagan	38368	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3718	295	22	13.4	30.0%	276 (93.6%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	50.3	488^th of 1019 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.6	356^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.7%	132	32.3	50.0	48.3	33.3	64.0	76.9	50.3	45.2	36.1	41.4	41.7	36.0	34.6	39.2																															35.5	47.2	65.5	45.8	60.0	46.2	49.7	45.8	68.0	61.5	58.7	$12,384	$595	$10,488
Henderson County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	288 White Place Suite 3	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(731) 602-4006	0			40.8%								10.1	375^th of 400 public high schools	6.3%					(n/a)							< 5%							15.4							< 5%		< 5%		15.4			14.3		< 5%	< 5%					32.1			31.0		< 5%			< 5%							< 5%				7.7	$8,198	$280	$7,918

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington City Schools	7.9 mi	2	11^th
South Carroll Special School District	11.17 mi	3
Jackson-Madison County Schools	14.92 mi	26	134^th
West Tennessee School for the Deaf	17.77 mi	1
Chester County Schools	18.15 mi	6	16^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.