Humphreys County Schools

Humphreys County Schools is a 6-school district in Tennessee ranked 79th out of 141 districts statewide (44th percentile, 2 stars), serving 2,641 students across three elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools. The district includes Mc Ewen Elementary School, Lakeview Elementary School, Waverly Elementary School, Waverly Junior High School, Mc Ewen High School, and Waverly Central High School, with grade configurations that sometimes overlap — for example, Mc Ewen High School serves grades 6-12 and Lakeview Elementary School serves PK-8.

Waverly Elementary School is the district's clear academic standout with a 4-star rating and 81st percentile ranking, exceeding state averages in math (64.3% vs. 43.0%), ELA (44.0% vs. 40.6%), and science (61.9% vs. 46.9%). Mc Ewen High School is the strongest secondary school with a 4-star rating, a 91.3% graduation rate, and exceptional English II proficiency at 75% versus the state's 58.1%. Lakeview Elementary School made the biggest improvement, jumping more than 200 positions in state rankings to the 48th percentile, with 4th-grade math at 80.6% proficiency. Waverly Junior High School is the district's most struggling school with a 1-star rating, including 7th-grade math at just 6.5% proficiency and 8th-grade ELA at 14.0%.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at Waverly Central High School at 27.7%, which also has the district's lowest graduation rate at 84.3%, while Mc Ewen High School has much lower absenteeism at 17.8%. Spending per student ranges from about $11,026 at Waverly Junior High to $13,737 at Waverly Central High, but higher spending does not clearly translate to better outcomes. The district's biggest opportunities are improving middle-grade math and reading, strengthening Algebra I and Algebra II readiness, and addressing secondary absenteeism. Overall, Humphreys County Schools sits in the bottom half of Tennessee districts, with early elementary grades showing strength but performance declining in grades 6-8.