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Lawrence County Schools

At a glance

51^stof 141 Tennessee districts▲ 2

Better than 63% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 3 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1620 Springer Road
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464·(931) 762-3581·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 63.8% of districts

Schools

6,951

Students

Top rankedLawrenceburg Public School185^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

New Prospect Elementary School up 81 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ingram Sowell Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lawrence County Schools serves approximately 6,867 students across 14 schools in Lawrence County, Tennessee, spanning eight elementary schools, two middle schools, three high schools, and one alternative virtual academy. The district is ranked 51st out of 141 Tennessee districts and holds a 3-star rating. Elementary schools are the district's clear strength, with several campuses performing well above state averages in math and English language arts. However, the range of outcomes is wide: elementary school state rankings span from 185th to 845th out of 1,019 schools.

Leading the district, Lawrenceburg Public School ranks 185th among Tennessee elementary schools with 67.6% math proficiency, while Lawrence County High School is the district's top-ranked high school at 62nd statewide and has climbed steadily over three years. South Lawrence Elementary, Ethridge Elementary, and New Prospect Elementary are also strong 4-star schools, with New Prospect posting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the district at 7.6%. On the other end of the spectrum, Ingram Sowell Elementary ranks 845th statewide with just 24.8% math proficiency and the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 26.4%. David Crockett Elementary has also been declining, dropping from 354th to 618th in state rankings over three years.

The district's most pressing concerns are middle-grade literacy and graduation rates. E O Coffman Middle School shows a sharp drop in ELA proficiency from 46.0% in sixth grade to 25.6% in eighth grade, and the district's reported graduation rate of 62.6% is dramatically below the state's 90.5%; Summertown High School is the district's strongest graduate producer at 85.6%, while Loretto High School's reported 15.8% rate appears to be a data-quality outlier. Attendance clearly correlates with achievement, as the four schools with the lowest chronic absenteeism are among the highest-performing, and per-pupil spending does not consistently align with results: Ingram Sowell spends the most at $15,849 per student yet posts the weakest scores, while Lawrenceburg Public spends roughly $11,752 and produces some of the district's best outcomes.

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Ranking:

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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 (2020)	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 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th 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
David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Waynesboro Highway	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2288	440	33	13.3	68.4%	429 (97.5%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	618^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.4%		48.9	502^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	50.2%	116	50.0	38.1	34.8				40.7	58.3	49.2	27.3				44.4																												38.3	28.6	34.8				33.9					$12,041	$1,219	$9,810
E O Coffman Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Lafayette Avenue	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-6395	586	38	15.4	61.3%	491 (83.8%)	36 (6.1%)	40 (6.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	53	270^th of 594 public middle schools	54.5%		56.4	226^th of 583 public middle schools	61.2%	44				38.9	41.4	31.5	37.0				46.0	34.9	25.6	35.5																															42.1	48.5	40.4	43.4	44.6	53.8	50.2	49.3	$10,972	$989	$9,140
Ethridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Main Street	Ethridge	38456	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5880	500	35	14.2	62.5%	465 (93.0%)	14 (2.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.5	245^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.0%		72.4	216^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.6%	29	41.2	68.8	43.6	66.7	62.5	67.6	57.5	56.9	68.8	52.7	52.9	47.9	47.1	54.7																												43.1	66.7	60.0	47.1	50.0	50.0	53.0	41.2	64.6	58.8	54.1	$12,788	$891	$10,977
Ingram Sowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Seventh Street	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-4438	413	31	13.1		296 (71.7%)	33 (8.0%)	56 (13.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	21.2	845^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.1%		25.5	783^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	22.4%	62	26.4	35.4	12.5				24.8	32.1	27.1	6.3				22.1																												35.8	41.7	25.0				34.2					$15,849	$2,913	$11,792
Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	1800 Springer Road	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-9412	1,101	63	17.3	48.9%	956 (86.8%)	55 (5.0%)	74 (6.7%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	75.3	62^nd of 400 public high schools	84.5%		71	75^th of 389 public high schools	80.7%	13																45.4	< 5%		41.8		81.8	33.3		35.8	62.1	16.7	59.5			35.9			34.7	66.7			65.0	53.6	10.0	< 5%	48.9												$10,484	$778	$9,054
Lawrenceburg Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Prosser Road	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-3282	499	33	15.0	46.3%	450 (90.2%)	22 (4.4%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	76.3	185^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.8%		75.4	190^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.2%	5	72.6	68.7	61.5				67.6	58.1	59.5	67.7				61.6																												45.2	49.4	53.8				49.5					$11,752	$742	$10,075
South Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	555	41	13.4	62.6%	542 (97.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	202^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	80.2%		67.4	265^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.7%	63	76.0	58.5	54.3	49.1	59.2	53.4	58.3	68.0	67.1	45.7	52.8	35.2	39.7	51.7																												76.0	65.9	52.2	49.1	64.8	50.0	60.3	22.6	66.2	53.4	49.5	$11,649	$933	$9,822
Loretto High School	Public	9-12	525 Second South Avenue	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8850	486	31	15.5	43.5%	459 (94.4%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.2	107^th of 400 public high schools	73.3%		66.1	91^st of 389 public high schools	76.6%	16																35.2			32.5		41.9	15.4		39.3	48.9		45.9			42.4			41.7	60.2			58.4		41.0		37.4												$13,272	$890	$11,607
New Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 Pulaski Highway	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2934	398	27	14.8	55.2%	379 (95.2%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.9	266^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.9%		61.1	347^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.6%	81	72.7	61.0	55.3	48.8	42.9	40.9	54.4	69.1	65.9	38.5	41.5	54.8	29.5	50.8																												60.0	58.5	44.7	36.6	66.7	45.5	52.5	34.1	83.3	65.9	61.4	$11,867	$726	$10,242
Summertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	319 Corbin Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3614	646	46	14.0	54.2%	624 (96.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	69	263^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	74.2%		70.2	235^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.7%	28	59.5	59.8	62.2				60.4	50.0	52.9	55.4				52.7																												39.3	57.8	50.0				49.6					$11,887	$1,063	$9,707
Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	387	29	13.5	46.8%	379 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	123^rd of 400 public high schools	69.3%		66.7	87^th of 389 public high schools	77.6%	36																27.9			27.0		39.7			41.7	46.3		44.3	48.5	48.5	35.9			35.9	67.1			67.1		56.6		52.5												$14,122	$770	$12,550
Leoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2612 Hwy 43 South	Leoma	38468	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8199	594	36	16.5	58.3%	568 (95.6%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	57.8	398^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.9%		52.7	454^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.0%	56	58.8	70.4	25.0	44.0	20.8	24.6	40.6	60.8	51.9	22.9	28.0	28.3	19.3	35.1																												48.1	63.0	43.8	48.0	37.7	31.6	45.2	44.0	55.8	33.3	44.0	$12,296	$863	$10,329
Pioneer Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1620 Springer Road	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 762-3581	145	11	13.1		127 (87.6%)	5 (3.4%)	5 (3.4%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)				27.3			19.6				27.3			36.2																															27.3			38.3	27.3			28.6	$3,885	$491	$3,288
Summertown Middle School	Public	6-8	413 West College Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 964-3539	201	11	19.1		196 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	56.9	241^st of 594 public middle schools	59.4%		58.6	213^th of 583 public middle schools	63.5%	28				34.4	46.3	44.2	41.6				47.8	40.2	32.0	39.8																															38.9	43.9	35.1	39.0	57.8	64.6	37.1	52.4	$11,536	$1,062	$9,673

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Giles County Schools	18.62 mi	8	90^th
Wayne County Schools	21.12 mi	9	111^th
Maury County Schools	22.1 mi	24	84^th
Lewis County Schools	22.31 mi	7	105^th
Marshall County Schools	30.92 mi	10	60^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.