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Maury County Schools

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At a glance

84^thof 141 Tennessee districts▲ 11

Better than 40% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 10 Middle 5 High 6 Alternative 3Grades PK, KG-12

501 West 8th Street
Columbia, TN 38401·(931) 388-8403·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 40.4% of districts

Schools

13,084

Students

Top rankedSpring Hill Elementary School172^nd of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Battle Creek Elementary School up 185 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Highland Park Elementary School 10.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Battle Creek High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Maury County Schools serves roughly 12,700 students across 23 schools in the Columbia, Spring Hill, and Mt. Pleasant areas, including 10 elementary schools (PK–4), 5 middle schools (5–8), 5 high schools (9–12), and 3 K-12 unit schools in Culleoka, Santa Fe, and Hampshire. The district ranks 84th out of 141 Tennessee districts (40th percentile, 2 stars), but that average hides a dramatic split: Spring Hill-area schools consistently outperform those in Columbia and Mt. Pleasant. Spring Hill Elementary School is the district's academic leader (83rd percentile statewide, roughly 59% proficiency in math, ELA, and science), while Battle Creek Elementary School has climbed to the 74th percentile. In contrast, Riverside Elementary School and E. A. Cox Middle School sit in the 6th percentile, with proficiency below 20% in most subjects.

At the secondary level, Spring Hill High School is the top-ranked traditional high school (68th percentile, 90.8% graduation rate), while Columbia Central High School is the most struggling large school — 13th percentile, 81.2% graduation, 12.6% dropout, and just 7.5% Algebra I proficiency. The small K-12 unit schools are quiet standouts: Santa Fe Unit School posts the district's best English II (68.3%) and Geometry (56.4%) scores, Hampshire Unit School leads in Algebra I (45.8%), and Culleoka Unit School has the highest graduation rate (96.0%).

Three patterns stand out. First, chronic absenteeism is a serious secondary problem: Northfield Academy (37.9%), Columbia Central (24.6%), and Mt Pleasant High School (23.4%) far exceed the district's 17.8% average, while several elementary schools stay healthy, like Marvin Wright Elementary School (8.1%) and Spring Hill Elementary (9.3%). Second, Algebra I is a district-wide weakness at 20.4% proficiency versus 32.3% statewide — only Hampshire Unit exceeds the state. Third, spending does not predict performance: J. Brown Elementary School spends $18,717 per student yet scores among the district's lowest, while Battle Creek Elementary spends just $11,307 and ranks in the 74th percentile.

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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 Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math III (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 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	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 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 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th 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
E. A. Cox Middle School	Public	5-8	633 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-3902	652	45	14.3	74.1%	220 (33.7%)	204 (31.3%)	184 (28.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	9	556^th of 594 public middle schools	6.4%		9	547^th of 583 public middle schools	6.2%	9			21.8	22.0	8.1	11.5	16.0			12.7	14.5	10.7	6.1	11.1																																														20.3	17.7	13.6	12.8	16.2	13.9	34.7	15.5	21.2	$13,957	$893	$12,218
J. R. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire Pike	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3	53.2%	168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	70.4	247^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.8%		56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%	156	51.9	62.3					57.0	47.2	52.7					50.0																																												55.6	60.4					57.9					$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
J. Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord Drive	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6		108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	14.3	898^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.9%		21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%	72	23.9	36.2					30.8	19.6	23.0					21.5																																												11.1	25.9					19.4					$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
Columbia Central High School	Public	9-12	921 Lion Parkway	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-2222	1,409	83	17.0	54.1%	674 (47.8%)	391 (27.8%)	297 (21.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.0%)	16	347^th of 400 public high schools	13.3%		18.7	331^st of 389 public high schools	14.9%	16																	8.2	< 5%			7.5			7.1	< 5%	8.4	67.9	19.4			28.7												17.9		< 5%		17.1		40.6			39.9		15.4	8.3	6.3	14.3												$11,125	$524	$9,942
Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior Lane	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	882	65	13.6	39.4%	800 (90.7%)	16 (1.8%)	46 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)								(n/a)	57.1	40.9	40.6	54.7	47.1	33.3	45.4	51.8	34.8	52.2	51.4	41.4	26.1	42.8			32.9				30.3			< 5%		14.3		19.2			29.5												23.2				22.6		34.6			34.6		7.1	33.3		12.3	33.9	33.3	43.5	62.7	57.1	24.6	43.2	80.0	61.4	31.9	58.4	$13,001	$391	$12,074
Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State Road	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	412	38	10.9	36.8%	362 (87.9%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)	58.8	60.5	32.4	25.8	20.9	51.5	41.2	44.1	68.4	40.5	38.7	37.2	45.5	45.8			47.8				45.8			35.0		35.0		40.9	83.3		60.0												44.4				44.4		54.2			54.2		34.8			31.0	32.4	68.4	29.7	35.5	34.9	30.3	38.9	25.8	41.9	48.5	39.3	$14,287	$408	$13,077
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland Avenue	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2		97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	25.4	799^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.6%		35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%	131	32.7	35.0					33.7	38.5	27.5					33.7																																												25.0	30.0					27.2					$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood Avenue	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4	56.9%	271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	43.2	227^th of 400 public high schools	43.3%		43.9	202^nd of 389 public high schools	48.1%	25																	26.1	5.3			22.4			30.6		29.3			36.1		34.2												27.3				27.0		41.0			39.5		35.6			31.7												$15,409	$525	$13,998
J E Woody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust Street	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7	64.1%	423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	61.7	350^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.7%		54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%	79	61.7	49.0					54.7	59.3	48.0					53.0																																												48.1	44.4					46.1					$14,707	$1,366	$12,292
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0		152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	8	958^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%	12	< 5%	13.2					6.7	17.9	20.6					19.3																																												16.4	26.5					21.5					$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
Santa Fe Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2629 Santa Fe PIKE	Santa Fe	38482	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 682-2172	525	41	12.9	32.5%	472 (89.9%)	14 (2.7%)	21 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)	36.8	44.7	38.1	43.2	50.0	63.9	46.0	55.3	50.0	42.9	48.6	45.8	38.9	46.9			26.1				25.5		25.0			22.2		60.0			57.1												41.3				40.4		68.3			68.3			56.4		56.4	47.4	59.5	45.2	45.9	60.4	52.8	52.1	59.5	64.6	61.1	62.0	$13,487	$425	$12,232
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5359 S Main Street	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2291	445	30	14.8	37.4%	290 (65.2%)	66 (14.8%)	60 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	77.5	172^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	83.1%		66.8	273^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	72.9%	101	46.4	73.6					59.2	53.6	64.4					58.7																																												53.6	70.1					61.4					$15,298	$1,077	$13,287
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider Lane	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8	33.0%	853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	60	127^th of 400 public high schools	68.3%		50.7	173^rd of 389 public high schools	55.5%	46																	34.4	8.3			31.9		60.0	27.9	< 5%	27.8	76.7		46.2		53.5												37.1				34.5		57.5			55.8		36.3		< 5%	31.7												$12,415	$591	$11,326
Whitthorne Middle School	Public	5-8	915 Lion Parkway	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-2558	955	59	16.1	59.3%	487 (51.0%)	205 (21.5%)	184 (19.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.8%)	40	365^th of 594 public middle schools	38.6%		32.6	403^rd of 583 public middle schools	30.9%	38			35.4	31.9	31.0	28.6	31.8			24.8	29.5	27.1	27.5	27.1																																														30.2	42.4	42.9	35.2	37.7	50.5	43.4	34.7	43.0	$11,458	$637	$10,054
R Howell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2	65.1%	267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	11.9	921^st of 1019 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%	20	18.2	25.5					22.0	18.2	25.3					21.9																																												18.2	29.0					23.8					$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School	Public	5-8	410 Gray Lane	Mount Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-1100	417	32	13.1	59.6%	290 (69.5%)	64 (15.3%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	24.3	466^th of 594 public middle schools	21.5%		22.9	460^th of 583 public middle schools	21.1%	6			31.0	26.5	24.4	24.3	26.8			41.0	23.5	19.8	21.3	27.0																																														38.0	26.5	33.7	21.6	30.4	26.5	30.2	47.3	33.7	$14,389	$543	$12,746
J E Woodard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford Lane	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7	39.8%	345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	59.6	369^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%	95	40.5	74.8					58.0	42.3	56.9					49.8																																												35.1	53.9					44.7					$12,691	$955	$10,925
Marvin Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4714 Derryberry Lane	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-3586	605	40	15.0	27.3%	410 (67.8%)	60 (9.9%)	82 (13.6%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	65	308^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.8%		73.8	206^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.6%	102	56.2	50.9					53.6	48.8	58.6					53.6																																												47.1	51.7					49.4					$11,899	$771	$10,441
Spring Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	3501 Cleburne Road	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 451-1531	538	31	17.4	36.7%	346 (64.3%)	81 (15.1%)	88 (16.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	56.9	244^th of 594 public middle schools	58.9%		60.4	201^st of 583 public middle schools	65.5%	43			47.9	38.3	45.3	36.4	42.1			44.8	40.9	41.6	31.8	39.9																																														39.4	52.3	38.7	39.8	42.5	48.1	56.2	47.4	50.6	$12,148	$547	$10,851
Northfield Academy	Public	9-12	1101 Bridge Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-1468	106	4	27.6		59 (55.7%)	36 (34.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																																																					$11,445	$389	$11,056
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 487-1300	631	44	14.3	24.6%	444 (70.4%)	46 (7.3%)	102 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	69.1	260^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.5%		53.3	445^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.9%	185	54.7	63.6					59.6	54.7	48.4					51.2																																												50.8	55.2					53.2					$11,307	$567	$10,195
Battle Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 487-1310	727	44	16.5	29.5%	546 (75.1%)	58 (8.0%)	98 (13.5%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	52.7	275^th of 594 public middle schools	53.7%		62.3	190^th of 583 public middle schools	67.4%	85			43.7	38.0	41.6	31.0	39.1			43.7	34.4	33.3	19.1	32.9		71.0					71.0																																							39.2	55.7	50.5	39.0	46.3	62.0	48.4	43.6	51.6	$11,173	$444	$10,092
Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	18.9	341^st of 400 public high schools	14.8%		29.7	274^th of 389 public high schools	29.6%	67						33.3	29.4						25.0	35.3										7.1		15.8														21.4		20.0							45.5			45.5					16.7						41.7	41.2			41.7	41.2	$12,465	$732	$11,733
Battle Creek High School	Public	9-12	130 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 487-1305	0											53.9	167^th of 400 public high schools	58.3%					(n/a)																	16.7	< 5%			15.5		57.1	15.1		20.5	91.1	45.1			57.5									47.5		47.5	30.2				30.2		64.4			62.5	87.9	45.1	45.5		50.6												$15,128	$502	$13,607

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Williamson County Schools	9.21 mi	53	3^rd
Marshall County Schools	14.33 mi	10	60^th
Franklin Special School District	18.88 mi	8	10^th
Rutherford County Schools	19.88 mi	55	44^th
Giles County Schools	21.27 mi	8	90^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.