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East Side Elementary School

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East Side Elementary School ranks 664 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Side Elementary School serves 323 students in grades PK through 5 in Shelbyville, TN, as part of Bedford County Schools. The school has shown steady improvement over the past several years, rising from the 8th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 35th percentile in 2025–2026, which ranks it 664th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools. This is the school's best ranking in recent years.

Mathematics is a clear bright spot. East Side's math proficiency of 44.2% is above both the district (39.2%) and state (43.0%), and its 4th graders are particularly strong with 58.5% proficiency. The school also stands out for its work with low-income and minority students, ranking in the 77th percentile for low-socioeconomic-status students, the 60th for African American students, and the 55th for Hispanic students relative to the state. Chronic absenteeism has dropped meaningfully from 23.3% in 2021–2022 to 15.0% in 2024–2025, now better than both district (17.9%) and state (18.3%) averages. East Side also outperforms several nearby Shelbyville schools, including Eakin Elementary, Learning Way Elementary, and South Side Elementary, across all core subjects, and matches or edges out Liberty Elementary in math, ELA, and science.

The biggest concern is 5th grade, where ELA proficiency drops to 22.8%, well below state averages, and other subjects also decline from 4th-grade levels. English language learners and special education students remain areas of focus, ranking in the 17th and 22nd percentiles respectively. It's also worth noting that East Side's per-pupil spending of $14,612 is among the highest in the area, yet its overall ranking remains mid-tier, while Thomas Magnet School, less than a mile away, spends considerably less ($11,423) and ranks among the top schools in Tennessee. That said, East Side is clearly moving in the right direction with strong gains across all subjects since 2022–2023. If the school can build on its math momentum and improve 5th-grade literacy and ELL support, it has a realistic path toward the upper half of Tennessee elementary schools.

323

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

421 Elliott Street
Shelbyville, TN 37160

(931) 684-7112

District: Bedford County Schools

Students who attend East Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harris Middle School
High:	Shelbyville Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

33.1%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Tennessee avg43%

664^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 23 pts since 2018

From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 141Bedford County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	664 of 1019	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	729 of 1009	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	892 of 1018	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	857 of 1020	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	920 of 1000	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	798 of 983	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	812 of 985	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	879 of 997	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	717 of 855	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	717 of 853	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	755 of 846	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.0	467 of 820	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	653 of 818	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	723 of 809	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	198 of 498	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	343 of 498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	258 of 500	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	350 of 483	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	259 of 411	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	343 of 404	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	333 of 450	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	175 of 211	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	157 of 178	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	93 of 165	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	669 of 986	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	846 of 990	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	855 of 989	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	896 of 975	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	731 of 945	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	757 of 926	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	204 of 458	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	230 of 424	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	291 of 387	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	321 of 363	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	170 of 324	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	177 of 250	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	270 of 319	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	191 of 823	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	295 of 843	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	627 of 853	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	695 of 865	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	787 of 858	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	510 of 823	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	613 of 821	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	712 of 877	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	769 of 984	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	881 of 991	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	790 of 987	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	876 of 980	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	806 of 941	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	769 of 916	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	497 of 641	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	563 of 582	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	417 of 447	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	613 of 849	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	646 of 840	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	808 of 847	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	812 of 852	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	827 of 844	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	823 of 844	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	721 of 812	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	803 of 841	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science37%-10 vs state

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (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 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Elliott Street	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7112	444	36	12.2	37.8%	164 (36.9%)	46 (10.4%)	188 (42.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.0%)	37.8	664^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.8%		30.5	729^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%	65	37.7	58.5	36.8				44.2	34.0	41.5	22.8				32.5			34.0	47.2	31.6				37.4					$14,612	$1,866	$11,720
Thomas Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	515 Tate Avenue	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 684-6818	475	29	16.3	6.4%	308 (64.8%)	20 (4.2%)	110 (23.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	99	5^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.9	15^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.5%	10	92.2	94.4	86.4	82.5	79.3	≥ 95%	88.6	≥ 95%	88.9	78.0	85.0	75.9	73.3	84.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	90.0	90.7	86.4	85.0	82.8	≥ 95%	88.9	92.5	86.2	76.7	85.9	$11,423	$1,061	$9,390
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	903 Cannon Boulevard	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7545	383	29	13.4	34.7%	139 (36.3%)	32 (8.4%)	179 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	20.5	849^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.7%		15.2	883^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	12.5%	34	34.0	11.7	17.8				20.6	34.0	21.7	33.3				29.0			38.0	28.3	22.2				29.7					$13,076	$1,403	$10,594
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Glenoaks Road	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7852	623	52	12.0	47.1%	186 (29.9%)	75 (12.0%)	291 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.2%)	15	891^st of 1019 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.4	840^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%	51	5.5	38.2	20.0				22.5	27.3	29.4	24.0				27.2			14.5	26.5	18.0				20.2					$14,844	$1,793	$11,619
Learning Way Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Learning Way Drive	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-6165	671	53	12.6	39.5%	266 (39.6%)	62 (9.2%)	276 (41.1%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.5%)	10	937^th of 1019 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.1	899^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.9%	38	21.0	11.6	19.7				17.0	27.2	14.7	12.7				18.2			19.8	27.4	16.9				21.9					$13,161	$1,713	$10,585
Cartwright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Fairfield PIKE	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 684-3284	0			34.2%								30.8	746^th of 1019 public elementary schools	26.8%					(n/a)	34.9	28.1	36.0				32.8	42.5	30.3	35.1				36.0			38.8	32.6	28.0				33.3					$13,577	$1,523	$10,886
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Snell Road	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7809	685	45	15.2	28.1%	522 (76.2%)	11 (1.6%)	104 (15.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.3%)	45.5	559^th of 1019 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.9	619^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.7%	60	48.6	44.8	41.3	52.5	44.4	30.2	43.7	38.0	52.2	31.7	25.4	14.3	25.4	31.6			38.0	41.8	36.5	45.8	29.5	29.0	36.8	35.6	46.0	30.2	37.3	$11,786	$1,145	$9,804
Cascade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2998 Fairfield Pike	Wartrace	37183	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 389-0031	663	44	14.9	18.8%	541 (81.6%)	18 (2.7%)	60 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	77.1	175^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.9	170^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.2%	5	58.3	65.7	56.0				59.8	58.3	62.9	49.1				56.5			56.5	62.9	54.3				57.7					$11,852	$1,284	$9,730
Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Highway 41a	Unionville	37180	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1417	662	39	17.0	24.2%	531 (80.2%)	4 (0.6%)	115 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	63.1	326^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.0%		58.4	372^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	63.1%	46	57.6	57.7	61.5				58.9	53.5	53.6	41.7				49.7			44.4	49.5	38.5				44.2					$11,637	$992	$9,584
Lynchburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	276 Mechanic Street North	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 759-7388	487	37	13.3	18.0%	454 (93.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	41.4	625^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.7%		55.5	413^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.1%	212	35.7	38.9	33.9	34.2			35.7	42.9	47.2	35.5	36.8			40.6			41.1	47.2	41.9	34.2			41.0	34.2			34.2	$13,743	$814	$12,204

Frequently Asked Questions about East Side Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Side Elementary School?

Students at East Side Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 33% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is East Side Elementary School a good school?

East Side Elementary School ranks 664^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harris Middle School
High : Shelbyville Central High School

How many students attend East Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended East Side Elementary School.

What district is East Side Elementary School in?

Bedford County Schools

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