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Learning Way Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Learning Way Elementary School serves 638 students in grades PK–5 in Shelbyville, TN, as part of Bedford County Schools, and it is consistently one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee. In the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranked in the 8th percentile of 1,019 elementary schools statewide, placing it below every other elementary school in its immediate area. This continues a long pattern of bottom-decile performance stretching back more than a decade.

Proficiency rates are far below both district and state averages. Only 17% of students scored proficient or better in math, compared to 39.2% district-wide and 43% statewide. In English Language Arts, 18.2% of students were proficient, versus 35% for the district and 40.6% across Tennessee; science proficiency was 21.9%. Chronic absenteeism — at 20.2% — is the highest among all nearby elementary schools, exceeding Community Elementary (12.9%), Cascade Elementary (13.3%), East Side Elementary (15.0%), and South Side Elementary (15.5%). Just a few miles away, Thomas Magnet School ranks in the 100th percentile statewide, and Cascade Elementary ranks in the 83rd.

Students tend to fall further behind as they move through the grades: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency is 27.2% but drops to 12.7% by 5th grade, and math declines from 21% in 3rd grade to 11.6% in 4th grade before recovering somewhat by 5th grade. The school spends roughly $13,161 per student — more than higher-performing nearby schools such as Thomas Magnet School ($11,423) and Cascade Elementary ($11,852) — yet outcomes remain low. Reducing chronic absenteeism and adding targeted support in the upper elementary grades are among the most promising paths forward.

638

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,161

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Learning Way Drive
Shelbyville, TN 37160

(931) 684-6165

District: Bedford County Schools

Students who attend Learning Way Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harris Middle School
High:	Shelbyville Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

31.0%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg38%

Tennessee avg43%

937^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Schools

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	10.0	937 of 1019	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	899 of 1009	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	922 of 1018	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	945 of 1020	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	936 of 1000	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	848 of 983	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	963 of 985	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	963 of 997	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	766 of 855	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	752 of 853	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	708 of 846	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	552 of 820	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	504 of 818	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.6	750 of 809	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	365 of 498	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	313 of 498	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	387 of 498	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	354 of 500	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	334 of 483	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	339 of 411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	320 of 404	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	422 of 450	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	206 of 211	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	141 of 178	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	865 of 986	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	871 of 990	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	924 of 989	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	932 of 975	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	827 of 945	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	902 of 926	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	455 of 458	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	392 of 424	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	345 of 415	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	381 of 387	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	352 of 363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	234 of 324	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	316 of 319	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	706 of 823	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	729 of 843	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	745 of 853	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	793 of 865	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	824 of 858	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	695 of 823	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	786 of 821	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	838 of 877	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	892 of 984	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	929 of 991	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	926 of 987	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	899 of 980	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	812 of 941	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	899 of 916	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	571 of 641	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	557 of 618	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	488 of 582	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	523 of 528	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	800 of 849	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	826 of 840	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	842 of 847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	842 of 852	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	834 of 844	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	832 of 844	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	810 of 812	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	827 of 841	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)27th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-25 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 (2016)	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 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
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	91.3%	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
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	88.8%	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
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	93.0%	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	37.6%	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		88.6		88.9	78.0	85.0	75.9	73.3	84.7	90.0	90.7	86.4	85.0	82.8		88.9	92.5	86.2	76.7	85.9	$11,423	$1,061	$9,390
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											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
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	81.6%	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
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	63.5%	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	53.7%	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	63.8%	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
Robert E Lee Elementary School	Public	K-5	313 Layne Street	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2637	523	34	15.3	95.1%	421 (80.5%)	13 (2.5%)	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.5%)	68.2	275^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.0%		58.4	373^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	63.0%	98	57.8	58.0	47.9				54.1	52.3	54.5	43.6				49.8	64.1	57.5	50.0				56.3					$14,328	$808	$12,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning Way Elementary School

Is Learning Way Elementary School a good school?

Learning Way Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Learning Way Elementary School in?

Bedford County Schools

How many students attend Learning Way Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Learning Way Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Learning Way Elementary School?

Students at Learning Way Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 31% White, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Learning Way Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Learning Way Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harris Middle School
High : Shelbyville Central High School

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