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Chester County Junior High School

Q: Is Chester County Junior High School a good school?

Chester County Junior High School ranks 195 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chester County Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Chester County Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chester County Junior High School?

Students at Chester County Junior High School are 78% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-8

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Chester County Junior High School is a grades 6–8 middle school in Henderson, Tennessee, serving 626 students as part of the 4-star Chester County Schools district. The school earned a 3-star rating and ranked 195th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (67th percentile) in 2025–2026. On state tests, CCJHS matched or slightly beat state averages in math (44.7% vs. 43.0%), science (51.0% vs. 46.9%), and social studies (53.4% vs. 51.4%), while coming in just below the state in English language arts (39.3% vs. 40.6%).

Compared with nearby schools, CCJHS is a strong regional performer. It outpaces every Jackson-Madison County school in the comparison set by wide margins — schools like Northeast Middle School, West-Bemis Middle School, North Parkway Middle School, Jackson Central Merry Middle School, and Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary School. It also spends far less per student ($8,997) than Selmer Middle School ($16,099) and Lexington Middle School ($14,262) while still outperforming Selmer. However, Lexington is the clear regional standout, beating CCJHS by 12 to 23 percentage points in every subject.

The biggest concern is a sharp academic decline between 6th and 8th grade. Although 6th graders at CCJHS score 24 points above the state average in math (64.1% proficient), 8th graders fall to 29.8% — below the state's 38.3%. Similar drops show up in reading, science, and social studies. Chronic absenteeism, at 18.6%, is also above the state average and about seven points higher than at Lexington and Selmer. Because students arrive strong in 6th grade but leave below average in 8th, improving academic support in the later middle-school years and reducing absenteeism are the most promising ways to raise this school's already respectable standing.

626

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,997

Per pupil spending ?

56.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 East Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340

(731) 989-8135

District: Chester County Schools

Students who attend Chester County Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Chester County High School

Feeder schools for Chester County Junior High School:

Elementary:	Chester County Middle School
	East Chester Elementary School
	Jacks Creek Elementary School
	W Chester Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

African American:

10.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg45%

195^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From top 42% (2017) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 141Chester 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	63.2	195 of 594	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	249 of 583	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	236 of 587	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	135 of 594	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	83 of 569	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	79 of 576	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	158 of 574	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	215 of 563	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	151 of 362	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	170 of 492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.8	240 of 485	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	217 of 475	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.4	312 of 466	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	280 of 462	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.4	202 of 435	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	109 of 328	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	188 of 312	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	188 of 318	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	159 of 316	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	79 of 277	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	163 of 293	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	151 of 284	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	241 of 546	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	227 of 554	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	124 of 560	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	99 of 552	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	117 of 538	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	195 of 529	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	198 of 302	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.6	91 of 286	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	74 of 285	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	97 of 285	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	113 of 275	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	74 of 261	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	130 of 228	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	72 of 219	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	276 of 478	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	344 of 490	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	240 of 510	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	120 of 514	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	78 of 495	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	54 of 483	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	165 of 490	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	293 of 481	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	267 of 550	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	244 of 560	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	144 of 557	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	71 of 540	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	62 of 529	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	123 of 523	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	15.2	323 of 332	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	276 of 299	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	229 of 288	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	146 of 260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	102 of 238	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	113 of 222	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	230 of 279	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	195 of 494	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	245 of 492	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	226 of 504	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	113 of 503	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	76 of 500	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	88 of 496	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	139 of 484	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	184 of 481	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%~ state avg

Science51%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

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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	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 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
Chester County Junior High School	Public	6-8	930 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8135	604	33	18.5	48.4%	471 (78.0%)	77 (12.7%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	63.2	195^th of 594 public middle schools	67.2%		52.8	249^th of 583 public middle schools	57.3%	54		64.1	38.2	29.8	44.7		47.7	39.3	29.7	39.3				55.8	59.9	35.9	51.0	52.1	66.0	40.8	53.4	$8,997	$463	$8,003
West-Bemis Middle School	Public	6-8	230 D Street	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-9810	384	26	15.0	63.0%	209 (54.4%)	111 (28.9%)	38 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	31.8	425^th of 594 public middle schools	28.5%		38.7	363^rd of 583 public middle schools	37.7%	62		28.2	33.3	26.1	29.1		30.5	29.7	23.5	28.0				27.5	29.7	42.0	33.0	26.0	35.1	39.5	33.2	$13,912	$1,527	$11,454
Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-8	668 Lexington Avenue	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 427-4581	411	30	13.7	92.1%	20 (4.9%)	350 (85.2%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	8.2	557^th of 594 public middle schools	6.2%		10	534^th of 583 public middle schools	8.4%	23	13.3	6.8	7.4	< 5%	8.4	9.2	10.2	12.2	9.1	10.2			12.4	14.8	15.9	21.5	15.7	11.4	26.8	28.8	21.6	$13,968	$2,054	$11,754
Jackson Central Merry Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Lane Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2588	391	25	15.7		19 (4.9%)	290 (74.2%)	59 (15.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	6.3	573^rd of 594 public middle schools	3.5%		5.3	574^th of 583 public middle schools	1.5%	1		< 5%	< 5%	13.6	6.5		5.7	8.9	10.2	8.5				< 5%	5.5	11.9	7.4	6.7	11.6	25.4	15.0	$11,055	$1,440	$9,454
North Parkway Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 North Parkway	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-3384	333	21	16.2	73.8%	17 (5.1%)	265 (79.6%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	10.1	547^th of 594 public middle schools	7.9%		8.6	552^nd of 583 public middle schools	5.3%	5		22.1	6.8	16.1	14.5		6.3	12.8	16.1	12.0				12.8	13.8	20.5	15.8	12.8	30.8	18.8	21.4	$14,959	$1,830	$12,238
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2665 Christmasville Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-6687	794	51	15.5	66.2%	172 (21.7%)	432 (54.4%)	124 (15.6%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	39.2	373^rd of 594 public middle schools	37.2%		38.9	361^st of 583 public middle schools	38.1%	12		40.0	28.6	33.2	33.7		31.7	29.8	30.0	30.4	92.0	92.0		41.5	39.0	17.0	33.2	33.7	43.0	40.8	39.4	$12,454	$1,178	$10,478
Selmer Middle School	Public	6-8	635 East Poplar Avenue	Selmer	38375	McNairy County	McNairy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 645-7977	206	23	9.0	100.7%	150 (72.8%)	31 (15.0%)	12 (5.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	54.3	261^st of 594 public middle schools	56.1%		54.5	236^th of 583 public middle schools	59.5%	25		44.0	35.8	30.9	37.6		48.0	33.3	16.4	34.2				52.7	55.2	40.0	50.0	59.5	47.8	32.7	48.0	$16,099	$1,269	$13,961
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Airways	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-8457	248	18	14.1	52.1%	165 (66.5%)	38 (15.3%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	89	46^th of 594 public middle schools	92.3%		83.4	66^th of 583 public middle schools	88.7%	20		56.5	54.7	59.3	56.9		59.8	50.7	43.0	51.4				73.9	74.7	73.3	73.9	69.6	72.0	67.4	69.6	$14,262	$656	$12,272

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester County Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Chester County Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Chester County Junior High School usually go on to attend Chester County High School

What is the racial makeup of Chester County Junior High School?

Students at Chester County Junior High School are 78% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Chester County Junior High School in?

Chester County Schools

How many students attend Chester County Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Chester County Junior High School.

Is Chester County Junior High School a good school?

Chester County Junior High School ranks 195^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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