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East Chester Elementary School

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East Chester Elementary School ranks 159 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Chester Elementary School serves 526 students in grades PK–3 in Henderson, Tennessee, and is part of the highly regarded Chester County Schools district, which ranks in the top 16% of Tennessee districts. The school itself is the top-ranked K–3 elementary campus in the district, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 159th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools in 2025–2026, ahead of W Chester Elementary School, Jacks Creek Elementary School, and even nearby Chester County Middle School.

The school's standout strengths are mathematics and science. In 2025–2026, 63.7% of students scored proficient in math — well above the state average of 43.0% and beating both district peers (Jacks Creek Elementary School at 51.4% and W Chester Elementary School at 50.0%). Science proficiency reached 56.6%, the highest among the district's K–3 schools. Perhaps most impressive is the school's record with students from low-income backgrounds: it has ranked in the 92nd–99th percentile statewide for this group over the past three years, placing it among the very best schools in Tennessee at supporting economically disadvantaged students. Chronic absenteeism (14.8%) is below both district and state averages, meaning students are showing up to learn.

The main area to watch is English Language Arts. After a standout 2024–2025 when 65.6% of students were proficient in ELA, scores dropped to 53.5% in 2025–2026, trailing W Chester Elementary School (61.8%) and Jacks Creek Elementary School (54.1%). Special education results have also fluctuated year to year. Even with these dips, the school remains far ahead of several nearby Jackson-Madison County Schools campuses like Alexander Elementary School, Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Rose Hill School, where proficiency rates often fall between 10% and 20%. For parents, this school offers a strong academic foundation, especially in math and science, and a proven track record of helping students from all backgrounds succeed.

526

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,550

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

708 East Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340

(731) 989-8145

District: Chester County Schools

Students who attend East Chester Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chester County Junior High School
High:	Chester County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

African American:

16.2%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

159^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2018

From top 23% (2018) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Chester County Schools

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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	159 of 1019	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	122 of 1009	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	164 of 1018	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	120 of 1020	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	94 of 1000	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	100 of 983	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	230 of 997	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	177 of 855	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	160 of 853	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	185 of 846	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	59.1	350 of 820	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.7	452 of 818	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.6	291 of 809	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	121 of 498	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	67 of 498	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	107 of 498	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	59 of 500	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	69 of 483	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	29 of 411	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	51.1	169 of 450	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	148 of 986	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	237 of 990	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	118 of 989	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	152 of 975	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	77 of 945	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	66 of 823	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	53 of 843	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	11 of 853	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	65 of 865	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	33 of 858	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	36 of 823	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	207 of 877	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	97 of 984	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	121 of 991	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	141 of 987	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	58 of 980	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	122 of 941	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	239 of 641	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	333 of 618	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	136 of 582	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	110 of 528	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	57 of 447	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	168 of 849	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	150 of 840	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	180 of 847	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	128 of 852	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	88 of 844	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	101 of 844	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	172 of 841	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Science57%+10 vs state

English Language Arts54%+13 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 (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 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 Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	505	35	14.3	59.6%	385 (76.2%)	81 (16.0%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	79.2	159^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.2	122^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	87.9%	37	63.7						63.7	53.5						53.5	56.6						56.6					$12,550	$939	$10,829
Chester County Middle School	Public	4-5	634 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8110	452	26	17.2	54.0%	360 (79.6%)	44 (9.7%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	78.4	168^th of 1019 public elementary schools	83.5%		80.9	146^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.5%	22		68.6	68.5				68.6		57.2	56.4				56.8		58.3	54.3				56.5					$10,783	$609	$9,504
W Chester Elementary School	Public	K-3	1243 West Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8150	279	19	14.5	55.7%	245 (87.8%)	19 (6.8%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	72	230^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.4%		82.6	136^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.5%	94	50.0						50.0	61.8						61.8	48.7						48.7					$11,305	$557	$9,993
Jacks Creek Elementary School	Public	K-3	65 State Route 22A	Jacks Creek	38347	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8155	133	11	12.4	67.8%	108 (81.2%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	70.6	244^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.1	163^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.8%	81	51.4						51.4	54.1						54.1	51.4						51.4					$12,571	$1,107	$10,351
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Stone Road	Pinson	38366	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-5413	439	29	14.9		292 (66.5%)	57 (13.0%)	52 (11.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	49.9	494^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.5%		57.9	382^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.1%	112	33.3	33.3	63.2				41.1	35.4	43.2	47.4				41.4	35.8	60.5	57.9				50.7					$13,003	$1,127	$11,039
South Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	358	24	14.9	74.7%	298 (83.2%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	49	506^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.3%		59.4	360^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.3%	146	18.4	45.0	51.6	43.9	44.4	63.4	44.5	31.6	45.0	38.7	36.6	41.7	36.6	38.3	28.9	52.5	41.9	58.5	48.6	58.5	48.7	56.1	48.6	61.0	55.5	$12,131	$1,111	$9,920
Rose Hill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2233 Beech Bluff Road	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-6170	519	42	12.5		242 (46.6%)	187 (36.0%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	8.4	953^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	6.5%		10.9	933^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	7.5%	20	16.3	16.7	17.8	14.3	18.6	19.3	17.0	18.6	15.1	18.2	11.1	11.9	16.1	15.0	19.5	23.6	15.6	17.5	23.3	15.8	19.1	17.5	25.6	8.8	16.6	$15,226	$1,612	$12,698
Bethel Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4733 Main	Bethel Springs	38315	McNairy County	McNairy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 934-7288	458	34	13.3		414 (90.4%)	13 (2.8%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	21.8	834^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.2%		32.4	707^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.9%	127	17.6	36.8	31.0	23.5	41.9	32.7	29.8	29.4	34.2	26.2	11.8	32.3	28.6	27.3	25.5	42.1	33.3	17.6	51.6	33.3	33.2	32.4	71.0	47.9	49.6	$13,961	$1,319	$11,631
Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	746 Lexington Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	470	35	13.4		18 (3.8%)	384 (81.7%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	5.1	1005^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.9	963^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.6%	42	12.1	16.1					14.1	15.8	16.1					16.0	11.0	8.8					9.9					$13,154	$1,693	$10,672
Lincoln Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	532 Whitehall Street	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 988-3800	430	25	17.2		9 (2.1%)	382 (88.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	8.3	954^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.4%		6.5	979^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.0%	25	14.8	14.8	7.7				12.5	17.0	12.7	13.5				14.4	18.5	33.3	19.2				23.8					$13,957	$1,685	$11,239

Frequently Asked Questions about East Chester Elementary School

What district is East Chester Elementary School in?

Chester County Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Chester Elementary School?

Students at East Chester Elementary School are 74% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is East Chester Elementary School a good school?

East Chester Elementary School ranks 159^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Chester Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chester County Junior High School
High : Chester County High School

How many students attend East Chester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended East Chester Elementary School.

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