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East Chester Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3
122nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 88% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

East Chester Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Henderson, Tennessee, with 505 students and a consistent ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. The school is part of the Chester County School District, which is ranked 14 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Chester Elementary consistently outperforms the state and county averages in TNReady assessments across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.7% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 48.6% in the Chester County district and 42.2% statewide. Similarly, 65.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.8% in the district and 38.9% statewide. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking highly for both female and male students, as well as for African American and White students. Notably, the school ranks 53rd out of 843 Tennessee elementary schools for students of low socioeconomic status, with a 5-star rating.

East Chester Elementary spends significantly more per student than the state average, with a per-student spending of $12,519 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of $10,469 in 2021-2022. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 16.0 in 2021-2022. When compared to nearby schools, such as Jacks Creek Elementary and W Chester Elementary, East Chester Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic measures, despite being in the same district.

526
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,550
Per pupil spending ?
59.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 708 East Main ST
       Henderson, TN  38340

(731) 989-8145

District: Chester County


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 — 57th percentile in 2012 → 88th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Tennessee average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 12% of Tennessee elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2012
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg49%
Tennessee avg42%
122nd of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Elementary Schools in the Chester County
14th of 139Chester County 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202585.2122 of 100987.9%★★★★☆
202478.2164 of 101883.9%★★★★☆
202384.9120 of 102088.2%★★★★☆
202289.294 of 100090.6%★★★★★
202187.8100 of 98389.8%★★★★☆
201868.1230 of 99776.9%★★★★☆
201575.3177 of 85579.3%★★★★☆
201473.5160 of 85381.2%★★★★☆
201375.8185 of 84678.1%★★★★☆
201259.1350 of 82057.3%★★★☆☆
201149.7452 of 81844.7%★★☆☆☆
201064.6291 of 80964.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202578.467 of 49886.5%★★★★☆
202470.7107 of 49878.5%★★★★☆
202381.659 of 50088.2%★★★★☆
202279.369 of 48385.7%★★★★☆
202186.929 of 41192.9%★★★★★
201851.1169 of 45062.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202580.1148 of 98685.0%★★★★☆
202469.9237 of 99076.1%★★★★☆
202385.3118 of 98988.1%★★★★☆
202277.6152 of 97584.4%★★★★☆
202189.977 of 94591.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202583.753 of 84393.7%★★★★★
202494.011 of 85398.7%★★★★★
202382.265 of 86592.5%★★★★★
202288.933 of 85896.2%★★★★★
202187.436 of 82395.6%★★★★★
201865.2207 of 87776.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202587.097 of 98490.1%★★★★★
202482.8121 of 99187.8%★★★★☆
202380.3141 of 98785.7%★★★★☆
202293.258 of 98094.1%★★★★★
202181.8122 of 94187.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.2333 of 61846.1%★★☆☆☆
202463.1136 of 58276.6%★★★★☆
202362.6110 of 52879.2%★★★★☆
202276.657 of 44787.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202578.3150 of 84082.1%★★★★☆
202473.2180 of 84778.7%★★★★☆
202382.1128 of 85285.0%★★★★☆
202288.388 of 84489.6%★★★★☆
202186.1101 of 84488.0%★★★★☆
201872.6172 of 84179.5%★★★★☆
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 (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)90th percentile~ school
African American (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts66%+27 vs state
Mathematics61%+18 vs state
Science57%+11 vs state

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

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

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

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

East Chester Elementary School ranks 122nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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.

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