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W Chester Elementary School

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W Chester Elementary School ranks 230 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

W Chester Elementary School is a K-3 elementary school in Henderson, TN, serving 279 students as part of Chester County Schools, a district ranked 16th out of 141 in Tennessee. The school has earned a 4-star rating in recent years, and its state ranking improved dramatically from the 57th percentile in 2021-22 to the 88th percentile by 2023-24, before settling at the 77th percentile in 2025-26.

W Chester's biggest academic strength is reading. In 2025-26, 61.8% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts, well above the district's 48.0% and the state's 40.6%. That was the strongest ELA result among nearby same-district schools, including East Chester Elementary (53.5%) and Jacks Creek Elementary (54.1%). The school is also exceptional at supporting students from low-income families, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for that subgroup in 2025-26, while special education students ranked in the 88th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is consistently low — just 13.3% in 2024-25, compared with 17.8% for the district and 18.3% statewide.

The main challenge is math and science. In 2025-26, math proficiency was 50%, above the state's 43% but below the district's 54.7%, while science was 48.7%, above the state's 46.9% but below the district's 53.2%. This marks a dip after two strong years and appears to be the driver of the school's recent ranking slip. W Chester also stands out in regional context: schools 6–16 miles away in Jackson-Madison County Schools posted 3rd-grade ELA proficiency of only 15.8% to 18.6%, and chronic absenteeism as high as 48.2%. Despite strong results, W Chester spends less per student ($11,305) than several nearby schools, including East Chester Elementary ($12,550) and Rose Hill School ($15,226), making it a notably efficient option.

279

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,305

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1243 West Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340

(731) 989-8150

District: Chester County Schools

Students who attend W Chester Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

African American:

6.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Chester County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

230^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2018

From top 33% (2018) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	230 of 1019	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	136 of 1009	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	125 of 1018	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	349 of 1020	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	430 of 1000	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	397 of 983	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	329 of 997	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.7	150 of 855	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.6	197 of 853	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	50.7	539 of 846	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	459 of 820	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	552 of 818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.9	212 of 809	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	150 of 500	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	151 of 986	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	68 of 990	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	53.7	405 of 989	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	396 of 975	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	458 of 945	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	44 of 823	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	81.3	67 of 843	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	30 of 853	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	57 of 865	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	39.6	511 of 858	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	395 of 823	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	288 of 877	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	137 of 984	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	210 of 991	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	288 of 987	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	468 of 980	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	331 of 941	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	75 of 641	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	260 of 849	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.0	161 of 840	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	140 of 847	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	442 of 852	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	467 of 844	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	433 of 844	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	388 of 841	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2023)70th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+21 vs state

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about W Chester Elementary School

Is W Chester Elementary School a good school?

W Chester Elementary School ranks 230^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is W Chester Elementary School in?

Chester County Schools

What schools do graduates of W Chester Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend W Chester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended W Chester Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of W Chester Elementary School?

Students at W Chester Elementary School are 86% White, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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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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