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Celina K-8

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Celina K-8 ranks 656 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Celina K-8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Celina, Tennessee, with 558 students enrolled. The school is part of the Clay County school district, which is ranked 132 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Celina K-8 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, typically in the 500-700 range out of over 1,000 schools. Its performance on state assessments (TNReady) is below the state and county averages across most subjects and grade levels. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.6% to 20.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite spending more per student ($13,017 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, Celina K-8's academic outcomes do not reflect this higher spending, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.8.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hermitage Springs Elementary, Red Boiling Springs Elementary, and Gainesboro Elementary, Celina K-8 generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower rankings, poorer test scores, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance is particularly low for its White students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective subgroups statewide. The inconsistent performance of Celina K-8 over the years suggests a need for comprehensive review and targeted interventions to address the root causes of its challenges and improve student outcomes.

528

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,127

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1324 Mitchell ST
Celina, TN 38551

(931) 243-2391

District: Clay County

Students who attend Celina K-8 usually attend:

High:	Clay County Adult High School
	Clay County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2021) to 35th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

656^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

441^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Clay County

132^nd of 139Clay 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	656 of 1009	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	671 of 1018	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	634 of 1020	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	522 of 1000	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	468 of 983	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	639 of 985	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	610 of 997	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	450 of 646	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	654 of 855	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	637 of 853	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.0	536 of 846	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	541 of 820	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.3	637 of 818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	667 of 809	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	632 of 986	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	584 of 990	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	541 of 989	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	435 of 975	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	414 of 945	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	703 of 926	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	653 of 843	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.5	340 of 853	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	464 of 865	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	492 of 858	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	427 of 823	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	651 of 821	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	600 of 877	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	661 of 984	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	671 of 991	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	686 of 987	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	588 of 980	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	486 of 941	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	531 of 916	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	697 of 840	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	677 of 847	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	681 of 852	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	564 of 844	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	495 of 844	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	647 of 812	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	613 of 841	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	441 of 583	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	414 of 587	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	396 of 594	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	300 of 569	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	207 of 576	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	428 of 574	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	412 of 563	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	321 of 362	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	437 of 492	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	466 of 485	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	398 of 475	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	441 of 466	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	413 of 462	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	420 of 435	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	380 of 546	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	348 of 554	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	344 of 560	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	276 of 552	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	261 of 538	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	401 of 529	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	353 of 490	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	415 of 510	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	379 of 514	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	280 of 495	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	223 of 483	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	375 of 490	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	410 of 481	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	446 of 550	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	417 of 560	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	403 of 557	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	302 of 540	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.7	159 of 529	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	387 of 523	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	449 of 492	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	428 of 504	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	398 of 503	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	301 of 500	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	224 of 496	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	424 of 484	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	417 of 481	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Social Studies31%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 11, 2019

This school is horrible. Students rights are being violated the staff doesn't follow policy and you would think they would at least pretend they care about children and education because that's what they are supposed to be paid for. Students are unmonitored and put in little rooms with no windows as punishment. Bus drivers let kids smoke on the bus! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Celina K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell ST	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8		506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	36.5	656^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.0%		35.5	671^st of 1018 public elementary schools	34.1%	15	35.4	19.1	47.5	23.3	27.6	32.2	30.1	37.5	41.3	48.7	33.3	20.7	25.4	33.2	47.9	36.2	47.5	21.7	25.9	23.7	32.4	23.3	43.1	27.1	31.1	$13,127	$1,345	$10,947
Hilham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham HWY	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	296	24	12.5		283 (95.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	44.1	548^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.7%		48.2	498^th of 1018 public elementary schools	51.1%	50	33.3	33.3	48.4	44.4	44.8	23.5	37.5	30.3	40.0	45.2	33.3	34.5	17.6	33.2	30.3	50.0	41.9	40.7	48.3	17.6	37.5	40.7	58.6	35.3	44.4	$12,883	$1,078	$10,915
Allons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Old Celina HWY	Allons	38541	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5921	335	29	11.6		319 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	667^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.9%		52.1	446^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.2%	221	33.3	60.0	28.6	25.6	55.6	60.5	42.9	28.6	56.0	31.4	30.2	27.8	39.5	34.4	38.1	48.0	40.0	30.2	44.4	32.6	37.9	23.3	63.9	48.8	44.3	$11,888	$1,026	$9,986
A H Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Zachary ST	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5551	330	22	15.3		316 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27	769^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.8%		26.7	774^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.0%	5	16.9	29.8					22.6	22.0	34.0					27.4	42.4	42.6					42.5					$13,394	$1,304	$11,317
Hermitage Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17580 Clay County HWY	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2414	201	18	11.3		176 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	23.3	813^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.4%		30.1	730^th of 1018 public elementary schools	28.3%	83	22.2	47.4	10.0	18.2	11.1	20.0	21.5	25.9	63.2	10.0	13.6	5.6	13.3	22.3	29.6	52.6	20.0	18.2	11.1	26.7	26.4	9.1	22.2	13.3	14.5	$15,007	$1,395	$12,693
Gainesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	611 Main ST	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9775	331	24	13.7		312 (94.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	64.3	312^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.1%		59.1	359^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.7%	47	54.7						54.7	46.5						46.5	44.2						44.2					$12,948	$1,390	$10,536
Dodson Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16221 Dodson Branch HWY	Cookeville	38501	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-0761	277	20	14.2		259 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	69.2	247^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.5%		65.4	276^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.9%	29	51.9	60.7	33.3	66.7	78.9	70.0	61.9	51.9	53.6	47.6	52.4	47.4	25.0	47.1	40.7	71.4	33.3	76.2	78.9	55.0	61.3	47.6	71.1	15.0	50.6	$13,779	$1,500	$11,059
Red Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Hillcrest DR	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2222	361	21	16.8		312 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	45.3	536^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.9%		41.2	600^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.1%	64	56.8	41.2	46.3				47.7	56.8	33.3	33.3				40.3	43.2	39.2	20.4				33.6					$13,297	$1,626	$10,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Celina K-8

What schools do graduates of Celina K-8 attend?

Students who attend Celina K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Clay County Adult High School
High : Clay County High School

How many students attend Celina K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Celina K-8.

What district is Celina K-8 in?

Clay County

What is the racial makeup of Celina K-8?

Students at Celina K-8 are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Celina K-8 a good school?

Celina K-8 ranks 656^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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