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Hermitage Springs Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hermitage Springs Elementary School is a small, rural PK-8 school in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, serving 215 students as part of Clay County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee schools, with test scores running 15 to 35 percentage points below state averages in every subject. In 2025-26, just 24.3% of students scored proficient in math, 23.5% in ELA, 25.2% in science, and only 15.8% in social studies.

One of the most striking patterns is a dramatic drop-off after 3rd grade. Third graders posted strong results—73.3% proficiency in ELA and science—but 4th grade scores fell to just 8.7% in those subjects, and 8th grade was the lowest overall. Social studies is the school's biggest weakness at 15.8% proficiency, compared to 43.8% at Celina K-8 School and 63.5% at Defeated Elementary School. Nearby schools tell a very different story: Red Boiling Springs Elementary, just 4.36 miles away but in Macon County Schools, achieved 50.9% math proficiency, and the same-district Celina K-8 School outperforms Hermitage Springs in every subject. This pattern suggests district-level factors may be playing a role, not just demographics or geography.

The school spends more per student ($15,007) than any nearby school, including Red Boiling Springs Elementary ($13,297) and Celina K-8 ($13,127), yet results remain among the lowest in the region. Attendance is a relative bright spot, with chronic absenteeism at 11.9%, below the district rate of 15.2% and state rate of 18.3%. The school also shows relative strength with low-socioeconomic-status students. The clearest takeaway: strong early-grade teaching exists but is not carrying forward, and the middle grades represent the biggest opportunity for improvement.

215

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,007

Per pupil spending ?

33.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

17580 Clay County Highway
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150

(615) 699-2414

District: Clay County Schools

Students who attend Hermitage Springs Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Clay County Adult High School
	Clay County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

797^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

539^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Clay County Schools

121^st of 141Clay 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	797 of 1019	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	813 of 1009	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	730 of 1018	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	765 of 1020	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	606 of 1000	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	614 of 983	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	395 of 985	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	298 of 997	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	42.8	379 of 646	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	610 of 855	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.6	715 of 853	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	756 of 846	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.4	506 of 820	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	14.8	754 of 818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	806 of 809	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	780 of 986	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	767 of 990	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	785 of 989	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	492 of 975	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	502 of 945	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	333 of 926	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	50.0	400 of 865	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	446 of 823	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	275 of 821	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.2	44 of 877	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	636 of 984	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.3	172 of 991	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	574 of 987	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	726 of 980	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	439 of 941	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	418 of 916	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	751 of 849	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	773 of 840	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	684 of 847	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	749 of 852	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	604 of 844	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	638 of 844	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	403 of 812	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	328 of 841	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	539 of 594	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	530 of 583	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	489 of 587	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	415 of 594	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	313 of 569	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	211 of 576	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	295 of 574	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	307 of 563	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.4	326 of 362	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.4	400 of 492	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	450 of 485	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	375 of 475	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.1	258 of 466	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	257 of 462	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	79.5	72 of 435	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	493 of 546	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	454 of 554	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	330 of 560	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	322 of 552	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.0	91 of 538	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	145 of 529	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	298 of 514	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	94.3	3 of 483	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	469 of 560	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	362 of 557	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	236 of 540	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	143 of 529	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.9	333 of 523	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	483 of 494	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	486 of 492	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	490 of 504	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	430 of 503	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	305 of 500	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	203 of 496	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	299 of 484	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	333 of 481	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)54th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Social Studies16%-36 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Hermitage Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17580 Clay County Highway	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2414	201	18	11.3	33.0%	176 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	25.4	797^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.3	813^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.4%	16	53.3	30.4	30.0	9.5	23.5	5.3	24.3	73.3	8.7	25.0	14.3	23.5	10.5	23.5	73.3	8.7	25.0	19.0	29.4	10.5	25.2	23.8	17.6	5.3	15.8	$15,007	$1,395	$12,693
Red Boiling Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Hillcrest Drive	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2222	361	21	16.8	35.5%	312 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	49.1	505^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.4%		45.3	536^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.9%	31	44.4	63.3	47.3				50.9	39.7	49.0	40.0				42.5	34.9	51.0	27.3				37.1					$13,297	$1,626	$10,925
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	4-5	401 Meador Drive	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-8868	444	21	20.7	28.1%	356 (80.2%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	49.9	495^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.4%		47.5	517^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.8%	22		51.4	40.1				45.9		46.5	39.6				43.2		46.5	44.7				45.6					$11,647	$1,044	$9,760
Central Elementary School	Public	2-3	905 Sycamore Street	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-3265	450	24	18.4	29.0%	358 (79.6%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	67.2	287^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.8%		52.4	458^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.6%	171	53.3						53.3	46.9						46.9	51.9						51.9					$12,408	$1,236	$10,281
Fairlane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	305 Fairlane Drive	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-2970	509	27	18.5	30.3%	405 (79.6%)	6 (1.2%)	86 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)																										$13,061	$1,484	$10,722
Celina K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell Street	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8	32.8%	506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	37.9	661^st of 1019 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.5	656^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.0%	5	30.4	34.7	19.6	38.5	33.8	32.8	31.6	37.5	49.0	28.3	46.2	27.7	17.2	33.2	37.5	36.7	34.8	43.6	43.1	27.6	37.1	43.6	52.3	34.5	43.8	$13,127	$1,345	$10,947
Gainesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	611 Main Street	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9775	331	24	13.7	35.9%	312 (94.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	74	205^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.9%		64.3	312^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.1%	107	62.5						62.5	50.0						50.0	52.4						52.4					$12,948	$1,390	$10,536
Defeated Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Defeated Creek Highway	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 774-3150	260	20	13.2	12.8%	242 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	58.3	391^st of 1019 public elementary schools	61.6%		88.1	98^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.3%	293	40.7	40.0	37.5	50.0	57.1	54.8	47.0	59.3	50.0	37.5	57.7	60.7	38.7	50.6	51.9	33.3	41.7	65.4	64.3	48.4	50.6	53.8	71.4	64.5	63.5	$12,018	$675	$10,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Hermitage Springs Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hermitage Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hermitage Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Hermitage Springs Elementary School in?

Clay County Schools

How many students attend Hermitage Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Hermitage Springs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hermitage Springs Elementary School?

Students at Hermitage Springs Elementary School are 86% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Hermitage Springs Elementary School a good school?

Hermitage Springs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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