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Hillsboro Elementary School

Q: Is Hillsboro Elementary School a good school?

Hillsboro Elementary School ranks 370 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hillsboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Hillsboro Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro Elementary School?

Students at Hillsboro Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hillsboro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillsboro Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Coffee County Middle School High : Coffee County Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hillsboro Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Hillsboro, Tennessee, serving 424 students within Coffee County Schools. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 370th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (64th percentile), with 53.2% proficiency in math, 42.8% in English language arts, and 52.6% in science — all above both district and state averages.

Among nearby Coffee County elementary schools, Hillsboro is the clear leader, ranking ahead of New Union Elementary School (59th percentile), East Coffee Elementary School (42nd), and Hickerson Elementary School (31st). The school is particularly strong in math and science, with 5th graders posting a 68.2% math proficiency rate — more than 20 points above the district average. Hillsboro also stands out for remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 7.8%, compared to 10.6% for the district and 18.3% statewide. The school is exceptionally effective with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 89th percentile for that subgroup in 2024–25. It accomplishes all of this while spending $13,678 per student — less than several nearby schools that achieve lower results, including East Coffee ($15,688) and Hickerson ($15,557).

The main areas for growth are early-grade literacy and 4th grade math. Third-grade ELA proficiency sits at just 31.8% compared to the state's 44.9%, and 4th grade math also trails the state average. There is additionally a consistent gender gap, with female students ranking higher than male students in school effectiveness ratings year over year. That said, Hillsboro's trajectory is strongly positive — the school has climbed from the 43rd percentile in 2022–23 to its current 64th percentile — suggesting it is well on its way back to the 70th–80th percentile range it achieved in the mid-2010s.

424

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,678

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

284 Winchester Highway
Hillsboro, TN 37342

(931) 596-2775

District: Coffee County Schools

Students who attend Hillsboro Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Coffee County Middle School
High:	Coffee County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Coffee County Schools

✓Above the Tennessee median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

370^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 18 pts since 2017

From top 18% (2017) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Coffee County Schools

83^rd of 141Coffee 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	59.5	370 of 1019	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	469 of 1009	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	476 of 1018	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	586 of 1020	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	512 of 1000	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	336 of 983	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	324 of 985	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	221 of 997	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	116 of 646	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	327 of 855	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	211 of 853	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	295 of 846	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	209 of 820	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	228 of 818	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	230 of 809	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	376 of 986	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	457 of 990	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	498 of 989	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	559 of 975	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	379 of 945	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	329 of 926	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	203 of 823	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	94 of 843	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	409 of 853	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	566 of 865	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	301 of 858	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	104 of 823	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	140 of 821	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	174 of 877	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	540 of 984	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	519 of 991	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	625 of 987	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	413 of 980	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	302 of 941	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	317 of 916	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	250 of 641	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.3	513 of 618	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	316 of 582	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.6	61 of 395	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	458 of 849	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	483 of 840	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	540 of 847	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	625 of 852	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	552 of 844	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	362 of 844	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	365 of 812	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	270 of 841	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

Science53%+6 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Mrs Weaver has done wonders with my autistic daughter she is blossoming in her class I am truly grateful . Close Quote

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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
Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	284 Winchester Highway	Hillsboro	37342	Coffee County	Coffee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 596-2775	400	29	14.0	64.3%	347 (86.8%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	59.5	370^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.7%		51.4	469^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.5%	99	43.2	44.4	68.2				53.2	31.8	41.3	51.5				42.8	40.9	57.1	56.1				52.6					$13,678	$1,335	$11,210
Tri Star Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Parks Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 353-1336																			(n/a)	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%				< 5%	12.9	11.8	13.6				12.9	6.3	11.5	13.6				10.0
College Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 College Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2805	587	39	15.2	58.6%	429 (73.1%)	37 (6.3%)	63 (10.7%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	63.8	322^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	68.4%		61.7	340^th of 1009 public elementary schools	66.3%	18	46.7	46.4	75.3				55.1	52.2	48.8	56.2				52.2	48.9	44.0	50.7				47.8					$13,426	$852	$11,675
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Oakdale Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-3412	572	44	13.1	69.1%	342 (59.8%)	21 (3.7%)	176 (30.8%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	62.6	339^th of 1019 public elementary schools	66.7%		49.4	491^st of 1009 public elementary schools	51.3%	152	65.2	64.5	58.4				62.8	40.4	52.6	41.6				44.6	43.8	44.0	49.4				45.6					$15,138	$881	$13,110
Pelham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2402 Sr 50	Pelham	37366	Grundy County	Grundy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 467-3276	180	14	12.7		177 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	56.9	414^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.4%		42.9	561^st of 1009 public elementary schools	44.4%	147	38.9	52.6	62.5	21.4	35.0	26.7	40.2	38.9	52.6	56.3	42.9	35.0	33.3	43.1	50.0	57.9	81.3	21.4	55.0	46.7	52.9	28.6	70.0	66.7	57.1	$14,659	$2,314	$11,122
East Coffee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6264 Mcminnville Highway	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5185	244	18	13.9	74.6%	212 (86.9%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	43.1	593^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	41.8%		42.6	576^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.9%	17	47.2	43.8	48.9				46.9	30.6	56.3	23.9				35.1	44.4	50.0	24.4				38.1					$15,688	$1,150	$13,231
Hickerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5017 Old Manchester Highway	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Coffee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 455-9576	204	18	11.3	82.0%	172 (84.3%)	3 (1.5%)	21 (10.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	34	708^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.5%		49.3	493^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.1%	215	30.3	46.3	34.2				37.5	33.3	36.6	31.6				33.9	48.5	39.0	23.7				36.6					$15,557	$1,750	$12,491
New Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Woodbury Hw	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5187	298	22	13.8	50.7%	228 (76.5%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.8%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	56	422^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	58.6%		47.6	515^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.0%	93	57.1	42.9	32.7				43.2	54.8	47.9	40.0				46.9	47.6	63.3	42.6				51.0					$14,416	$1,031	$12,242
East Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Lincoln Street	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2612	472	36	13.2		305 (64.6%)	43 (9.1%)	54 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	22.7	826^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.9%		24.8	792^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	21.5%	34	27.6	33.8	28.8				30.2	20.3	29.2	27.7				25.9	32.2	29.2	36.4				32.6					$14,328	$808	$12,609
Rock Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Rock Creek Road	Estill Springs	37330	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 649-5435	398	26	15.6	60.2%	373 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	27.9	776^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.2	822^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.5%	46	16.0	35.0	40.0				31.4	36.0	25.0	34.4				31.6	34.0	30.0	36.9				33.7					$12,883	$1,015	$10,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hillsboro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillsboro Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coffee County Middle School
High : Coffee County Central High School

How many students attend Hillsboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Hillsboro Elementary School.

Is Hillsboro Elementary School a good school?

Hillsboro Elementary School ranks 370^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillsboro Elementary School in?

Coffee County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro Elementary School?

Students at Hillsboro Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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