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Dickson Elementary School

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Dickson Elementary School ranks 585 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Dickson Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Dickson, TN, serving 229 students as part of Dickson County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 43rd percentile among Tennessee elementary schools with a 2-star rating, making it the lowest-ranked elementary in its own district. Its performance has slipped from the 62nd percentile in 2021–22 and the 60th percentile in 2023–24 to the current level, a decline that stands out because several district peers like Stuart Burns Elementary School (84th percentile), Centennial Elementary School (74th), and The Discovery School (72nd) have maintained much stronger results.

Academically, the school's biggest challenges are in reading and science. ELA proficiency sits at 38.3%, below district and state averages, with 3rd and 4th grade reading under 33% compared to district marks around 51%. Science is an even bigger outlier: 39.3% proficient versus 53.4% districtwide, and 4th grade science trails the district by 20 points. Math is the relative bright spot — overall proficiency of 45.8% is slightly above district and state averages, and 5th grade math (55.9%) actually outperforms the district by more than 7 points, rivaling The Discovery School.

Notably, Dickson Elementary receives the highest per-student funding among nearby schools at $16,716 — more than Stuart Burns ($12,290), Centennial ($12,933), or The Discovery School ($14,713) — yet achieves substantially weaker results, suggesting that resources alone aren't the issue. Chronic absenteeism (13.9%) is moderate and in line with district norms, so attendance isn't the primary driver. The school's most vulnerable areas are male students (33rd percentile) and special education students (17th percentile), though low-income students improved to the 76th percentile in 2023–24 before slipping back to 53rd. For parents, the key takeaway is a small, well-funded school with a strong 5th grade math team but urgent needs in early-grade literacy and science.

229

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,716

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 W Broad Street
Dickson, TN 37055

(615) 740-5837

District: Dickson County Schools

Students who attend Dickson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dickson Middle School
High:	Dickson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Dickson County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

585^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 46% (2017) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Dickson County Schools

54^th of 141Dickson 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	43.7	585 of 1019	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	607 of 1009	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	410 of 1018	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	459 of 1020	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	384 of 1000	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	499 of 983	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	603 of 985	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	631 of 997	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	350 of 646	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.7	510 of 855	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	501 of 853	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	567 of 846	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	535 of 820	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	533 of 818	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.7	252 of 809	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	554 of 986	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	280 of 990	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	224 of 989	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	325 of 975	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	319 of 945	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	624 of 926	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	392 of 843	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	201 of 853	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	549 of 865	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	451 of 858	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	404 of 821	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	589 of 877	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	659 of 984	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	544 of 991	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	697 of 987	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	464 of 980	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.3	725 of 941	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	529 of 916	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	436 of 528	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	529 of 849	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	552 of 840	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	481 of 847	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	527 of 852	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	334 of 844	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	522 of 844	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	620 of 812	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	574 of 841	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

Science39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 W Broad Street	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5837	225	22	10.1	72.6%	150 (66.7%)	10 (4.4%)	44 (19.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.4%)	43.7	585^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.6%		40.2	607^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.8%	22	35.3	46.2	55.9	45.8	32.4	33.3	50.0	38.3	38.2	35.9	44.1	39.3	$16,716	$1,218	$14,285
The Discovery School	Public	K-5	101 Henslee Drive	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 441-4163	225	18	12.6	44.5%	163 (72.4%)	8 (3.6%)	19 (8.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	67.7	282^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	72.3%		76.8	179^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.3%	103	60.0	33.3	55.0	50.5	77.1	46.7	60.0	61.9	54.3	30.0	61.5	50.0	$14,713	$1,468	$12,579
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Upper Lake Drive	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-0355	705	54	13.0	54.3%	551 (78.2%)	29 (4.1%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	68.8	268^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.4	233^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	76.9%	35	34.4	59.5	61.8	52.6	44.1	58.6	58.4	54.1	39.8	66.7	59.8	56.2	$12,933	$1,096	$11,126
Oakmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Hwy 46 South	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2435	482	42	11.4	61.4%	306 (63.5%)	52 (10.8%)	56 (11.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.8%)	48.1	514^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.6%		48.6	504^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.0%	10	47.5	63.1	29.9	45.8	42.6	47.7	28.6	38.9	42.6	47.6	43.2	44.4	$15,474	$1,461	$13,152
Stuart Burns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Highway 96	Burns	37029	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2791	717	49	14.5	41.5%	580 (80.9%)	15 (2.1%)	73 (10.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.4%)	78.8	165^th of 1019 public elementary schools	83.8%		68.3	254^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.8%	89	50.0	55.4	69.5	57.8	57.0	62.7	54.7	58.3	61.1	74.1	53.8	63.6	$12,290	$979	$10,610
Charlotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Humphries Street	Charlotte	37036	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5803	591	48	12.3	48.0%	510 (86.3%)	12 (2.0%)	31 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	57.8	399^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.8%		62.9	330^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.3%	69	46.5	47.9	35.6	43.5	53.0	57.4	39.1	50.0	49.5	52.6	45.9	49.5	$13,344	$1,338	$11,301
White Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	377 School Road	White Bluff	37187	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5775	483	41	11.9	51.0%	416 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	53.2	462^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	54.7%		63.1	325^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.8%	137	28.6	49.4	31.3	36.7	45.5	41.6	53.7	46.6	39.0	61.3	63.6	54.1	$14,196	$1,143	$12,260
Vanleer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4456 Highway 49 West	Vanleer	37181	Dickson County	Dickson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5760	264	20	13.0	57.9%	237 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	55.4	434^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.4%		42.7	572^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	43.3%	138	56.4	38.8	47.4	46.8	61.5	36.7	50.0	48.4	59.0	38.8	43.2	46.4	$14,931	$1,063	$12,874
East Hickman Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5198 East Eagle Drive	Lyles	37098	Hickman County	Hickman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 670-0227	366	23	16.2	66.5%	329 (89.9%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	45.6	555^th of 1019 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.3	675^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.1%	120	37.1	48.1	63.2	50.9	31.9	33.6	40.8	35.9	40.4	33.3	44.8	39.8	$13,315	$1,696	$10,607
East Hickman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5191 Hwy 100	Lyles	37098	Hickman County	Hickman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 670-3044	385	29	13.5	61.6%	365 (94.8%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)													$15,473	$2,146	$12,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dickson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dickson Middle School
High : Dickson County High School

Is Dickson Elementary School a good school?

Dickson Elementary School ranks 585^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dickson Elementary School?

Students at Dickson Elementary School are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Dickson Elementary School in?

Dickson County Schools

How many students attend Dickson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Dickson Elementary School.

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