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Clark Memorial School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
628th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Clark Memorial School is an elementary school located in Winchester, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Franklin County School District, which is ranked 103 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark Memorial School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in TNReady assessments for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.6% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 42.2% and the district average of 31.8%. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, it remains lower than some of the nearby schools.

Comparing Clark Memorial School to its nearby counterpart, Sewanee Elementary, highlights the significant performance gap. Sewanee Elementary consistently ranks among the top-performing schools in the state, with over 75% of students proficient or better in core subjects. The high chronic absenteeism rates and the school's demographics, with a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged and special needs students, may be contributing factors to Clark Memorial School's underperformance. By addressing these challenges and implementing targeted interventions, the school and district can work towards improving educational outcomes for all students.

539
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,217
Per pupil spending ?
79%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 N Jefferson ST
       Winchester, TN  37398

(931) 967-2407

District: Franklin County

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
African American:
12.6%
Hispanic:
12.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg33%
Tennessee avg42%
628th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 7Elementary Schools in the Franklin County
103rd of 139Franklin 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.9628 of 100937.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.0696 of 101831.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.2714 of 102030.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.1708 of 100029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202135.9610 of 98337.9%★★☆☆☆
201924.6782 of 98520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.9732 of 99726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201514.5803 of 8556.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.3832 of 8532.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201324.1765 of 8469.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201222.2706 of 82013.9%★☆☆☆☆
201145.5489 of 81840.2%★★☆☆☆
201036.8553 of 80931.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202545.0249 of 49850.0%★★★☆☆
202339.4278 of 50044.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.2204 of 48357.8%★★★☆☆
202166.898 of 41176.2%★★★★☆
201964.0102 of 40474.8%★★★★☆
201832.2300 of 45033.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202541.3579 of 98641.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.4712 of 99028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202335.1639 of 98935.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.5602 of 97538.3%★★☆☆☆
202129.2663 of 94529.8%★★☆☆☆
201924.8745 of 92619.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.3249 of 42441.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.1166 of 25033.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202554.8324 of 84361.6%★★★☆☆
202433.8594 of 85330.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.0554 of 86536.0%★★☆☆☆
202240.7499 of 85841.8%★★☆☆☆
202146.8390 of 82352.6%★★★☆☆
201924.2702 of 82114.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.9609 of 87730.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.2670 of 98431.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.4636 of 99135.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.7730 of 98726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.7730 of 98025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202142.4495 of 94147.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.2735 of 91619.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202426.6459 of 58221.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4468 of 52811.4%★☆☆☆☆
202233.5295 of 44734.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.9196 of 36946.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.7616 of 84026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6658 of 84722.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1724 of 85215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8752 of 84410.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0671 of 84420.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6753 of 8127.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.1744 of 84111.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)62nd percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2024)21st percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Science43%-4 vs state
English Language Arts34%-5 vs state
Mathematics32%-11 vs state

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Clark Memorial School ranks 628th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Clark Memorial School are 65% White, 13% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Clark Memorial School.


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