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Clark Memorial School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

777^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Clark Memorial School is a PK–5 elementary school in Winchester, TN, serving 539 students as part of Franklin County Schools. The school ranks in the 24th percentile statewide, with proficiency rates trailing Tennessee averages in every core subject: 29.2% in math versus 43.0%, 30.5% in English language arts versus 40.6%, and 36.5% in science versus 46.9%. Nearby county schools, including Broadview Elementary (68th percentile), North Lake Elementary (60th percentile), and Sewanee Elementary (93rd percentile), all outperform Clark.

One of the most striking patterns is a sharp drop in 5th-grade performance. Math proficiency falls from 41% in 4th grade to just 19.7% in 5th grade — a 21-point decline that doesn't appear at the district or state level. For context, 5th-grade math at Broadview Elementary is 72.5%, at Sewanee Elementary 65.2%, and at North Lake Elementary 57.1%. Only Decherd Elementary (27.7%) and Rock Creek Elementary (40.0%) are in a comparable range. The 2024–25 school year was much stronger, with Clark ranking in the 38th percentile, but that progress was not sustained in 2025–26, suggesting the school has not yet found a stable path to improvement.

Attendance and funding are two clear challenges. Clark's chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9%, above Broadview Elementary's 6.0% and Sewanee Elementary's 6.0%, and higher than the district rate of 15.1%. The school also spends about $12,217 per student — less than every other nearby school with available data, including Sewanee Elementary, which spends roughly $16,800 per student. On a brighter note, science has historically been a relative strength, and 4th-grade results show pockets of effective instruction. Reducing absenteeism, addressing the 5th-grade transition, and building on these strengths could help Clark stabilize its performance.

539

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,217

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Jefferson Street
Winchester, TN 37398

(931) 967-2407

District: Franklin County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

African American:

12.6%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2021) to 24th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg43%

777^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Schools

109^th of 141Franklin 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	27.8	777 of 1019	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	628 of 1009	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	696 of 1018	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	714 of 1020	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	708 of 1000	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	610 of 983	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	782 of 985	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	732 of 997	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	803 of 855	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	832 of 853	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	765 of 846	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	706 of 820	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	489 of 818	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	553 of 809	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	384 of 498	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.0	249 of 498	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	278 of 500	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	204 of 483	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	98 of 411	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	102 of 404	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.2	300 of 450	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	579 of 986	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	712 of 990	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	639 of 989	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	602 of 975	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	663 of 945	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	745 of 926	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	235 of 458	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	249 of 424	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	603 of 823	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.8	324 of 843	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	594 of 853	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	554 of 865	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	499 of 858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	390 of 823	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	702 of 821	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	609 of 877	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	670 of 984	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	636 of 991	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	730 of 987	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	730 of 980	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	495 of 941	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	735 of 916	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	459 of 582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	468 of 528	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	295 of 447	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	196 of 369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	739 of 849	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	616 of 840	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	658 of 847	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	724 of 852	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	752 of 844	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	671 of 844	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	753 of 812	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	744 of 841	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

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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 (2016)	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
Clark Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Jefferson Street	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-2407	513	36	14.2	79.0%	355 (69.2%)	61 (11.9%)	59 (11.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	27.8	777^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.7%		37.9	628^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.8%	149	25.8	41.0	19.7	29.2	23.6	43.6	24.2	30.5	25.8	46.2	39.4	36.5	$12,217	$1,265	$10,131
Decherd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Bratton Street	Decherd	37324	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5483	443	31	14.2	76.2%	346 (78.1%)	22 (5.0%)	54 (12.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	13.8	903^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.8	903^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.6	7.5	27.7	15.7	24.2	17.0	23.4	21.7	28.8	28.3	27.7	28.3	$12,468	$1,278	$10,347
Broadview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4980 Lynchburg Road	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-0132	232	19	12.5	40.1%	218 (94.0%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	63.1	327^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.4	253^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	74.9%	74	32.4	56.7	72.5	54.8	29.4	53.3	60.0	48.1	29.4	60.0	70.0	53.8	$14,108	$466	$12,618
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	69.8%	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
Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Cumberland Street	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7353	262	17	15.4	70.5%	227 (86.6%)	13 (5.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	42.7	598^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.3%		42.6	574^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.1%	24	23.8	46.5	51.3	43.7	19.0	46.5	41.0	38.8	33.3	48.8	30.8	38.8	$13,830	$1,168	$11,492
North Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10626 Old Tullahoma Road	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 455-6239	235	17	14.2	59.0%	218 (92.8%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	57.3	409^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.9%		59.3	362^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.1%	47	24.3	65.6	57.1	48.1	32.4	53.1	45.7	43.3	43.2	65.6	48.6	51.9	$13,957	$833	$12,177
Sewanee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 University Avenue	Sewanee	37375	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 598-5951	169	15	11.6	40.3%	154 (91.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	92.6	70^th of 1019 public elementary schools	93.1%		96.4	36^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.4%	34	67.9	73.7	65.2	68.6	67.9	84.2	73.9	74.3	67.9	84.2	69.6	72.9	$16,824	$594	$15,075
Jack T Farrar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Westside Drive	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2608	360	25	14.2	98.3%	242 (67.2%)	25 (6.9%)	35 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.3%)	42.7	599^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.2%		36.5	657^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.9%	58	30.0	50.0	37.5	40.3	45.0	30.4	33.3	35.4	47.5	46.4	43.8	45.8	$14,328	$808	$12,609
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	94.9%	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
Bel Aire Elementary School	Public	K-5	504 Stone Blvd	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2610	348	24	14.3	93.7%	270 (77.6%)	19 (5.5%)	21 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	40.4	632^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	38.0%		37.1	647^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.9%	15	32.8	48.4	26.5	35.6	34.5	48.4	29.4	37.2	43.1	56.5	33.8	44.1	$14,328	$808	$12,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Memorial School

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Franklin County Schools

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Clark Memorial School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Memorial School?

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

How many students attend Clark Memorial School?

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

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