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Elkton Elementary

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Elkton Elementary ranks 649 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Elkton Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Prospect, Tennessee, with 277 students. The school is part of the Giles County School District, which is ranked 79 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elkton Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Giles County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.4% of Elkton Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 39.6% in Giles County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in higher grade levels, with only 7.4% of 8th graders proficient or better in Math and 25.9% in ELA. Elkton Elementary also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, with rankings in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Giles County district, such as Minor Hill School and Southside Elementary, generally outperform Elkton Elementary across academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Lincoln County district, such as Highland Rim School, Unity School, and Blanche School, also tend to outperform Elkton Elementary.

263

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,016

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 College ST
Prospect, TN 38477

(931) 468-2285

District: Giles County

Students who attend Elkton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Giles County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

African American:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

649^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

439^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Giles County

79^th of 139Giles 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	649 of 1009	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	569 of 1018	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	547 of 1020	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	475 of 1000	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	743 of 983	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	665 of 985	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	448 of 997	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.0	719 of 855	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.3	616 of 853	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.4	573 of 846	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.6	231 of 820	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	49.2	459 of 818	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	464 of 809	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	642 of 986	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	697 of 990	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.2	366 of 989	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	485 of 975	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	561 of 945	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	664 of 926	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	523 of 843	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	202 of 853	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	250 of 865	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	17 of 858	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	24.2	665 of 823	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	557 of 821	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	317 of 877	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	697 of 984	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	601 of 991	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	660 of 987	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	363 of 980	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	745 of 941	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	611 of 916	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	449 of 618	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	686 of 840	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	584 of 847	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	543 of 852	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	496 of 844	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	739 of 844	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	611 of 812	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	424 of 841	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	439 of 583	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	416 of 587	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	405 of 594	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	346 of 569	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	349 of 576	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	462 of 574	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	443 of 563	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	384 of 492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	392 of 485	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	384 of 475	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	383 of 466	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.6	252 of 462	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	315 of 435	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	286 of 546	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	357 of 554	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	387 of 560	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	306 of 552	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	245 of 538	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	396 of 529	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	340 of 490	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	323 of 510	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	292 of 514	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	286 of 483	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	402 of 490	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	408 of 481	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	481 of 550	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	393 of 560	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	386 of 557	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	360 of 540	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	385 of 529	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	455 of 523	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	410 of 492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	450 of 504	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	379 of 503	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	324 of 500	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	320 of 496	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	440 of 484	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	405 of 481	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies40%-8 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Elkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	176 College ST	Prospect	38477	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 468-2285	277	25	11.0		206 (74.4%)	28 (10.1%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	36.9	649^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.7%		43.2	569^th of 1018 public elementary schools	44.1%	80	41.9	40.9	29.6	13.6		7.4	23.4	41.9	50.0	11.1	13.6	8.0	25.9	25.3	48.4	68.2	25.9	27.3	24.0	44.4	39.6	31.8	40.0	48.1	40.5	$16,016	$948	$13,812
Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore HWY	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 425-6141	341	25	13.9		306 (89.7%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	63.7	320^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.3%		56.4	396^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.1%	76	60.0	40.0	37.5	44.4	43.8	48.3	45.9	61.1	56.7	46.9	38.9	40.6	44.8	48.2	55.9	53.3	59.4	44.4	50.0	69.0	54.9	38.9	62.5	55.2	51.5	$12,351	$631	$10,920
Southside Elementary	Public	3-5	707 South Cedar LN	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 424-7005	369	25	14.5		232 (62.9%)	72 (19.5%)	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.2%)	49.2	494^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.0%		50.6	466^th of 1018 public elementary schools	54.2%	28	39.7	51.9	47.9				46.6	32.8	39.5	31.4				34.7	33.6	55.0	53.7				47.6					$13,496	$923	$11,385
Pulaski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	606 Cedar LN	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-5233	486	41	11.7		294 (60.5%)	89 (18.3%)	33 (6.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)								(n/a)																										$15,999	$1,657	$13,040
Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill HWY	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9		312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	66.6	278^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.4%		68.4	251^st of 1018 public elementary schools	75.3%	27	57.9	55.6	46.4	46.2	55.2	59.3	53.8	39.5	63.9	28.6	50.0	37.9	25.9	41.8	55.3	50.0	42.9	69.2	58.6	66.7	56.5	57.7	51.7	44.4	51.2	$18,328	$3,556	$13,352
Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	417	28	15.1		381 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	65.9	285^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.8%		63.2	310^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.5%	25	72.5	44.4	23.9	56.6	39.5	42.9	47.4	51.0	55.6	46.7	41.5	23.3	24.6	39.6	49.0	63.9	32.6	56.6	34.9	35.7	44.9	56.6	39.5	48.2	48.7	$11,553	$807	$9,985
Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1		595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	46.9	523^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.9	530^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.9%	7	34.9	28.4	28.4	39.5	48.3	65.8	41.1	36.5	28.4	47.3	40.7	38.3	32.9	37.4	39.3	55.4	64.9	43.0	48.3	55.7	51.4	36.0	33.3	63.3	44.9	$11,083	$619	$9,813
Ralph Askins School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Shady LN	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-5311	594	35	17.0		294 (49.5%)	163 (27.4%)	33 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.8%)	50.2	485^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.9%		42.1	585^th of 1018 public elementary schools	42.5%	100	31.6	43.7	40.0				38.6	35.5	50.6	47.1				44.6	30.3	57.0	50.0				46.1					$12,849	$1,422	$10,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkton Elementary

How many students attend Elkton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Elkton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elkton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elkton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Giles County High School

What is the racial makeup of Elkton Elementary?

Students at Elkton Elementary are 75% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Elkton Elementary a good school?

Elkton Elementary ranks 649^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Elkton Elementary in?

Giles County

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