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Elkton Elementary School

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Elkton Elementary School ranks 588 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Elkton Elementary School is a small PK–8 school in Prospect, Tennessee, serving 263 students as part of Giles County Schools, a district that ranks in the lower half of Tennessee districts. Overall, student proficiency at Elkton trails both the district and state averages in every core subject—math, English language arts, science, and social studies—with results placing the school in the 42nd percentile statewide.

However, there are meaningful bright spots worth noting. In the early elementary grades, Elkton students perform at or above state averages in several areas. For example, 4th grade English language arts and science proficiency rates are well above state levels, and 3rd grade science also exceeds the state average. The school also shows a notable strength in supporting economically disadvantaged students, who rank relatively well compared to similar students across Tennessee. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from over 23% two years ago to roughly 15% now, which is below the state average. Additionally, Elkton invests heavily in its students, spending about $16,000 per pupil with a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio—evidence that class sizes and funding are not the main barriers to success.

The most pressing concern is a sharp decline in academic performance once students reach the middle grades. While 3rd and 4th grade math and ELA scores are close to or above state averages, 7th grade math proficiency falls to just 8.7% and 8th grade ELA to 13.6%. Nearby PK–8 schools like Minor Hill School, Highland Rim School, and Blanche School maintain much stronger middle-grade results, even though some spend less per student. This suggests Elkton’s challenges are tied to the transition into grades 6–8, not a lack of resources. Focusing on that middle-grade dip—while building on the school’s early elementary and equity strengths—offers the most promising path forward for families and educators alike.

263

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,016

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 College Street
Prospect, TN 38455

(931) 468-2285

District: Giles County Schools

Students who attend Elkton Elementary School 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: Improving — 28th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

!Near the bottom of Giles County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

588^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2018

From top 45% (2018) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

472^nd of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Giles County Schools

90^th of 141Giles 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	588 of 1019	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	54.7	333 of 823	59.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.9	551 of 849	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	472 of 594	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.1	398 of 478	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)60th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

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

Middle school

Female (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies44%-7 vs state

Science41%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

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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 (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 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 School	Public	PK, KG-8	176 College Street	Prospect	38455	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 468-2285	277	25	11.0	97.0%	206 (74.4%)	28 (10.1%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	43.2	588^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.3%		36.9	649^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.7%	61	41.4	48.1	36.4	24.0	8.7	13.6	29.7	27.6	64.3	31.8	20.0	13.0	13.6	29.5	51.7	64.3	40.9	24.0	34.8	23.8	41.2	32.0	43.5	59.1	44.3	$16,016	$948	$13,812
Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore Highway	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	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%)	74	206^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.8%		63.7	320^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.3%	114	41.7	63.6	33.3	42.4	40.0	54.8	45.7	62.5	69.7	50.0	51.5	42.9	45.2	54.3	56.3	72.7	63.3	51.5	60.0	61.3	60.5	72.7	71.4	54.8	66.7	$12,351	$631	$10,920
Southside Elementary School	Public	3-5	707 South Cedar Lane	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 424-7005	369	25	14.5	99.5%	232 (62.9%)	72 (19.5%)	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.2%)	43.3	587^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.4%		49.2	494^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.0%	93	36.4	36.8	46.5				40.0	32.3	35.1	36.2				34.5	43.1	40.9	58.3				47.6					$13,496	$923	$11,385
Pulaski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	606 Cedar Lane	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-5233	486	41	11.7	99.0%	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 Highway	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9	99.7%	312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	48	516^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.4%		66.6	278^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.4%	238	37.8	67.4	37.8	36.1	55.6	59.4	49.1	43.2	46.5	36.1	27.8	51.9	34.4	39.8	40.5	51.2	43.2	44.4	48.1	53.1	46.7	33.3	66.7	46.9	47.4	$18,328	$3,556	$13,352
Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	417	28	15.1	56.7%	381 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73.8	208^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.6%		65.9	285^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.8%	77	57.1	60.0	52.6	40.4	60.0	38.3	51.7	63.3	54.0	57.9	42.6	52.7	29.8	50.0	55.1	70.0	63.2	48.9	60.0	40.4	56.3	57.4	69.1	46.8	58.4	$11,553	$807	$9,985
Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim Road	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1	53.7%	595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	53.2	461^st of 1019 public elementary schools	54.8%		46.9	523^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.2%	62	33.3	36.7	38.6	56.0	61.2	71.7	50.0	42.4	35.0	34.3	46.7	35.3	23.3	36.5	28.8	56.7	54.3	56.0	68.2	55.0	53.8	54.7	54.1	50.0	53.2	$11,083	$619	$9,813
Ralph Askins School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Shady Lane	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-5311	594	35	17.0	68.4%	294 (49.5%)	163 (27.4%)	33 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.8%)	34.5	699^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.4%		50.2	485^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.9%	214	44.8	39.5	29.8				37.5	34.3	45.0	38.1				39.4	25.8	37.0	31.0				31.6					$12,849	$1,422	$10,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkton Elementary School

Is Elkton Elementary School a good school?

Elkton Elementary School ranks 588^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elkton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Giles County High School

What district is Elkton Elementary School in?

Giles County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elkton Elementary School?

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

How many students attend Elkton Elementary School?

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

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