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East Side Elementary

Public Grades 3-4

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Side Elementary is a public elementary school in Brownsville, Tennessee, serving 361 students in grades 3-4. Despite being part of the Haywood County school district, East Side Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Academically, East Side Elementary underperforms compared to state and county averages on TNReady assessments, with only 14.8% of students proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 42.2% statewide and 12.6% in Haywood County. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools in Mathematics and English Language Arts. However, the school performs relatively better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25-30% of Tennessee elementary schools in recent years.

While East Side Elementary spends more per student ($15,362 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.9% to 20.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Interestingly, the nearby Haywood Elementary and Anderson Early Childhood schools also struggle academically and have similar chronic absenteeism rates, while the Haywood County Virtual Academy performs better on TNReady assessments. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Crockett County and Alamo districts, such as Gadsden Elementary and Alamo Elementary, significantly outperform East Side Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics.

320

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,402

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 East Jefferson
Brownsville, TN 38012

(731) 772-1233

District: Haywood County

Students who attend East Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haywood Middle School
	Sunny Hill Intermediate School
High:	Haywood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.8%

White:

23.8%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg18%

Tennessee avg42%

852^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	18.6	852 of 1009	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	903 of 1018	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	893 of 1020	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	815 of 1000	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	910 of 983	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	855 of 985	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	889 of 997	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	732 of 855	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	746 of 853	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	767 of 846	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	372 of 498	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	400 of 498	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	414 of 500	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	339 of 483	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	401 of 411	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	364 of 404	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	394 of 450	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	83 of 211	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	805 of 986	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	855 of 990	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	852 of 989	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	754 of 975	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	871 of 945	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	816 of 926	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	322 of 424	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	219 of 415	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	111 of 387	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	31.3	261 of 363	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	148 of 250	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	148 of 319	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	659 of 843	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	798 of 853	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	805 of 865	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	748 of 858	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	787 of 821	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	818 of 877	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	870 of 984	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	893 of 991	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	908 of 987	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	846 of 980	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	866 of 941	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	791 of 916	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	485 of 618	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	438 of 582	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	425 of 447	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	381 of 395	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	610 of 840	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	687 of 847	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	736 of 852	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	550 of 844	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	778 of 844	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	425 of 812	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	665 of 841	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+45 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th 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
East Side Elementary	Public	3-4	1315 East Jefferson	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1233	361	25	14.4		81 (22.4%)	247 (68.4%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	18.6	852^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.6%		14	903^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	11.3%	51	19.5	9.4				14.8	29.0	23.5			26.4	36.7	30.0			33.5					$15,402	$1,270	$12,962
Haywood County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	900 East Main ST	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	Yes	No	(731) 772-9613	26	5	5.2		5 (19.2%)	13 (50.0%)	4 (15.4%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)						13.0					17.4					17.4				30.0	$21,856	$819	$21,027
Anderson Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	620 West Main	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-9053	351	30	11.8		73 (20.8%)	239 (68.1%)	26 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)								(n/a)																					$24,874	$1,826	$20,448
Haywood Elementary	Public	1-2	313 N Grand AVE	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-0732	365	27	13.5		99 (27.1%)	231 (63.3%)	27 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)																					$18,198	$1,612	$15,438
Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4547 Highway 88 South	Bells	38006	Crockett County	Bells	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2041	411	30	13.7		263 (64.0%)	74 (18.0%)	67 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	63.1	326^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.8	285^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.0%	41	40.0	72.7	63.3			57.9	36.7	52.7	49.0		45.7	43.3	58.2	42.9		48.2					$12,173	$786	$10,349
Maury City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5442 Highway 88	Maury City	38050	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 656-2244	224	21	10.5		189 (84.4%)	16 (7.1%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	293^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	71.0%		54.3	417^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.0%	124	62.5	64.3	67.7			64.8	56.3	42.9	32.3		44.0	53.1	64.3	22.6		46.2					$13,510	$814	$11,280
Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	265 E Park ST	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Alamo	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 696-5515	607	41	14.9		404 (66.6%)	59 (9.7%)	114 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	85.5	119^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.2%		77.2	174^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.9%	55	66.7	73.7	70.4	58.5		67.6	65.8	71.4	57.7	61.5	64.4	67.1	57.1	67.6	52.3	61.2	49.2			49.2	$12,151	$1,203	$9,872
Denmark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Denmark RD	Denmark	38391	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-5986	430	27	15.9		170 (39.5%)	161 (37.4%)	53 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	44.7	543^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	46.2%		34	686^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	44.8	40.0	44.3			43.1	42.1	43.6	26.2		37.0	48.3	36.4	37.7		40.8					$14,009	$1,480	$11,530
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	152	14	10.9		104 (68.4%)	26 (17.1%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	72.2	220^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.2%		61.5	330^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.6%	110	47.4	61.8	68.4			59.7	63.2	58.8	52.6		58.3	47.4	52.9	42.1		48.6					$14,152	$945	$11,811
Whiteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 Highway 64 East	Whiteville	38075	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 254-8013	211	16	13.6		35 (16.6%)	162 (76.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	7.6	969^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.0%		10.1	953^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	6.4%	16		16.7	13.6	9.5	8.7	9.6	13.0	20.0	13.6	14.3	11.7		26.7	9.1	14.3	10.9		5.9	8.7	6.6	$14,910	$1,125	$12,705

Frequently Asked Questions about East Side Elementary

Is East Side Elementary a good school?

East Side Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is East Side Elementary in?

Haywood County

What schools do graduates of East Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haywood Middle School
Middle : Sunny Hill Intermediate School
High : Haywood High School

What is the racial makeup of East Side Elementary?

Students at East Side Elementary are 64% African American, 24% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend East Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended East Side Elementary.

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