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South Side Elementary School

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South Side Elementary School ranks 488 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

South Side Elementary School in Reagan, TN, is a small rural school in Henderson County Schools serving 293 students from Pre-K through 8th grade. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 13:1 and spends roughly $12,400 per pupil. Over the past decade, its state ranking has slipped from the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools (four-star ratings in 2017–2019) to the 52nd percentile in 2025–2026, ranking 488 out of 1,019 schools statewide.

Where South Side Elementary School truly shines is in the middle grades. In 2025–2026 TNReady testing, 7th grade math proficiency reached 64%—well above the state average of 39.2%—and 8th grade math hit 76.9%, nearly double the state average, the highest among Henderson County's PK–8 schools, surpassing Pin Oak Elementary, South Haven Elementary, and Scotts Hill Elementary, and even above Chester County Middle School (68.5%). Social studies results are similarly strong, with 7th grade at 68% and 8th grade at 61.5%. The school also posts exceptional outcomes for students from low-income families, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group, and has cut chronic absenteeism from 17% to 10.5% over three years—well below the state average of 18.3%.

The picture is more mixed in the early grades. Third-grade math proficiency sits at 32.3% versus the state average of 42.6%, and the school's overall ELA proficiency of 39.2% trails the state average of 40.6%. Reading performance in grades 4–8 remains an area of concern. While nearby West Hardin Elementary spends more per student ($16,055 versus $12,384 at South Side Elementary School) with lower proficiency rates, schools like Pin Oak Elementary outperform it in early-grade math, suggesting the academic anchor is clearly in the middle years. Families considering South Side Elementary School will find standout middle-grade math and social studies programs and a strong record with economically disadvantaged students, but early-grade literacy and math are areas that deserve attention.

293

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,384

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29855 Hwy 104 South
Reagan, TN 38368

(731) 549-3718

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend South Side Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Scotts Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

488^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 19 pts since 2017

From top 29% (2017) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

154^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Henderson County Schools

53^rd of 141Henderson 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	50.3	488 of 1019	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	356 of 1009	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	279 of 1018	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	359 of 1020	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	294 of 1000	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	291 of 983	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	158 of 985	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	152 of 997	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	188 of 646	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.1	214 of 855	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.1	203 of 853	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	266 of 846	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	16.1	749 of 820	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	53.9	409 of 818	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.3	550 of 809	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	298 of 986	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	222 of 990	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	468 of 989	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	295 of 975	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	199 of 945	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	181 of 926	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	73 of 823	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	57.2	290 of 843	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	88 of 865	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	212 of 858	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	181 of 823	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	25 of 821	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	43 of 877	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	417 of 984	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	397 of 991	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	255 of 987	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	281 of 980	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	359 of 941	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	135 of 916	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	558 of 849	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	418 of 840	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	342 of 847	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	416 of 852	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	368 of 844	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	355 of 844	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	186 of 812	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	186 of 841	77.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	154 of 594	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	119 of 583	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	111 of 587	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	171 of 594	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	97 of 569	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	117 of 576	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	47 of 574	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	37 of 563	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	65.6	99 of 362	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	85 of 492	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	33 of 485	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	24 of 475	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.1	92 of 466	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	59 of 462	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	91.9	25 of 435	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	104 of 546	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	105 of 554	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	177 of 560	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	97 of 552	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	90 of 538	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	91 of 529	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	95.2	2 of 483	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	10 of 490	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	19 of 481	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	151 of 550	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	126 of 560	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	172 of 557	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	104 of 540	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	137 of 529	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	37 of 523	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	191 of 494	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	134 of 492	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	148 of 504	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	200 of 503	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	124 of 500	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	149 of 496	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	66 of 484	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	48 of 481	90.0%	★★★★★

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)91st percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)100th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies59%+7 vs state

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

Science50%+3 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

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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 (2020)	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
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29855 Hwy 104 South	Reagan	38368	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3718	295	22	13.4	70.9%	276 (93.6%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	50.3	488^th of 1019 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.6	356^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.7%	132	32.3	50.0	48.3	33.3	64.0	76.9	50.3	45.2	36.1	41.4	41.7	36.0	34.6	39.2	35.5	47.2	65.5	45.8	60.0	46.2	49.7	45.8	68.0	61.5	58.7	$12,384	$595	$10,488
Scotts Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main Street	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 602-4000	424	27	15.8	60.8%	394 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	59.8	366^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.1%		51.8	464^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.0%	98	38.5	31.6	45.9	55.6	34.1	75.0	45.3	51.9	36.8	47.2	41.7	29.3	25.0	39.6	59.6	42.1	70.3	63.9	34.1	90.6	58.9	42.9	31.7	65.6	45.4	$11,614	$947	$9,864
South Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	358	24	14.9	74.7%	298 (83.2%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	49	506^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.3%		59.4	360^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.3%	146	18.4	45.0	51.6	43.9	44.4	63.4	44.5	31.6	45.0	38.7	36.6	41.7	36.6	38.3	28.9	52.5	41.9	58.5	48.6	58.5	48.7	56.1	48.6	61.0	55.5	$12,131	$1,111	$9,920
Pin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19925 Hwy 412 East	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7341	363	24	15.4	53.3%	317 (87.3%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	69	262^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	74.3%		64.9	301^st of 1009 public elementary schools	70.2%	39	59.5	59.4	47.1	41.5	26.3	40.0	45.3	43.2	59.4	35.3	51.2	34.2	36.7	43.4	67.6	71.9	44.1	53.7	42.1	50.0	54.7	58.5	57.9	53.3	56.9	$11,157	$573	$9,707
Paul G. Caywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Monroe Avenue	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-8457	626	41	15.4	59.7%	407 (65.0%)	95 (15.2%)	38 (6.1%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.2%)	68.8	269^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.6%		65.7	288^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.5%	19	56.6	73.9	42.5				58.9	44.6	64.1	41.1				50.8	33.7	72.8	61.6				56.5					$13,034	$698	$11,464
Jacks Creek Elementary School	Public	K-3	65 State Route 22A	Jacks Creek	38347	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8155	133	11	12.4	67.8%	108 (81.2%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	70.6	244^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.1	163^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.8%	81	51.4						51.4	54.1						54.1	51.4						51.4					$12,571	$1,107	$10,351
Decaturville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 South West Street	Decaturville	38329	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 852-4616	245	21	11.5	49.1%	223 (91.0%)	5 (2.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	87.2	107^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.5%		71.2	227^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.5%	120	86.0	78.8					82.9	62.8	63.6					63.2	55.8	66.7					60.5					$13,609	$1,680	$10,793
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	182 West 4th Street	Parsons	38363	Decatur County	Decatur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 847-7317	363	28	12.8	61.1%	307 (84.6%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	42.1	609^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.2%		35.4	674^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.2%	65	42.9	36.7					39.4	40.8	41.7					41.3	46.9	38.3					42.2					$12,422	$1,771	$9,688
East Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	505	35	14.3	59.6%	385 (76.2%)	81 (16.0%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	79.2	159^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.2	122^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	87.9%	37	63.7						63.7	53.5						53.5	56.6						56.6					$12,550	$939	$10,829
Chester County Middle School	Public	4-5	634 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8110	452	26	17.2	54.0%	360 (79.6%)	44 (9.7%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	78.4	168^th of 1019 public elementary schools	83.5%		80.9	146^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.5%	22		68.6	68.5				68.6		57.2	56.4				56.8		58.3	54.3				56.5					$10,783	$609	$9,504

Frequently Asked Questions about South Side Elementary School

What district is South Side Elementary School in?

Henderson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Side Elementary School?

Students at South Side Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is South Side Elementary School a good school?

South Side Elementary School ranks 488^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of South Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Scotts Hill High School

How many students attend South Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended South Side Elementary School.

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