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Humboldt Junior/Senior High School

Q: Is Humboldt Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Humboldt Junior/Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Humboldt Junior/Senior High School are 70% African American, 16% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : East Elementary School Elementary : Stigall Primary School

Public Grades 7-12

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School serves 408 students in grades 7–12 in Humboldt, Tennessee, and belongs to Humboldt City Schools, which is currently ranked last among Tennessee districts. The school itself ranks 394th out of 400 Tennessee high schools (2nd percentile) for 2025–2026, a steep decline from its already-low 12th–13th percentile standing in the late 2010s. This places Humboldt far behind every nearby school, including South Gibson County High School (95th percentile) and Peabody High School (67th percentile). Even lower-performing Jackson-Madison schools like Jackson Central Merry High School (6th percentile) and North Side High School (13th percentile) rank above Humboldt.

Academically, Humboldt’s proficiency rates are dramatically below state averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, just 9.1% of students were proficient in math and 8.4% in English Language Arts, versus state rates of 43.0% and 40.6%, respectively. Biology proficiency is 12.5% (state: 49.8%), and English II is 24.2% (state: 58.1%). Even the school’s strongest area, Social Studies, is only at 28.7% versus the state’s 51.4%. Chronic absenteeism stands at 29.8% — roughly 1 in 3 students — compared to 18.3% statewide and just 5.3% at Peabody and 6.7% at South Gibson. Despite these challenges, Humboldt spends $16,762 per student, more than every comparison school except Peabody, while nearby high-performing South Gibson spends about $10,650. This contrast suggests that funding alone isn’t driving results.

Humboldt’s 2024–25 graduation rate of 96.9% (above the state’s 90.5%) is a positive outlier, but it follows volatile recent years: 85.7% in 2023–24 and a dropout rate of 7.1% that year. That high graduation rate also sits alongside extremely low proficiency, raising serious questions about college and career readiness. Every student subgroup at the school ranks near the bottom statewide, and no demographic group shows acceptable outcomes — pointing to systemic schoolwide challenges rather than a single factor. Nearby schools in rural West Tennessee, such as Gibson County High School (80th percentile) and Milan High School (67th percentile), prove that strong performance is possible in the region, making Humboldt’s persistent low achievement an outlier.

408

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,762

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2600 Viking Drive
Humboldt, TN 38343

(731) 784-2781

District: Humboldt City Schools

Feeder schools for Humboldt Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	East Elementary School
	Stigall Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.1%

White:

15.9%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg13%

Tennessee avg44%

Middle school

531^st of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

394^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 141Humboldt City 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	531 of 594	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	546 of 583	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	563 of 587	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	562 of 594	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	555 of 569	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	542 of 576	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	522 of 574	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	487 of 563	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	256 of 328	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	256 of 312	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	294 of 318	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	280 of 316	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	270 of 299	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	257 of 277	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	265 of 293	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	186 of 284	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	496 of 546	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	541 of 554	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	514 of 560	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	497 of 552	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	487 of 538	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	480 of 529	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	382 of 478	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	449 of 490	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	489 of 510	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	470 of 514	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	463 of 495	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	438 of 483	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	489 of 490	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	366 of 481	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	526 of 550	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	524 of 560	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	542 of 557	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	509 of 529	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	475 of 523	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	436 of 494	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	478 of 492	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	370 of 504	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	473 of 503	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	477 of 500	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	492 of 496	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	351 of 484	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	423 of 481	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	394 of 400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	375 of 389	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	351 of 392	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	356 of 384	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	306 of 347	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	298 of 342	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	297 of 341	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	307 of 351	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	270 of 300	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	201 of 285	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	207 of 269	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	270 of 273	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	253 of 267	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	227 of 230	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	215 of 233	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	181 of 240	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	180 of 239	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	166 of 208	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	337 of 365	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	329 of 365	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	334 of 366	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	332 of 350	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	307 of 340	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	307 of 308	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	317 of 324	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	285 of 330	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	274 of 322	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	271 of 317	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	243 of 302	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	264 of 308	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	364 of 368	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	313 of 366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	294 of 332	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	281 of 329	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	312 of 323	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	321 of 326	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	312 of 325	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	303 of 312	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	285 of 306	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	227 of 301	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	247 of 307	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

High school

Female (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies29%-23 vs state

English II24%-34 vs state

Science24%-23 vs state

Biology I12%-37 vs state

US History10%-33 vs state

Mathematics9%-34 vs state

English Language Arts8%-32 vs state

Geometry6%-36 vs state

English I6%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)			TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)				TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking Drive	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2	54.7%	69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5.7	394^th of 400 public high schools	1.5%		8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%	19	10.8	7.2	9.1	5.4	11.6	8.4	< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		13.1			12.5			9.7		9.7	6.2			6.1		24.6			24.2		6.6			6.2	20.3	27.9	23.9	31.1	26.1	28.7	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8	7.2%	696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	89.1	20^th of 400 public high schools	95.0%		92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%	6							52.9				52.1			60.7		62.6		62.3			61.2			52.2	38.5	50.6	56.3			55.4		73.7			73.3		51.3			51.8							$10,653	$317	$9,782
Peabody High School	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2601	418	26	15.8	25.7%	258 (61.7%)	100 (23.9%)	53 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	59.6	133^rd of 400 public high schools	66.8%		52.1	162^nd of 389 public high schools	58.4%	29							53.4				50.0			28.1	< 5%	25.0		47.1			47.8						34.8			34.8		54.0			54.0		34.6			32.6							$16,053	$1,084	$13,500
Peabody Academy	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 ByPass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(731) 855-2601	0			32.7%															(n/a)																																															$3,949	$462	$3,215
North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	925	68	13.5	40.0%	180 (19.5%)	527 (57.0%)	152 (16.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	15.7	349^th of 400 public high schools	12.8%		18.4	333^rd of 389 public high schools	14.4%	16							12.6	20.0			12.9		6.1	5.7		6.3	54.2	16.5			20.6		12.5	24.4		22.7	16.1			15.9		40.3	< 5%		35.9		25.0	31.6		25.6							$15,005	$1,515	$12,728
Milan High School	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	516	30	17.2	30.0%	338 (65.5%)	129 (25.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	59.6	131^st of 400 public high schools	67.3%		60.2	123^rd of 389 public high schools	68.4%	8							27.8				25.9		≥ 95%	32.1		45.5		53.7			52.9						27.5			27.5		65.7			65.7	≥ 95%	35.8			44.1							$13,868	$481	$12,512
Milan High School Academy	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	7	25	.2	53.8%	6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																															$6,535	$292	$6,243
Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Trenton Highway	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 692-3616	429	31	13.9	28.4%	349 (81.4%)	60 (14.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	72.2	79^th of 400 public high schools	80.3%		76.3	52^nd of 389 public high schools	86.6%	27							28.9				27.1			47.2		47.4		60.2			60.0			50.0		50.0	35.1			34.7		63.5			63.5		47.9			46.1							$12,495	$274	$11,476
Crockett County High School	Public	9-12	2014 Highway 88	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Crockett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 696-4525	864	54	15.9	22.0%	570 (66.0%)	112 (13.0%)	164 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	58.4	141^st of 400 public high schools	64.8%		60.1	124^th of 389 public high schools	68.1%	17							29.6				29.4			24.2		24.2	88.2	50.5			53.7			39.0		38.7	39.4			37.8		56.6			56.1		40.7			39.5							$9,928	$378	$8,801
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3470 Ridgecrest Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-9086	584	41	14.3	57.9%	62 (10.6%)	430 (73.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	11.2	370^th of 400 public high schools	7.5%		9.9	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%								7.8				7.5		< 5%	< 5%		< 5%		15.3			14.0		25.0	15.5		15.2	17.6			17.1		25.8			23.7		< 5%	10.0		< 5%							$14,311	$1,800	$11,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Humboldt Junior/Senior High School

What schools feed into Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Elementary School
Elementary : Stigall Primary School

What is the racial makeup of Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Humboldt Junior/Senior High School are 70% African American, 16% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Humboldt Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Humboldt Junior/Senior High School in?

Humboldt City Schools

How many students attend Humboldt Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Humboldt Junior/Senior High School.

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