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Mc Ewen High School

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Mc Ewen High School ranks 146 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 62% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Mc Ewen High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Mc Ewen, Tennessee, with a total enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the Humphreys County School District, which is ranked 100 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mc Ewen High School has shown strong academic performance, ranking 59th out of 392 Tennessee high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in Biology I, where 61.3% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the Humphreys County (52%) and Tennessee (45.7%) averages. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, where only 35.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42.2%. Mc Ewen High School has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.2% to 89.2% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has been somewhat higher, ranging from 2.3% to 8.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Mc Ewen High School generally outperforms Waverly Central High School, which is also part of the Humphreys County School District. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the neighboring Dickson County School District, such as Creek Wood High School and Dickson County High School, which have consistently higher academic achievement and better student outcomes.

526

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,348

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 Melrose ST
Mc Ewen, TN 37101

(931) 582-6950

District: Humphreys County

Feeder schools for Mc Ewen High School:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary
	Mc Ewen Elementary
	Waverly Elementary
Middle:	Waverly Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2017 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2017) to 62nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

350^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 44% (2023) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

146^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Humphreys County

100^th of 139Humphreys 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	350 of 583	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	353 of 587	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	330 of 594	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	306 of 546	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	298 of 554	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	292 of 560	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	358 of 552	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	233 of 490	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	264 of 510	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	172 of 514	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	258 of 495	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	380 of 550	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	382 of 560	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	342 of 557	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	324 of 540	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	23.1	269 of 299	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	268 of 288	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	394 of 492	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	385 of 504	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	371 of 503	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	369 of 500	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	146 of 389	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	59 of 392	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	91 of 384	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	108 of 358	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	132 of 347	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	207 of 342	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	94 of 341	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	32 of 273	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	47.1	178 of 351	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	173 of 300	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	92 of 296	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	140 of 285	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.0	194 of 269	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.1	203 of 273	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.6	182 of 267	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	147 of 365	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	36 of 365	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	59.9	105 of 366	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	132 of 350	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	133 of 340	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	183 of 337	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	136 of 324	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	67 of 337	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	25 of 330	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	50.1	125 of 317	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	209 of 302	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	64 of 308	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	142 of 368	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	73 of 366	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	76 of 359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	89 of 349	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	119 of 332	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	225 of 329	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	167 of 323	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	78 of 326	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	104 of 325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	135 of 312	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	217 of 301	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	130 of 307	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile-30 vs school

High school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Biology I61%+16 vs state

English II54%~ state avg

Science42%-4 vs state

English I41%~ state avg

US History36%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Social Studies34%-15 vs state

Geometry31%-5 vs state

Algebra II26%-9 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Algebra I14%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th 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 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Mc Ewen High School	Public	6-12	335 Melrose ST	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 582-6950	522	37	14.3		488 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	55.3	146^th of 389 public high schools	62.5%		73.8	59^th of 392 public high schools	84.9%	87	31.4	25.9	51.5	35.5	28.6	27.2	19.7	25.3	15.3	13.6		25.0	25.8			61.3		61.3	36.2		36.2	40.8	40.8	53.9	53.9	31.3	31.4	32.4	42.0	53.0	42.3	29.4	37.0	34.8	34.0	$12,348	$634	$10,622
Waverly Central High School	Public	9-12	1325 Hwy 70 W	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 296-3911	459	37	12.4		409 (89.1%)	22 (4.8%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	40.3	220^th of 389 public high schools	43.4%		40.9	217^th of 392 public high schools	44.6%	3									15.0	13.5		15.4	18.1			45.0		45.3				31.3	31.3	44.8	44.8	28.4	25.3									$13,737	$502	$12,308
Dickson County High School	Public	9-12	509 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 446-9003	1,423	81	17.6		1,047 (73.6%)	59 (4.1%)	189 (13.3%)	19 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (7.7%)	62.2	111^th of 389 public high schools	71.5%		55.4	138^th of 392 public high schools	64.8%	27									16.0	15.6	87.5	18.0	29.9	87.5		44.9	38.5	60.5	38.5	43.6	43.3	57.2	56.3	64.3	62.7	28.0	37.9									$11,410	$513	$10,199
Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	6420 Highway 13	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 289-4148	13	7	1.8		11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																																				$5,573	$471	$5,051
Houston County Adult High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(931) 289-5525	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Houston County High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-4447	360	27	13.1		300 (83.3%)	7 (1.9%)	25 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	39.6	227^th of 389 public high schools	41.6%		36	242^nd of 392 public high schools	38.3%	15									17.5	17.1		11.7	11.1		32.8	83.3		40.5	44.9		42.1	26.4	25.9	45.8	45.8	28.0	26.7									$13,526	$673	$12,151
Creek Wood High School	Public	9-12	3499 Highway 47 North	Charlotte	37036	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 740-6000	949	58	16.4		817 (86.1%)	17 (1.8%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.1%)	58.6	132^nd of 389 public high schools	66.1%		58.3	130^th of 392 public high schools	66.8%	2									17.6	17.5	78.6	17.0	29.2			55.0		54.2	36.5		37.4	44.5	44.1	62.0	62.0	33.5	41.1									$11,875	$462	$10,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Mc Ewen High School

How many students attend Mc Ewen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Mc Ewen High School.

What schools feed into Mc Ewen High School?

Mc Ewen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Mc Ewen Elementary
Elementary : Waverly Elementary
Middle : Waverly Junior High School

What district is Mc Ewen High School in?

Humphreys County

What is the racial makeup of Mc Ewen High School?

Students at Mc Ewen High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mc Ewen High School a good school?

Mc Ewen High School ranks 146^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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