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Mc Ewen Elementary

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Mc Ewen Elementary ranks 662 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Mc Ewen Elementary is a public elementary school serving 440 students in grades PK-5 in Mc Ewen, Tennessee, which is part of the Humphreys County School District. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, its academic performance has been consistently below state and district averages, with proficiency rates in Math (33.7%), ELA (29.7%), and Science (44%) falling short of the state's benchmarks.

Mc Ewen Elementary's challenges extend beyond test scores, as the school has grappled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.5% to 24.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 15%. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly among different student subgroups, with White students and Special Education students performing in the bottom 20-30% of their respective statewide peer groups, while students from low-income backgrounds perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30% of their peers.

When compared to nearby schools, Mc Ewen Elementary's performance is notably lower than schools in the neighboring Dickson County district, such as Charlotte Elementary and The Discovery School, which significantly outperform Mc Ewen Elementary on various metrics. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multifaceted approach that goes beyond just increasing funding, focusing instead on improving instructional practices, school climate, and community engagement.

460

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,563

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Swift Street East
Mc Ewen, TN 37101

(931) 582-6913

District: Humphreys County

Students who attend Mc Ewen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waverly Junior High School
High:	Mc Ewen High School
	Waverly Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg42%

662^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	662 of 1009	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	669 of 1018	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	782 of 1020	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	651 of 1000	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	469 of 983	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	441 of 985	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	206 of 997	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	48.3	320 of 646	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.1	224 of 855	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	67.6	224 of 853	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	269 of 846	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.7	191 of 820	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.5	294 of 818	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.6	535 of 809	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	616 of 986	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	604 of 990	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	695 of 989	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	662 of 975	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	405 of 945	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	427 of 926	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	247 of 843	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.9	634 of 853	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	692 of 865	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	459 of 858	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	357 of 823	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	309 of 821	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.2	26 of 877	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	676 of 984	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	688 of 991	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	800 of 987	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	626 of 980	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	461 of 941	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	425 of 916	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	480 of 618	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	511 of 582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	337 of 447	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	253 of 369	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	187 of 255	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	677 of 840	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	681 of 847	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	797 of 852	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	718 of 844	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	523 of 844	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	529 of 812	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	255 of 841	69.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Mc Ewen Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mc Ewen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Swift Street East	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 582-6913	440	33	13.4		418 (95.0%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	36.1	662^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.7	669^th of 1018 public elementary schools	34.3%	7	35.4	21.5	45.0	33.7	27.7	29.9	31.7	29.7	30.8	52.3	49.2	44.0	$11,563	$1,068	$9,999
Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-2371	372	31	12.1		325 (87.4%)	23 (6.2%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	69.8	239^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.3%		80.1	153^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	85.0%	86	56.1			56.1	40.2			40.2	59.8			59.8	$13,673	$1,643	$10,961
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Upper Lake DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-0355	705	54	13.0		551 (78.2%)	29 (4.1%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	70.4	233^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	76.9%		71.9	223^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	78.1%	10	35.4	45.7	66.7	48.2	49.6	56.7	67.6	57.4	42.1	69.5	72.5	60.1	$12,933	$1,096	$11,126
Vanleer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4456 Highway 49 West	Vanleer	37181	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5760	264	20	13.0		237 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	42.7	572^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	43.3%		61.8	324^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.2%	248	31.4	33.3	35.9	33.3	47.1	48.7	38.5	45.0	47.1	34.2	30.8	38.3	$14,931	$1,063	$12,874
Dickson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 W Broad ST	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5837	225	22	10.1		150 (66.7%)	10 (4.4%)	44 (19.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.4%)	40.2	607^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.8%		54.8	410^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.7%	197	29.4	51.2	36.4	40.0	26.5	53.5	30.3	38.2	23.5	46.5	36.4	36.4	$16,716	$1,218	$14,285
Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 State Route 13 S.	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-3127	367	28	12.9		314 (85.6%)	10 (2.7%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	19.5	846^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.2%		19	849^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.6%	3	21.4	32.7	18.5	24.1	16.1	42.3	18.5	25.3	16.1	46.2	14.8	25.3	$11,886	$1,168	$9,901
The Discovery School	Public	K-5	101 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 441-4163	225	18	12.6		163 (72.4%)	8 (3.6%)	19 (8.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	76.8	179^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.3%		76.3	182^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	82.1%	3	42.9	62.5	52.8	53.1	53.6	75.0	55.6	61.5	46.4	68.8	61.1	59.4	$14,713	$1,468	$12,579
Oakmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Hwy 46 South	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2435	482	42	11.4		306 (63.5%)	52 (10.8%)	56 (11.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.8%)	48.6	504^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.0%		48.5	492^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	51.7%	12	28.6	56.9	41.9	42.6	38.1	50.8	42.9	44.0	28.6	43.1	48.4	40.0	$15,474	$1,461	$13,152
Tennessee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 School ST	Tennessee Ridge	37178	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 721-3780	205	15	13.8		168 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	30.2	733^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.4	660^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.2%	73	31.6	29.2	48.6	37.1	39.5	29.2	17.1	28.9	28.9	37.5	28.6	30.9	$14,088	$1,108	$11,859
Charlotte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Humphries ST	Charlotte	37036	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5803	591	48	12.3		510 (86.3%)	12 (2.0%)	31 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	62.9	330^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.3%		65.7	272^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	73.3%	58	34.4	46.6	37.4	39.7	47.3	59.2	51.1	52.8	52.7	61.2	52.7	55.7	$13,344	$1,338	$11,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Mc Ewen Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mc Ewen Elementary?

Students at Mc Ewen Elementary are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mc Ewen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Mc Ewen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mc Ewen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mc Ewen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waverly Junior High School
High : Mc Ewen High School
High : Waverly Central High School

Is Mc Ewen Elementary a good school?

Mc Ewen Elementary ranks 662^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mc Ewen Elementary in?

Humphreys County

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