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Lara Kendall Elementary

Public Grades 3-8

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Lara Kendall Elementary is a public middle school located in Ridgely, Tennessee, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Lake County School District, which is ranked 138 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lara Kendall Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with a ranking between 442 and 498 out of 475-594 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is significantly below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 9.8% to 21.3% compared to the state average of 36.2% to 47.1%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for African American students and students with special education needs in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools.

In contrast, the nearby middle schools, such as Dyersburg Middle School, Three Oaks Middle School, and Northview Middle School, all significantly outperform Lara Kendall Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. These nearby schools are part of the Dyersburg and Dyer County school districts, which are ranked higher than the Lake County district and have higher overall performance.

326

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,367

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 College ST
Ridgely, TN 38080

(731) 264-5586

District: Lake County

Students who attend Lara Kendall Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lake County High School

Feeder schools for Lara Kendall Elementary:

Elementary:

Margaret Newton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

African American:

27.6%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2024 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 23rd-percentile peak (2024) to 15th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

910^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

498^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 139Lake 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	910 of 1009	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	889 of 1018	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	869 of 1020	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	795 of 1000	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	875 of 983	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	771 of 985	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	736 of 997	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	628 of 646	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	734 of 855	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	763 of 853	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	785 of 846	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	766 of 820	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	580 of 818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	627 of 809	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	425 of 498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	357 of 498	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	411 of 500	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	460 of 483	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	394 of 411	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	953 of 986	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	853 of 990	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	880 of 989	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	761 of 975	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	841 of 945	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	786 of 926	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	751 of 843	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	717 of 853	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	745 of 865	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	708 of 858	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	772 of 823	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	644 of 821	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	680 of 877	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	805 of 984	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	826 of 991	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	794 of 987	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	737 of 980	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	803 of 941	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	593 of 916	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	549 of 618	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	226 of 528	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	290 of 447	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	830 of 840	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	812 of 847	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	817 of 852	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	725 of 844	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	826 of 844	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	687 of 812	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	645 of 841	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	498 of 583	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	454 of 587	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	485 of 594	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	455 of 569	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	482 of 576	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	470 of 574	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	458 of 563	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	462 of 492	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	461 of 485	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	442 of 475	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	421 of 466	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	442 of 462	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	392 of 435	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	277 of 312	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	226 of 318	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	288 of 316	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	272 of 299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	259 of 277	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	235 of 293	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	237 of 284	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	394 of 554	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	456 of 560	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	476 of 552	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	454 of 538	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	432 of 529	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	414 of 490	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	356 of 510	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	442 of 514	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	411 of 495	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	423 of 483	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	419 of 490	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	401 of 481	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	478 of 550	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	461 of 560	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	446 of 557	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	397 of 540	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	418 of 529	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	406 of 523	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	277 of 332	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	462 of 492	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	434 of 504	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	452 of 503	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	439 of 500	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	463 of 496	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	415 of 484	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	395 of 481	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Science18%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 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 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 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
Lara Kendall Elementary	Public	3-8	200 College ST	Ridgely	38080	Lake County	Lake County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 264-5586	335	35	9.6		220 (65.7%)	91 (27.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	16	498^th of 583 public middle schools	14.6%		23.3	454^th of 587 public middle schools	22.7%	44	21.3	11.5	12.5	12.5	9.8	12.8	23.2	25.5	17.3	22.0	10.8	18.2	32.1	19.6	17.3	24.4	13.8	17.9	25.0	41.5	34.4	33.1	$12,367	$2,179	$9,161
Three Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Upper Finley ST	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-3100	413	25	16.3		369 (89.3%)	15 (3.6%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	72	132^nd of 583 public middle schools	77.4%		78	90^th of 587 public middle schools	84.7%	42		55.8	53.6	38.7	49.3				40.4	43.5	26.2	36.3			54.8	62.3	49.6	55.6	47.1	81.9	51.1	61.1	$13,891	$709	$12,499
Northview Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Williams ST	Newbern	38059	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 627-3713	423	27	15.9		338 (79.9%)	32 (7.6%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	68.1	158^th of 583 public middle schools	72.9%		71.6	124^th of 587 public middle schools	78.9%	34		48.8	63.9	48.7	53.6				39.0	47.4	25.8	37.6			43.3	48.9	47.2	46.2	49.4	57.9	63.0	56.1	$13,173	$819	$11,662
Dyersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Frank Maynard DR	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyersburg	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 286-3625	539	41	13.2		251 (46.6%)	192 (35.6%)	46 (8.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	57	225^th of 583 public middle schools	61.4%		65.2	170^th of 587 public middle schools	71.0%	55		44.2	48.6	42.9	45.2				38.1	36.6	25.6	33.3			38.8	48.9	36.9	41.2	49.0	55.8	42.8	48.9	$13,452	$1,228	$11,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Lara Kendall Elementary

What district is Lara Kendall Elementary in?

Lake County

What high school do graduates of Lara Kendall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lara Kendall Elementary usually go on to attend Lake County High School

How many students attend Lara Kendall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Lara Kendall Elementary.

Is Lara Kendall Elementary a good school?

Lara Kendall Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lara Kendall Elementary?

Students at Lara Kendall Elementary are 65% White, 28% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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