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Ingram Sowell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Ingram Sowell Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, serving 417 students within the Lawrence County Schools district. Despite the district ranking solidly at the 64th percentile statewide, Ingram Sowell sits near the bottom of Tennessee's elementary school rankings — placing 845th out of 1,019 schools (17th percentile) with a 1-star rating for the 2025–2026 school year. This is not a recent dip; the school has ranked in the bottom quintile since 2017–2018, declining from the 47th percentile back in 2014–2015.

Academic proficiency at Ingram Sowell is dramatically below both district and state averages. On the 2025–2026 TNReady assessments, just 24.8% of students were proficient in math (district: 47.7%) and 22.1% in ELA (district: 44.4%). Every other elementary school in the district scores far higher — for example, Lawrenceburg Public School, located just 2.2 miles away, achieves 67.6% math proficiency while spending about $4,000 less per student. In fact, Ingram Sowell spends $15,849 per student, more than nearly every comparison school, yet posts the lowest scores. Chronic absenteeism is likely a major factor: 26.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared to 14.5% for the district and 18.3% statewide — and every nearby school has a lower rate.

Grade-level trends show gaps compounding rather than closing. By 5th grade, math proficiency falls to 12.5% and ELA to just 6.3%, down from 26.4% and 32.1% in 3rd grade. Science is a relative bright spot at 34.2% proficiency, closer to the state average of 46.9%, but still below par. This decade-long pattern of high spending, low attendance, and weak outcomes points to deep, school-specific challenges that go beyond resources. For parents, addressing chronic absenteeism and understanding the sharp 5th-grade drop-off would be critical questions for school leadership.

417

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,849

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Seventh Street
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

(931) 762-4438

District: Lawrence County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

15.1%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

845^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Lawrence County Schools

51^st of 141Lawrence 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	21.2	845 of 1019	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	783 of 1009	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	825 of 1018	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	752 of 1020	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	824 of 1000	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	866 of 983	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	880 of 985	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	812 of 997	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.9	450 of 855	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	619 of 853	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	606 of 846	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	79.0	155 of 820	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	24.9	682 of 818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.9	517 of 809	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	270 of 498	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	425 of 498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	348 of 500	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	234 of 411	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	387 of 450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	772 of 986	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	795 of 990	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	674 of 989	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	774 of 975	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	852 of 945	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	884 of 926	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	167 of 458	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	299 of 415	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	269 of 387	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	72 of 319	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	701 of 823	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	475 of 843	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	471 of 853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	478 of 865	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	686 of 858	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	642 of 823	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	670 of 821	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	621 of 877	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	761 of 984	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	798 of 991	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	761 of 987	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	828 of 980	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	809 of 941	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	811 of 916	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	540 of 641	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	474 of 618	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	338 of 582	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	460 of 528	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	372 of 447	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	313 of 369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	780 of 849	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	765 of 840	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	769 of 847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	740 of 852	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	807 of 844	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	837 of 844	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	792 of 812	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	814 of 841	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2015	75.1	98 of 492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	24.3	413 of 485	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.0	298 of 475	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

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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
Ingram Sowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Seventh Street	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-4438	413	31	13.1		296 (71.7%)	33 (8.0%)	56 (13.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	21.2	845^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.1%		25.5	783^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	22.4%	62	26.4	35.4	12.5				24.8	32.1	27.1	6.3				22.1	35.8	41.7	25.0				34.2					$15,849	$2,913	$11,792
Lawrenceburg Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Prosser Road	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-3282	499	33	15.0	46.3%	450 (90.2%)	22 (4.4%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	76.3	185^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.8%		75.4	190^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.2%	5	72.6	68.7	61.5				67.6	58.1	59.5	67.7				61.6	45.2	49.4	53.8				49.5					$11,752	$742	$10,075
David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Waynesboro Highway	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2288	440	33	13.3	68.4%	429 (97.5%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	618^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.4%		48.9	502^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	50.2%	116	50.0	38.1	34.8				40.7	58.3	49.2	27.3				44.4	38.3	28.6	34.8				33.9					$12,041	$1,219	$9,810
New Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 Pulaski Highway	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2934	398	27	14.8	55.2%	379 (95.2%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.9	266^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.9%		61.1	347^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.6%	81	72.7	61.0	55.3	48.8	42.9	40.9	54.4	69.1	65.9	38.5	41.5	54.8	29.5	50.8	60.0	58.5	44.7	36.6	66.7	45.5	52.5	34.1	83.3	65.9	61.4	$11,867	$726	$10,242
Ethridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Main Street	Ethridge	38456	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5880	500	35	14.2	62.5%	465 (93.0%)	14 (2.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.5	245^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.0%		72.4	216^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.6%	29	41.2	68.8	43.6	66.7	62.5	67.6	57.5	56.9	68.8	52.7	52.9	47.9	47.1	54.7	43.1	66.7	60.0	47.1	50.0	50.0	53.0	41.2	64.6	58.8	54.1	$12,788	$891	$10,977
Leoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2612 Hwy 43 South	Leoma	38468	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8199	594	36	16.5	58.3%	568 (95.6%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	57.8	398^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.9%		52.7	454^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.0%	56	58.8	70.4	25.0	44.0	20.8	24.6	40.6	60.8	51.9	22.9	28.0	28.3	19.3	35.1	48.1	63.0	43.8	48.0	37.7	31.6	45.2	44.0	55.8	33.3	44.0	$12,296	$863	$10,329
Summertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	319 Corbin Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3614	646	46	14.0	54.2%	624 (96.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	69	263^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	74.2%		70.2	235^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.7%	28	59.5	59.8	62.2				60.4	50.0	52.9	55.4				52.7	39.3	57.8	50.0				49.6					$11,887	$1,063	$9,707
South Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	555	41	13.4	62.6%	542 (97.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	202^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	80.2%		67.4	265^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.7%	63	76.0	58.5	54.3	49.1	59.2	53.4	58.3	68.0	67.1	45.7	52.8	35.2	39.7	51.7	76.0	65.9	52.2	49.1	64.8	50.0	60.3	22.6	66.2	53.4	49.5	$11,649	$933	$9,822
Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill Highway	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9		312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	48	516^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.4%		66.6	278^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.4%	238	37.8	67.4	37.8	36.1	55.6	59.4	49.1	43.2	46.5	36.1	27.8	51.9	34.4	39.8	40.5	51.2	43.2	44.4	48.1	53.1	46.7	33.3	66.7	46.9	47.4	$18,328	$3,556	$13,352
Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10333 Columbia Highway	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 527-0663	506	34	14.8		442 (87.4%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	55.7	425^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.5	349^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.4%	76	52.6	54.3	37.5				48.0	48.7	55.4	38.6				47.7	36.8	51.1	46.6				45.3					$11,874	$570	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Ingram Sowell Elementary School

What district is Ingram Sowell Elementary School in?

Lawrence County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Ingram Sowell Elementary School?

Students at Ingram Sowell Elementary School are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Ingram Sowell Elementary School a good school?

Ingram Sowell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Ingram Sowell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Ingram Sowell Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ingram Sowell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ingram Sowell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : E O Coffman Middle School
High : Lawrence County High School
High : Loretto High School
High : Summertown High School

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