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Summertown High School

Q: Is Summertown High School a good school?

Summertown High School ranks 123 rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Summertown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Summertown High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Summertown High School?

Students at Summertown High School are 99% White.

Q: What schools feed into Summertown High School?

Summertown High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : David Crockett Elementary School Elementary : Ethridge Elementary School Elementary : Ingram Sowell Elementary School Elementary : Lawrenceburg Public School Elementary : Leoma Elementary School Elementary : New Prospect Elementary School Elementary : South Lawrence Elementary School Elementary : Summertown Elementary School Middle : E O Coffman Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 69% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Summertown High School is a small, rural public high school in Summertown, TN, serving 367 students in grades 9–12 as part of Lawrence County Schools, a mid-tier district ranked 51st out of 141 in Tennessee. The school currently ranks 123rd out of 400 high schools statewide (69th percentile, 3 stars) — a slight dip from last year's 78th-percentile, 4-star showing, but consistent with its steady upper-middle-tier performance over the past decade.

Summertown's clearest academic strengths are Geometry and English II, where it consistently beats both the state average and most nearby schools. In 2024–2025, Geometry proficiency hit 60% versus 36.8% statewide, and in 2025–2026 Summertown outscored Columbia Central High School by 38 points in Geometry and Lewis County High School by 27 points. The school is also notably effective with students facing economic challenges: its low-socioeconomic-status students ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide, and special education students placed in the 89th percentile. Summertown spends $14,122 per pupil — well above district-mate Lawrence County High School's $10,484 — and its 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio supports a small-school feel. It also beats Lawrence County High on graduation rate (85.6% vs. 76.2%), chronic absenteeism (18.7% vs. 19.7%), and Geometry, English II, and Algebra II proficiency.

The areas holding Summertown back are Algebra I (27% proficiency vs. 32.3% statewide) and Biology I (44.3% vs. 49.8%), both well behind Lawrence County High. Also concerning is a recent rise in dropouts — from 1.1% in 2022–2023 to 6.7% in 2024–2025 — while the graduation rate has slipped from 96.6% a few years ago to 85.6%. Chronic absenteeism sits near the state average at 18.7%. Overall, Summertown is a solid mid-to-upper-tier rural high school with standout results in geometry, English, and support for disadvantaged students, but improving algebra and science proficiency and reversing the dropout trend would likely lift it well up the state rankings.

367

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,122

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 College Street
Summertown, TN 38483

(931) 964-3539

District: Lawrence County Schools

Feeder schools for Summertown High School:

Elementary:	David Crockett Elementary School
	Ethridge Elementary School
	Ingram Sowell Elementary School
	Lawrenceburg Public School
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	Leoma Elementary School
	New Prospect Elementary School
	South Lawrence Elementary School
	Summertown Elementary School
Middle:	E O Coffman Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.9%

Hispanic:

0.5%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Tennessee median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg43%

123^rd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	204 of 594	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	226 of 569	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	139 of 576	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	341 of 574	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	263 of 563	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	279 of 362	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	62.0	198 of 492	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	101 of 485	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	158 of 466	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	23.5	389 of 462	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	82.8	61 of 435	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	222 of 560	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	263 of 552	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	182 of 538	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	213 of 529	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	150 of 514	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	165 of 495	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	145 of 483	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	182 of 490	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	196 of 481	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	184 of 557	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	197 of 540	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	101 of 529	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	409 of 523	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	130 of 222	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	190 of 279	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	48.6	239 of 503	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	272 of 500	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	178 of 496	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	352 of 484	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	297 of 481	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	123 of 400	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	87 of 389	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	112 of 392	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	160 of 384	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	123 of 358	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	153 of 347	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	155 of 342	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	248 of 341	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.3	113 of 273	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	143 of 351	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	61 of 300	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	59.9	105 of 296	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	137 of 285	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.9	49 of 269	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	63 of 273	76.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	26 of 267	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	86 of 365	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	109 of 365	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	152 of 366	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	89 of 350	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	100 of 340	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	120 of 337	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	25 of 324	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	71 of 337	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	149 of 330	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	227 of 322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	150 of 317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	132 of 302	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	253 of 308	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	104 of 368	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	113 of 366	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	179 of 359	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	188 of 332	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	208 of 329	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	162 of 330	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	109 of 323	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	132 of 326	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	187 of 325	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	155 of 312	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	180 of 306	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	173 of 301	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	273 of 307	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)71st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)67th percentile~ school

Female (2023)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)41st percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2022)89th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II67%+9 vs state

Geometry52%+10 vs state

US History48%+6 vs state

Biology I44%-6 vs state

Algebra II42%+4 vs state

English I36%~ state avg

Algebra I27%-5 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 Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (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	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 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 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 Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 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 12th 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 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
Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	387	29	13.5	46.8%	379 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	123^rd of 400 public high schools	69.3%		66.7	87^th of 389 public high schools	77.6%	36									27.9				27.0		39.7			41.7		46.3			44.3							48.5		48.5	35.9				35.9		67.1			67.1			56.6		52.5									$14,122	$770	$12,550
Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood Avenue	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4	56.9%	271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	43.2	227^th of 400 public high schools	43.3%		43.9	202^nd of 389 public high schools	48.1%	25									26.1	5.3			22.4			30.6		29.3			36.1		34.2										27.3				27.0		41.0			39.5		35.6			31.7									$15,409	$525	$13,998
Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	1800 Springer Road	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-9412	1,101	63	17.3	48.9%	956 (86.8%)	55 (5.0%)	74 (6.7%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	75.3	62^nd of 400 public high schools	84.5%		71	75^th of 389 public high schools	80.7%	13									45.4	< 5%			41.8		81.8	33.3		35.8		62.1	16.7		59.5										35.9				34.7		66.7			65.0		53.6	10.0	< 5%	48.9									$10,484	$778	$9,054
Volunteer State Virtual Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	206 South Court Street	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 796-3264	613	22	27.5		352 (57.4%)	147 (24.0%)	70 (11.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	24.5	315^th of 400 public high schools	21.3%		27.2	287^th of 389 public high schools	26.2%	28									7.0				6.8			6.5	< 5%	7.4		40.9	25.0		38.8							24.8		24.5	24.4				23.5		53.5			53.1		18.9	18.2		18.5									$4,940	$204	$4,477
Richland School	Public	6-12	10610 Columbia Highway	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 527-3577	662	48	13.8		578 (87.3%)	18 (2.7%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	59.1	136^th of 400 public high schools	66.0%		60.4	120^th of 389 public high schools	69.2%	16	57.3	36.6	24.4	39.5	50.6	35.4	20.0	35.2	27.6	< 5%			22.6			50.7		50.0	81.8	32.5			54.1										35.3				33.0		53.4			51.6		37.2			36.5	69.7	54.9	40.4	55.0	66.3	72.0	43.8	60.4	$11,994	$161	$11,114
Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	842 West Main Street	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 796-4085	471	37	12.6	50.6%	427 (90.7%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	51.9	182^nd of 400 public high schools	54.5%		40	221^st of 389 public high schools	43.2%	39									22.6				22.4							54.0			54.0							32.6		32.6	38.9				38.9		56.1			56.1		21.2	30.7		25.2									$12,229	$371	$11,006
Columbia Central High School	Public	9-12	921 Lion Parkway	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-2222	1,409	83	17.0	54.1%	674 (47.8%)	391 (27.8%)	297 (21.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.0%)	16	347^th of 400 public high schools	13.3%		18.7	331^st of 389 public high schools	14.9%	16									8.2	< 5%			7.5			7.1	< 5%	8.4	67.9	19.4			28.7										17.9		< 5%		17.1		40.6			39.9		15.4	8.3	6.3	14.3									$11,125	$524	$9,942
Northfield Academy	Public	9-12	1101 Bridge Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-1468	106	4	27.6		59 (55.7%)	36 (34.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																																								$11,445	$389	$11,056
Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	18.9	341^st of 400 public high schools	14.8%		29.7	274^th of 389 public high schools	29.6%	67			33.3	29.4			25.0	35.3								7.1		15.8												21.4		20.0							45.5			45.5					16.7			41.7	41.2			41.7	41.2	$12,465	$732	$11,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Summertown High School

What district is Summertown High School in?

Lawrence County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Summertown High School?

Students at Summertown High School are 99% White.

Is Summertown High School a good school?

Summertown High School ranks 123^rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Summertown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Summertown High School.

What schools feed into Summertown High School?

Summertown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : David Crockett Elementary School
Elementary : Ethridge Elementary School
Elementary : Ingram Sowell Elementary School
Elementary : Lawrenceburg Public School
Elementary : Leoma Elementary School
Elementary : New Prospect Elementary School
Elementary : South Lawrence Elementary School
Elementary : Summertown Elementary School
Middle : E O Coffman Middle School

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