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South Lincoln School

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South Lincoln School ranks 226 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

South Lincoln School is a PK–8 school in Fayetteville, TN, serving 656 students as part of Lincoln County Schools, a district rated above average statewide. The school has built strong momentum in recent years, climbing from the 65th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 78th percentile in 2025–2026, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 226th out of 1,019 Tennessee schools. That said, the school has not yet fully returned to its earlier peak of the 84th percentile, where it sat during the 2017–2019 school years.

South Lincoln currently outperforms both its district and the state in every core subject — math, English language arts, science, and social studies. One of the most impressive turnarounds is in special education: after ranking near the bottom of the state (2nd percentile) in 2022–2023, the school now ranks in the 85th percentile for that same group of students. The school also stands out for efficiency. At $10,446 per student, it spends less than every nearby school, including Highland Rim School ($11,083), Flintville School ($12,564), and Blanche School ($12,351), yet it outperforms most of them. Among nearby schools, only Blanche School and Unity School rank higher, both at the 80th percentile compared to South Lincoln's 78th.

There are a few areas worth watching. Chronic absenteeism rose to 19.2% in 2024–2025, above both the district (17.0%) and state (18.3%) averages — a notable shift after years of being at or below the district rate. Reading scores also dip sharply in middle school: only 27% of 6th graders and 29.1% of 8th graders were proficient in ELA, well below state averages, even though the school excels in early elementary reading and in middle-school math. And while most student groups perform above state averages, there is still room to push every subgroup into the top quartile. If South Lincoln can improve attendance and strengthen middle-grade literacy, it has a realistic path back to the top-20% tier it occupied just a few years ago.

656

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,446

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

362 Smith Mill Road
Fayetteville, TN 37334

(931) 937-7385

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend South Lincoln School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

African American:

6.9%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

226^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2017

From top 11% (2017) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

158^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From top 42% (2017) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lincoln County Schools

36^th of 141Lincoln 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	72.1	226 of 1019	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	305 of 1009	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	355 of 1018	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	332 of 1020	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	203 of 1000	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	191 of 983	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	153 of 985	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	155 of 997	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	68 of 646	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	159 of 855	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.9	182 of 853	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	238 of 846	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	55.7	388 of 820	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	254 of 818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.2	454 of 809	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	58.4	168 of 500	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	158 of 483	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	84 of 411	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	323 of 986	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	342 of 990	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	303 of 989	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	237 of 975	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	209 of 945	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	153 of 926	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	250 of 823	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	410 of 843	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	353 of 853	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	362 of 865	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	75 of 858	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	80 of 823	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	31 of 821	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	62 of 877	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	286 of 984	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	395 of 991	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	371 of 987	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	180 of 980	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	182 of 941	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	145 of 916	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	97 of 641	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	37.2	362 of 618	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	516 of 528	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	182 of 395	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	224 of 849	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	329 of 840	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	336 of 847	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	365 of 852	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	228 of 844	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	197 of 844	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	175 of 812	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	183 of 841	78.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	158 of 594	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	44.9	316 of 583	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	253 of 587	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	104 of 594	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	46 of 569	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	35 of 576	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	59 of 574	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	137 of 563	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	54.2	153 of 362	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.9	80 of 492	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	158 of 485	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.6	136 of 475	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	160 of 466	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.3	138 of 462	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	91 of 435	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	58.4	102 of 316	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	312 of 546	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	237 of 554	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	69 of 560	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	47 of 552	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	28 of 538	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	61 of 529	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	188 of 478	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	333 of 490	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	287 of 510	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	116 of 514	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	11 of 495	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	6 of 483	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	46 of 490	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	63.8	121 of 481	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	309 of 550	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	256 of 560	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	124 of 557	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	55 of 540	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	41 of 529	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	53 of 523	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	189 of 332	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	178 of 299	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	209 of 279	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	150 of 494	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	37.0	315 of 492	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	255 of 504	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	112 of 503	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	53 of 500	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	41 of 496	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	83 of 484	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	157 of 481	67.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)66th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%+7 vs state

Science57%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

English Language Arts46%+6 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
South Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	362 Smith Mill Road	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-7385	653	39	16.7	51.6%	566 (86.7%)	33 (5.1%)	29 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	72.1	226^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.8%		64.8	305^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.8%	79	65.1	60.6	41.5	56.3	50.8	52.6	54.4	68.3	60.6	46.3	27.0	50.8	29.1	46.4	63.5	63.1	56.3	50.0	65.1	44.9	56.7	59.4	66.7	50.0	58.0	$10,446	$765	$9,088
Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim Road	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1	44.4%	595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	53.2	461^st of 1019 public elementary schools	54.8%		46.9	523^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.2%	62	33.3	36.7	38.6	56.0	61.2	71.7	50.0	42.4	35.0	34.3	46.7	35.3	23.3	36.5	28.8	56.7	54.3	56.0	68.2	55.0	53.8	54.7	54.1	50.0	53.2	$11,083	$619	$9,813
Flintville School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Flintville School Road	Flintville	37335	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-8271	504	35	14.5	63.7%	435 (86.3%)	13 (2.6%)	38 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	49.5	500^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.9	563^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	44.2%	63	46.8	52.8	29.2	29.5	48.8	44.6	42.2	27.7	57.4	29.2	34.1	30.0	25.0	34.3	46.8	67.3	47.9	43.2	53.7	39.3	49.7	38.6	63.4	30.4	42.6	$12,564	$1,005	$10,776
Ralph Askins School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Shady Lane	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-5311	594	35	17.0	68.5%	294 (49.5%)	163 (27.4%)	33 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.8%)	34.5	699^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.4%		50.2	485^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.9%	214	44.8	39.5	29.8				37.5	34.3	45.0	38.1				39.4	25.8	37.0	31.0				31.6					$12,849	$1,422	$10,576
Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore Highway	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 425-6141	341	25	13.9		306 (89.7%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	206^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.8%		63.7	320^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.3%	114	41.7	63.6	33.3	42.4	40.0	54.8	45.7	62.5	69.7	50.0	51.5	42.9	45.2	54.3	56.3	72.7	63.3	51.5	60.0	61.3	60.5	72.7	71.4	54.8	66.7	$12,351	$631	$10,920
Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	417	28	15.1	49.3%	381 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73.8	208^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.6%		65.9	285^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.8%	77	57.1	60.0	52.6	40.4	60.0	38.3	51.7	63.3	54.0	57.9	42.6	52.7	29.8	50.0	55.1	70.0	63.2	48.9	60.0	40.4	56.3	57.4	69.1	46.8	58.4	$11,553	$807	$9,985
Lynchburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	276 Mechanic Street North	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 759-7388	487	37	13.3	49.3%	454 (93.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	41.4	625^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.7%		55.5	413^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.1%	212	35.7	38.9	33.9	34.2			35.7	42.9	47.2	35.5	36.8			40.6	41.1	47.2	41.9	34.2			41.0	34.2			34.2	$13,743	$814	$12,204
Broadview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4980 Lynchburg Road	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-0132	232	19	12.5	38.2%	218 (94.0%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	63.1	327^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.4	253^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	74.9%	74	32.4	56.7	72.5				54.8	29.4	53.3	60.0				48.1	29.4	60.0	70.0				53.8					$14,108	$466	$12,618

Frequently Asked Questions about South Lincoln School

Is South Lincoln School a good school?

South Lincoln School ranks 226^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South Lincoln School in?

Lincoln County Schools

How many students attend South Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended South Lincoln School.

What schools do graduates of South Lincoln School attend?

Students who attend South Lincoln School usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln County High School

What is the racial makeup of South Lincoln School?

Students at South Lincoln School are 86% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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