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Arlington Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

971^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Jackson, Tennessee, serving 632 students in grades PK-5. While the school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in the state, Arlington Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and equity for student subgroups.

Arlington Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science that are significantly lower than the Madison County and state averages. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 36.5% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Arlington Elementary ranks in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating equity challenges in serving these student populations effectively.

In comparison, nearby magnet schools such as Community Montessori School, Pope School, and Andrew Jackson Elementary School significantly outperform Arlington Elementary in academic proficiency, statewide rankings, and serving student subgroups. These magnet schools also have higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios. While Arlington Elementary faces significant challenges, the school's status as a magnet suggests opportunities for improvement through innovative teaching methods, increased resources, and a focus on addressing the unique needs of the student population.

626

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,365

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Arlington AVE
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 265-9784

District: Madison County

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Madison Academic Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.9%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg42%

971^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Madison County

126^th of 139Madison 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	7.5	971 of 1009	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	965 of 1018	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	966 of 1020	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	927 of 1000	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	962 of 983	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	980 of 985	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	981 of 997	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	834 of 855	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	838 of 853	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	820 of 846	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	679 of 820	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.9	554 of 818	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.1	685 of 809	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	458 of 500	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	419 of 483	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	388 of 411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	402 of 404	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	434 of 450	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	933 of 986	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	948 of 990	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	927 of 989	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	911 of 975	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	910 of 945	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	924 of 926	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	416 of 424	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	320 of 387	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	235 of 324	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	801 of 843	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	820 of 853	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	815 of 865	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	820 of 858	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	818 of 821	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	859 of 877	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	956 of 984	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	947 of 991	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	953 of 987	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	871 of 980	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	912 of 916	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	564 of 582	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	462 of 528	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Science15%-31 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 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 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
Arlington Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Arlington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 265-9784	632	42	15.0		45 (7.1%)	413 (65.3%)	108 (17.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.0%)	7.5	971^st of 1009 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.1	965^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.2%	6	7.5	21.5	17.5				14.9	15.0	21.5	10.5				15.8	12.5	14.3	20.0				15.2					$13,365	$1,746	$10,826
Community Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	716 Westwood AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 422-3116	657	43	15.2		450 (68.5%)	139 (21.2%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	73.8	205^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.7%		72.5	217^th of 1018 public elementary schools	78.7%	12	51.8	53.6	42.9	60.0	44.8	44.3	49.9	49.4	59.4	58.7	65.7	56.9	47.1	55.9	37.3	58.0	54.8	62.9	50.0	57.1	52.9	68.6	74.1	61.4	67.7	$13,565	$1,006	$11,791
Alexander Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Highland AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 422-1841	373	27	13.6		16 (4.3%)	291 (78.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	4	1003^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.4	1005^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.3%	2	13.0	11.8					9.7	5.7	6.3						10.9	10.4	10.2				10.5					$13,736	$1,828	$10,833
Lincoln Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	532 Whitehall ST	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 988-3800	430	25	17.2		9 (2.1%)	382 (88.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	6.5	979^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.8	993^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	2.5%	14	12.7	8.3	11.9				11.1	9.5	10.6	19.0				12.5	9.5	29.2	11.9				16.3					$13,957	$1,685	$11,239
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	211 Old Hickory BLVD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 668-8023	481	30	16.3		26 (5.4%)	334 (69.4%)	69 (14.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	9.8	942^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.6%		15.2	891^st of 1018 public elementary schools	12.5%	51	10.3	11.8	17.9				13.3	22.7	18.4	20.5				20.7	18.4	21.1	20.5				19.9					$12,093	$1,439	$9,827
Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	746 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	470	35	13.4		18 (3.8%)	384 (81.7%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	7.9	963^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.5	935^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.2%	28	10.6	20.4					15.7	16.7	21.4					19.1	11.8	19.6					15.9					$13,154	$1,693	$10,672
West Tennessee School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Berryhill DR	Jackson	38301	Madison County	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 423-5705	32	6	5.3		19 (59.4%)	9 (28.1%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Rose Hill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2233 Beech Bluff RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-6170	519	42	12.5		242 (46.6%)	187 (36.0%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	10.9	933^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	941^st of 1018 public elementary schools	7.6%	8	8.6	6.8	21.3	18.8	14.0	14.8	14.3	17.5	19.6	17.7	23.4	11.7	5.6	15.6	19.6	26.1	16.1	25.0	16.9	13.0	19.1	16.7	14.0	7.5	12.7	$15,226	$1,612	$12,698
Pope School	Public	K-6	1071 Old Humboldt RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-0350	613	41	14.9		169 (27.6%)	308 (50.2%)	60 (9.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	52.6	456^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.1	356^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.0%	100	41.8	55.9	62.1	51.4			53.2	30.4	49.0	35.6	27.8			36.8	39.2	50.0	29.9	54.2			43.2	37.5			37.5	$12,762	$1,230	$10,824
Thelma Barker Elementary	Public	K-5	1470 Ashport RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-8831	715	49	14.4		110 (15.4%)	321 (44.9%)	181 (25.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	34.9	679^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.8	698^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.4%	19	26.1	39.7	44.3				36.2	26.1	29.8	32.2				29.2	44.8	45.5	30.7				40.7					$12,050	$1,298	$9,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Elementary School

Is Arlington Elementary School a good school?

Arlington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Elementary School?

Students at Arlington Elementary School are 60% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% White.

What schools do graduates of Arlington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Madison Academic Magnet High School

How many students attend Arlington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Arlington Elementary School.

What district is Arlington Elementary School in?

Madison County

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