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East Elementary School

Q: Is East Elementary School a good school?

East Elementary School ranks 760 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended East Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Elementary School?

Students at East Elementary School are 44% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northeast Middle School High : Madison Academic Magnet High School High : North Side High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Elementary School serves 492 students in grades PK–5 in Jackson, Tennessee, as part of the Jackson-Madison County Schools district. The school currently ranks in the 25th percentile statewide, earning a 1-star rating—a modest recovery from its pandemic-era low but still well below its pre-pandemic standing in the 40th percentile.

Within a challenging district context, East is a relative bright spot. In 2025-2026, its proficiency rates of 32.1% in math, 34.7% in English language arts, and 33.5% in science all outpaced district averages by meaningful margins. English language arts is a clear strength, improving by 8 points since 2023-2024, and the school ranks far higher for special education students (70th percentile in 2024-2025) than it does overall. Attendance is another differentiator: East's 21.2% chronic absenteeism rate is well below the district average and far better than nearby Andrew Jackson Elementary School (40.6%), Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School (48.2%), Alexander Elementary School (36.2%), and Lincoln Elementary School (29.3%).

Still, significant gaps remain. East trails Tennessee state averages by 6–13 points in core subjects, and 3rd-grade math is a particular concern at just 20.8% proficiency. Nearby South Gibson County Elementary School ranks in the 91st percentile with proficiency rates roughly double East's, while same-district Community Montessori School and Pope School also outperform East, especially in attendance. East's per-student spending of $12,904 is higher than several schools that achieve better results, suggesting money alone isn't the answer. The school has stabilized since 2020-2021 and clearly outperforms the lowest-performing cluster nearby, but it remains in a rebuilding phase with room to grow in 3rd-grade math, 5th-grade science, and chronic absenteeism.

492

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,904

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2480 Ashport Road
Jackson, TN 38305

(731) 988-3860

District: Jackson-Madison County Schools

Students who attend East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Madison Academic Magnet High School
	North Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

White:

30.3%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!Science scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

760^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Jackson-Madison County Schools

134^th of 141Jackson-Madison 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	760 of 1019	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	739 of 1009	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	804 of 1018	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	784 of 1020	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	753 of 1000	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	891 of 983	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	809 of 985	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	762 of 997	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.8	506 of 855	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	514 of 853	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	259 of 498	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	256 of 498	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	297 of 498	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	290 of 500	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	252 of 483	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	340 of 411	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	333 of 404	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	278 of 450	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	749 of 986	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	820 of 990	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	841 of 989	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	746 of 975	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	840 of 945	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	783 of 926	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	351 of 458	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	283 of 424	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	533 of 823	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	576 of 843	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	695 of 853	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	638 of 865	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	584 of 858	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	577 of 823	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	553 of 821	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	506 of 877	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	694 of 984	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	732 of 991	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	634 of 987	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	724 of 980	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	816 of 941	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	741 of 916	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	326 of 641	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	187 of 618	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	311 of 447	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	366 of 395	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	546 of 849	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	601 of 840	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	679 of 847	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	730 of 852	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	703 of 844	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	801 of 844	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	565 of 812	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	588 of 841	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Science34%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 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 (2016)	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
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2480 Ashport Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-3860	491	34	14.4	64.1%	147 (29.9%)	238 (48.5%)	50 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	29.1	760^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.4%		29.8	739^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.8%	21	20.8	40.5	34.2				32.1	29.2	38.8	35.6				34.7	30.6	40.0	29.2				33.5					$12,904	$1,468	$10,673
Thelma Barker Elementary School	Public	K-5	1470 Ashport Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-8831	715	49	14.4	76.0%	110 (15.4%)	321 (44.9%)	181 (25.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	27.3	781^st of 1019 public elementary schools	23.4%		34.9	679^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.7%	102	26.5	30.7	39.2				32.3	20.4	38.6	29.6				30.2	30.1	36.4	36.8				34.7					$12,050	$1,298	$9,950
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-2118	310	21	15.0	67.4%	276 (89.0%)	13 (4.2%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	45.8	551^st of 1019 public elementary schools	45.9%		50.3	483^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	52.1%	68	46.9	40.4	33.9				39.2	43.8	43.1	51.7				46.8	25.0	44.2	44.1				39.9					$15,053	$1,004	$12,966
West Tennessee School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Berryhill Drive	Jackson	38301	Madison County	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 423-5705	32	6	5.3	69.2%	19 (59.4%)	9 (28.1%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)							< 5%							< 5%							< 5%
Pope School	Public	PK, KG-8	1081 Ashport Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-0350	613	41	14.9	60.2%	169 (27.6%)	308 (50.2%)	60 (9.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	42.3	606^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.5%		52.6	456^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.8%	150	43.0	38.7	46.3	38.2	23.5	21.2	36.3	34.7	35.5	36.7	35.3	28.2	18.2	32.4	42.0	38.3	35.5	49.0	38.8	13.6	37.6	37.3	48.5	36.4	41.3	$12,762	$1,230	$10,824
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	211 Old Hickory Boulevard	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 668-8023	481	30	16.3	91.4%	26 (5.4%)	334 (69.4%)	69 (14.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	7.4	970^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.8	942^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.6%	28	14.0	5.4	15.8				11.4	17.6	11.8	14.5				14.6	20.9	25.0	18.4				21.7					$12,093	$1,439	$9,827
Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	746 Lexington Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	470	35	13.4	88.7%	18 (3.8%)	384 (81.7%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	5.1	1005^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.9	963^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.6%	42	12.1	16.1					14.1	15.8	16.1					16.0	11.0	8.8					9.9					$13,154	$1,693	$10,672
Alexander Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Highland Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 422-1841	373	27	13.6	95.9%	16 (4.3%)	291 (78.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	6.6	980^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.8%		4	1003^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	0.6%	23	20.9	18.8	11.4				17.0	16.3	8.5	8.9				11.1	16.3	< 5%	13.6				11.1					$13,736	$1,828	$10,833
Lincoln Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	532 Whitehall Street	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 988-3800	430	25	17.2	92.9%	9 (2.1%)	382 (88.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	8.3	954^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.4%		6.5	979^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.0%	25	14.8	14.8	7.7				12.5	17.0	12.7	13.5				14.4	18.5	33.3	19.2				23.8					$13,957	$1,685	$11,239
South Gibson County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Mt Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-3660	915	50	18.4	28.7%	786 (85.9%)	60 (6.6%)	38 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	89.5	91^st of 1019 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.4	103^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.8%	12	66.5	70.0					68.2	68.7	73.5					71.1	64.1	68.2					66.2					$10,511	$628	$9,288

Frequently Asked Questions about East Elementary School

What district is East Elementary School in?

Jackson-Madison County Schools

How many students attend East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended East Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Madison Academic Magnet High School
High : North Side High School

Is East Elementary School a good school?

East Elementary School ranks 760^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Elementary School?

Students at East Elementary School are 44% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

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