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J. Brown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

J. Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, Tennessee, serving 355 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Maury County School District. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages.

J. Brown Elementary struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as male students and Hispanic students, are particularly low compared to their peers across the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite spending between $14,842 and $16,587 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect the level of investment.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Maury County district, such as Marvin Wright Elementary and Spring Hill Elementary, generally outperform J. Brown Elementary in academic achievement, student group performance, and other key metrics. Addressing the challenges faced by J. Brown Elementary will require a comprehensive approach to support all students and address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

336

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,717

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Cord DR
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-3601

District: Maury County

Students who attend J. Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitthorne Middle School
High:	Columbia Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.7%

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg42%

826^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury 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	21.7	826 of 1009	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	875 of 1018	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	806 of 1020	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	922 of 1000	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	807 of 983	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	727 of 985	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	727 of 997	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	793 of 855	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	729 of 853	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	675 of 846	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	682 of 820	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	810 of 818	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	751 of 809	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	340 of 498	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	402 of 498	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	420 of 500	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	466 of 483	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	324 of 411	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	310 of 404	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	270 of 450	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	653 of 986	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	736 of 990	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	676 of 989	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	905 of 975	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	803 of 945	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	608 of 926	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	227 of 424	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	352 of 387	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	356 of 363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	253 of 319	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	622 of 843	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	659 of 853	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	578 of 865	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	812 of 858	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	558 of 823	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	371 of 821	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	594 of 877	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	911 of 984	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	907 of 991	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	865 of 987	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	900 of 980	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	771 of 941	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	779 of 916	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	28.9	304 of 395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	688 of 840	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	647 of 847	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	443 of 852	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	768 of 844	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	596 of 844	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	532 of 812	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	660 of 841	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (2025)			TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord DR	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6		108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%		16.4	875^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.0%	49	22.2	44.9	32.1	23.0	30.6	26.4	15.9	34.7	24.1	$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland AVE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2		97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%		20.3	838^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.7%	170	37.3	41.8	39.6	37.3	41.8	39.6	32.0	25.5	28.6	$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0		152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%		10.4	948^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.9%	2	20.6	17.6	19.1	19.0	11.8	15.3	20.6	22.1	21.4	$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
J. R. Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3		168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.3	376^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.1%	27	55.3	38.2	46.1	51.1	41.8	46.1	48.9	49.1	49.0	$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
J E Woodard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7		345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%		70.9	232^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	77.2%	42	45.8	67.0	55.3	42.1	58.8	49.5	43.3	63.9	52.5	$12,691	$955	$10,925
R Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2		267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.8	852^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	16.3%	49	17.7	26.9	22.8	17.7	28.8	23.8	12.6	29.4	22.3	$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
J E Woody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust ST	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7		423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%		55.3	407^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.0%	22	38.8	49.0	43.8	42.7	61.6	52.0	30.1	53.1	41.3	$14,707	$1,366	$12,292
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 388-8403	631	44	14.3		444 (70.4%)	46 (7.3%)	102 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	53.3	445^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.9%		50.4	469^th of 1018 public elementary schools	53.9%	24	50.0	40.3	45.6	46.1	39.5	43.1	50.0	41.9	46.3	$11,307	$567	$10,195
Marvin Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4714 Derryberry LN	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-3586	605	40	15.0		410 (67.8%)	60 (9.9%)	82 (13.6%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	73.8	206^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.6%		68.8	245^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.9%	39	59.3	47.1	53.6	55.9	57.8	56.8	53.4	59.8	56.4	$11,899	$771	$10,441
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5359 S Main ST	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2291	445	30	14.8		290 (65.2%)	66 (14.8%)	60 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	66.8	273^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	72.9%		60.4	341^st of 1018 public elementary schools	66.5%	68	54.5	46.4	51.0	54.5	47.1	51.3	55.7	50.0	53.2	$15,298	$1,077	$13,287

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Brown Elementary

What schools do graduates of J. Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitthorne Middle School
High : Columbia Central High School

Is J. Brown Elementary a good school?

J. Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is J. Brown Elementary in?

Maury County

What is the racial makeup of J. Brown Elementary?

Students at J. Brown Elementary are 39% African American, 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

How many students attend J. Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended J. Brown Elementary.

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