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J E Woody Elementary School

Q: Is J E Woody Elementary School a good school?

J E Woody Elementary School ranks 350 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend J E Woody Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended J E Woody Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J E Woody Elementary School?

Students at J E Woody Elementary School are 72% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of J E Woody Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J E Woody Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School High : Mt Pleasant High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

J E Woody Elementary School in Mt Pleasant, Tennessee, serves 544 students in grades PK-4 as part of Maury County Schools. The school is on an upward trajectory, ranking 350th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools in 2025-2026 — its best showing in a decade, up from the 44th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 66th percentile today. The signature strength is English Language Arts: 53% of Woody students are proficient in ELA, compared to 35.1% for the district and 40.6% across Tennessee. This is not a one-year anomaly — Woody has outpaced district and state ELA averages by double digits for four consecutive years. Among nearby schools, only Ethridge Elementary School (54.7%) posts higher ELA proficiency, putting Woody ahead of Battle Creek Elementary School (51.2%), J.R. Baker Elementary School (50%), and J E Woodard Elementary School (49.8%).

Grade-level data reveal an important pattern. Woody's 3rd graders score like a top-tier school — 61.7% proficient in math and 59.3% in ELA, well above district and state averages. But by 4th grade, that advantage largely disappears: math proficiency drops to 49% (below the district's 51%), and science falls to 44.4% versus 47.5% in the district. Nearby J E Woodard Elementary accelerates in 4th grade, jumping from 40.5% to 74.8% in math, which suggests a transition issue worth asking about. The school ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide for effectiveness with African American students. However, special education outcomes have fallen sharply, from the 61st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026 — the clearest area of concern.

Chronic absenteeism at Woody is better than district and state averages at 15.4%, though top neighbors do better: Battle Creek Elementary School is at 10.0%, and Summertown Elementary School sits at 8.4%. Woody spends $14,707 per student — more than Richland Elementary School ($11,874) and Ethridge Elementary School ($12,788), but far less than several struggling district schools that spend up to nearly $19,000. Overall, Woody is a rising, above-average school with exceptional literacy outcomes and clear momentum. The main hurdles are the 4th-grade decline and stabilizing special education support.

544

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,707

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

600 North Locust Street
Mt Pleasant, TN 38474

(931) 379-5040

District: Maury County Schools

Students who attend J E Woody Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School
High:	Mt Pleasant High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

African American:

11.8%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg43%

350^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2018

From bottom 47% (2018) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Maury County Schools

84^th of 141Maury 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	61.7	350 of 1019	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	429 of 1009	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	407 of 1018	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	573 of 1020	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	426 of 1000	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	466 of 983	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	485 of 985	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	528 of 997	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	486 of 855	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	502 of 853	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	483 of 846	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.9	502 of 820	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	402 of 818	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	396 of 809	51.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	140 of 498	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	132 of 498	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	174 of 498	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	209 of 500	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	188 of 483	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	153 of 411	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	258 of 404	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	146 of 450	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	448 of 986	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	336 of 990	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	650 of 989	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	456 of 975	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	385 of 945	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	361 of 926	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	388 of 823	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	350 of 843	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	135 of 853	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	286 of 865	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	276 of 858	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	433 of 823	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	308 of 821	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	245 of 877	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	401 of 984	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	497 of 991	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	447 of 987	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	381 of 980	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	512 of 941	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	577 of 916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	419 of 641	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	466 of 618	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	228 of 582	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.1	499 of 528	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	341 of 447	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	139 of 369	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	359 of 849	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	500 of 840	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	435 of 847	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	582 of 852	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	392 of 844	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	479 of 844	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	434 of 812	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	623 of 841	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

English Language Arts53%+12 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
J E Woody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust Street	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7	34.7%	423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	61.7	350^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.7%		54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%	79	61.7	49.0					54.7	59.3	48.0					53.0	48.1	44.4					46.1					$14,707	$1,366	$12,292
J E Woodard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford Lane	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7	21.2%	345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	59.6	369^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%	95	40.5	74.8					58.0	42.3	56.9					49.8	35.1	53.9					44.7					$12,691	$955	$10,925
J. R. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire Pike	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3	26.1%	168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	70.4	247^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.8%		56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%	156	51.9	62.3					57.0	47.2	52.7					50.0	55.6	60.4					57.9					$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
J. Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord Drive	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6	55.1%	108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	14.3	898^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.9%		21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%	72	23.9	36.2					30.8	19.6	23.0					21.5	11.1	25.9					19.4					$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
Summertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	319 Corbin Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3614	646	46	14.0	23.5%	624 (96.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	69	263^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	74.2%		70.2	235^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.7%	28	59.5	59.8	62.2				60.4	50.0	52.9	55.4				52.7	39.3	57.8	50.0				49.6					$11,887	$1,063	$9,707
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland Avenue	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2	36.0%	97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	25.4	799^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.6%		35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%	131	32.7	35.0					33.7	38.5	27.5					33.7	25.0	30.0					27.2					$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0	37.4%	152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	8	958^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%	12	< 5%	13.2					6.7	17.9	20.6					19.3	16.4	26.5					21.5					$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
R Howell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2	40.9%	267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	11.9	921^st of 1019 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%	20	18.2	25.5					22.0	18.2	25.3					21.9	18.2	29.0					23.8					$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
Ethridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Main Street	Ethridge	38456	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5880	500	35	14.2	35.1%	465 (93.0%)	14 (2.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.5	245^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.0%		72.4	216^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.6%	29	41.2	68.8	43.6	66.7	62.5	67.6	57.5	56.9	68.8	52.7	52.9	47.9	47.1	54.7	43.1	66.7	60.0	47.1	50.0	50.0	53.0	41.2	64.6	58.8	54.1	$12,788	$891	$10,977
Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10333 Columbia Highway	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 527-0663	506	34	14.8	21.3%	442 (87.4%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	55.7	425^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.5	349^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.4%	76	52.6	54.3	37.5				48.0	48.7	55.4	38.6				47.7	36.8	51.1	46.6				45.3					$11,874	$570	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about J E Woody Elementary School

What district is J E Woody Elementary School in?

Maury County Schools

What schools do graduates of J E Woody Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J E Woody Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School
High : Mt Pleasant High School

Is J E Woody Elementary School a good school?

J E Woody Elementary School ranks 350^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of J E Woody Elementary School?

Students at J E Woody Elementary School are 72% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend J E Woody Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended J E Woody Elementary School.

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