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McKenzie Elementary School

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McKenzie Elementary School ranks 352 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

McKenzie Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Mc Kenzie, TN, serving 552 students as part of the McKenzie Special School District, a district rated among the top 25 in Tennessee. The school itself has been on an upward trajectory, jumping from the 46th to the 65th percentile in statewide rankings over the past year.

Academically, McKenzie is performing above state averages in all three core subjects, with math a particular bright spot: 55.2% of students scored proficient, well above the state's 43.0%. The school also made striking gains from the prior year, especially in science (+14.6 points) and ELA (+11.0 points). Third-grade ELA is strong at 55.6% proficiency, though 4th-grade ELA lags at 39.4% — below the state average and behind nearby schools like Dresden Elementary School (64.0%) and Huntingdon Primary School (65.3%). In math, McKenzie trails only Huntingdon Primary among local peers, while finishing ahead of Paris Elementary School and Sharon School.

One of McKenzie's most notable traits is efficiency: at $11,213 per student, it spends less than every nearby school with reported data — including Henry Elementary School ($15,727) and West Carroll Elementary School ($12,594) — while still posting competitive test scores. Recent gains among low-income students are encouraging, but special education outcomes are a serious concern, falling to the 7th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism sits at 11.6%, better than the state average but higher than the local district rate of 8.1%. Overall, McKenzie is a solid, improving school, with targeted work needed in 4th-grade reading and special education.

552

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,213

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

165 Brooks Avenue
Mc Kenzie, TN 38201

(731) 352-5272

District: McKenzie Special School District

Students who attend McKenzie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McKenzie Middle School
High:	McKenzie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

African American:

12.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Tennessee median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg43%

352^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 32 pts since 2017

From bottom 34% (2017) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 141McKenzie Special School District 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	352 of 1019	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	545 of 1009	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	494 of 1018	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	500 of 1020	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	381 of 1000	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	249 of 983	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	302 of 985	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	458 of 997	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.3	429 of 646	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.6	299 of 855	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	420 of 853	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	373 of 846	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	84.5	115 of 820	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	136 of 818	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	87.5	86 of 809	89.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	244 of 498	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.2	371 of 498	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	428 of 498	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	321 of 500	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	209 of 483	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	119 of 411	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	163 of 404	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	257 of 450	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	515 of 986	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	514 of 990	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	446 of 989	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	482 of 975	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	308 of 945	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	292 of 926	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	160 of 458	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	242 of 823	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	31.2	650 of 843	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	530 of 853	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	613 of 865	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	480 of 858	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	250 of 823	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	256 of 821	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	467 of 877	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	565 of 984	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	493 of 991	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	559 of 987	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	293 of 980	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	211 of 941	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	337 of 916	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	596 of 641	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	473 of 618	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	331 of 582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	211 of 528	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	148 of 447	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	280 of 369	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	321 of 395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	325 of 849	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	548 of 840	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	422 of 847	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	377 of 852	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	359 of 844	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	269 of 844	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	291 of 812	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	353 of 841	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

Science50%+3 vs state

English Language Arts47%+7 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	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
McKenzie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Brooks Avenue	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-5272	545	38	14.3	38.9%	408 (74.9%)	68 (12.5%)	42 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	61.7	352^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	65.5%		44.4	545^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.0%	193	56.7	53.8					55.2	55.6	39.4					47.3	47.8	51.6					49.7					$11,213	$1,070	$9,414
Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	937 Pioneer Road	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 227-2067	352	28	12.6	41.1%	263 (74.7%)	22 (6.3%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	40.6	631^st of 1019 public elementary schools	38.1%		32.2	710^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.6%	79	37.5	70.4	22.9	38.7	33.3	48.8	41.3	37.5	48.1	34.3	29.0	18.2	11.6	28.4	37.5	51.9	25.7	29.0	39.4	39.5	36.8	45.2	42.4	39.5	42.1	$15,727	$2,042	$12,610
Huntingdon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	191 Cox Street	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3091	429	37	11.5	33.4%	342 (79.7%)	39 (9.1%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	83.2	131^st of 1019 public elementary schools	87.1%		53.7	438^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.6%	307	72.3						72.3	65.3						65.3	50.0						50.0					$11,716	$1,588	$9,244
West Carroll Elementary School	Public	3-6	100 Harber Street	Trezevant	38258	Carroll County	West Carroll Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 669-3851	216	19	11.4	27.5%	187 (86.6%)	13 (6.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	41.9	611^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.0%		48.9	500^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.4%	111	32.7	29.6	27.7	35.1			31.5	29.1	44.4	38.3	36.8			37.1	29.1	48.1	46.8	52.6			44.1	50.9			50.9	$12,594	$1,428	$10,088
West Carroll Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8725 Highway 105	Mc Lemoresville	38235	Carroll County	West Carroll Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-8359	220	16	13.7	37.1%	194 (88.2%)	11 (5.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)																										$16,486	$1,720	$13,281
Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	759 Linden Street	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-3401	440	32	13.6	37.0%	392 (89.1%)	12 (2.7%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	64.1	314^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.2%		65.6	290^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.3%	24	45.9	62.9					54.6	50.6	64.0					57.5	38.8	50.6					44.8					$12,613	$1,010	$10,343
Paris Elementary School	Public	3-5	650 B Volunteer Drive	Paris	38242	Henry County	Paris Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 642-3675	539	34	15.9	38.4%	366 (67.9%)	73 (13.5%)	29 (5.4%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	62.1	345^th of 1019 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.5	321^st of 1009 public elementary schools	68.2%	24	57.8	59.0	52.9				56.4	52.6	48.1	44.2				47.9	48.9	48.1	42.4				46.2					$13,418	$702	$11,762
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29590 Broad Street	Bruceton	38317	Carroll County	Hollow Rock - Bruceton Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 418-4168	296	23	13.1	33.5%	258 (87.2%)	9 (3.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	62.2	343^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	66.3%		67.5	262^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	74.0%	81	48.6	60.5	39.6				48.8	54.1	55.3	36.2				47.5	51.4	63.2	47.9				53.7					$11,560	$1,020	$9,555
W G Rhea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	115 South Wilson Street	Paris	38242	Henry County	Paris Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 642-0961	555	38	14.6	38.2%	351 (63.2%)	103 (18.6%)	19 (3.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.0%)								(n/a)																										$14,790	$1,626	$12,005
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	19.9%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about McKenzie Elementary School

Is McKenzie Elementary School a good school?

McKenzie Elementary School ranks 352^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is McKenzie Elementary School in?

McKenzie Special School District

What is the racial makeup of McKenzie Elementary School?

Students at McKenzie Elementary School are 76% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McKenzie Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McKenzie Middle School
High : McKenzie High School

How many students attend McKenzie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended McKenzie Elementary School.

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2025–26 TNReady test scoresAug 25, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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