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Hilham Elementary School

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Hilham Elementary School ranks 648 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hilham Elementary School is a small, rural PK–8 school in Hilham, Tennessee, serving roughly 300 students as part of Overton County Schools, a district ranked 85th out of 141 statewide. The school currently sits at the 36th percentile with a 2-star rating, a notable drop from its 2022–2023 peak when it ranked in the 79th percentile with 4 stars. Math and ELA scores have softened each year since that high point.

Hilham’s most persistent academic weakness is social studies, where only 38.1% of students are proficient versus 51.4% statewide—a gap that has now persisted for three straight years. The school also shows a pronounced 4th-grade slump, with just 20% of 4th graders proficient in math versus 49.4% statewide, followed by a strong 5th-grade year where math, ELA, and science all exceeded state averages. Middle school offers some encouragement: 8th grade science (55.2%) beat the state by nearly 11 points, and 8th grade math also finished above the state average. Compared with nearby Dodson Branch Elementary School, Hilham has stronger early-elementary math and 5th grade science, but Dodson Branch is much stronger in middle school math.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: Hilham’s chronic absenteeism rate of 15.1% is better than both the district (17.8%) and state (18.3%) averages. However, the school trails its closest same-district peer, Rickman Elementary School, which outperforms Hilham in every tested subject and boasts a much lower absenteeism rate of 8.7%. Hilham also shows a notable gender gap—female students rank in the 32nd percentile statewide while male students rank in the 55th. With only about 30 students per grade, some ranking swings reflect small cohorts, but the persistent social studies deficit and the recent overall decline are worth attention.

300

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,883

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2305 Hilham Highway
Hilham, TN 38568

(931) 823-6816

District: Overton County Schools

Students who attend Hilham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Livingston Middle School
High:	Livingston Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

Hispanic:

1.3%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

648^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2017

From top 48% (2017) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

300^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 30 pts since 2017

From top 21% (2017) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Overton County Schools

85^th of 141Overton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	648 of 1019	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	548 of 1009	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	498 of 1018	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	216 of 1020	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	527 of 1000	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	596 of 983	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	459 of 985	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	341 of 997	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	311 of 646	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	400 of 855	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.6	536 of 853	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.0	394 of 846	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.8	523 of 820	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	493 of 818	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.5	752 of 809	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	667 of 986	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	638 of 990	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	319 of 989	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	581 of 975	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	500 of 945	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	379 of 926	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	495 of 853	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	200 of 865	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	417 of 823	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	395 of 821	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	417 of 877	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	439 of 984	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	367 of 991	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	172 of 987	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	454 of 980	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	612 of 941	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	448 of 916	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	457 of 641	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	699 of 849	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	668 of 840	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	598 of 847	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	275 of 852	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	598 of 844	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	646 of 844	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	492 of 812	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	379 of 841	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	300 of 594	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	319 of 583	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	388 of 587	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	317 of 594	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	224 of 569	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	136 of 576	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	91 of 574	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	85 of 563	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	75 of 362	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	179 of 492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	138 of 485	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	40 of 475	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	52.3	242 of 466	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	201 of 462	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.9	210 of 435	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	364 of 546	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	409 of 554	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	269 of 560	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	137 of 552	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	62 of 538	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	105 of 529	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	470 of 510	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	445 of 514	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	100 of 483	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	140 of 490	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	236 of 481	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	261 of 550	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	319 of 560	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	331 of 557	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	321 of 540	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	277 of 529	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	99 of 523	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	360 of 494	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	362 of 492	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	405 of 504	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	329 of 503	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	252 of 500	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	175 of 496	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	130 of 484	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	116 of 481	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science45%~ state avg

Social Studies38%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 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
Hilham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham Highway	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	296	24	12.5	24.3%	283 (95.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	38.8	648^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.4%		44.1	548^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.7%	100	35.7	20.0	48.0	39.3	29.6	44.8	35.9	39.3	36.7	44.0	28.6	37.0	31.0	35.9	32.1	30.0	68.0	39.3	48.1	55.2	44.9	28.6	59.3	27.6	38.1	$12,883	$1,078	$10,915
Allons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Old Celina Highway	Allons	38541	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5921	335	29	11.6	20.4%	319 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	674^th of 1019 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.8	667^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.9%	7	20.5	68.4	28.9	18.2	50.0	64.3	42.5	25.6	42.1	34.2	21.2	33.3	42.9	33.6	33.3	68.4	31.6	43.8	41.7	57.1	46.2	36.4	61.1	61.9	54.1	$11,888	$1,026	$9,986
A H Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Zachary Street	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5551	330	22	15.3	35.8%	316 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	29.8	755^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.9%		27	769^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.8%	14	10.9	25.9					18.3	37.5	44.4					40.9	34.5	44.4					39.4					$13,394	$1,304	$11,317
Dodson Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	16221 Dodson Branch Highway	Cookeville	38501	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-0761	277	20	14.2	30.0%	259 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	41.6	622^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	39.0%		69.2	247^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.5%	375	27.8	43.8	46.2	66.7	66.7	82.1	57.6	22.2	40.6	34.6	16.7	38.9	43.6	35.1	22.2	43.8	34.6	72.2	66.7	76.9	54.3	44.4	55.6	48.7	49.3	$13,779	$1,500	$11,059
Celina K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell Street	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8	32.8%	506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	37.9	661^st of 1019 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.5	656^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.0%	5	30.4	34.7	19.6	38.5	33.8	32.8	31.6	37.5	49.0	28.3	46.2	27.7	17.2	33.2	37.5	36.7	34.8	43.6	43.1	27.6	37.1	43.6	52.3	34.5	43.8	$13,127	$1,345	$10,947
Rickman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Rickman Monterey Highway	Rickman	38580	Overton County	Overton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 498-2825	712	44	16.3	16.7%	692 (97.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58.5	390^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.4	310^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.3%	80	33.3	51.4	56.7	33.3	40.9	31.2	40.4	42.9	50.0	39.4	46.0	31.8	29.9	40.2	33.3	58.6	58.2	52.9	53.0	49.4	50.6	60.9	57.6	44.2	54.3	$10,608	$882	$9,394
Gainesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	611 Main Street	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9775	331	24	13.7	35.9%	312 (94.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	74	205^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.9%		64.3	312^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.1%	107	62.5						62.5	50.0						50.0	52.4						52.4					$12,948	$1,390	$10,536
Jere Whitson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	178 East Jere Whitson Road	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-6575	317	27	11.5	66.4%	92 (29.0%)	10 (3.2%)	208 (65.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38.4	651^st of 1019 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.5	671^st of 1009 public elementary schools	33.5%	20	36.4	64.4					50.9	29.1	32.2					30.7	29.1	44.1					36.8					$14,550	$1,537	$11,687
Algood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 Old Walton Road	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 303-0362	507	38	13.2	46.7%	435 (85.8%)	15 (3.0%)	45 (8.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	82.9	135^th of 1019 public elementary schools	86.8%		82.3	140^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.1%	5	77.9	72.3					75.0	50.5	71.3					61.2	52.6	65.3					59.2					$14,165	$745	$12,499
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	575 N Old Kentucky Road	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2978	453	31	14.7	53.6%	327 (72.2%)	10 (2.2%)	103 (22.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	70.2	250^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.5%		68.7	251^st of 1009 public elementary schools	75.1%	1	55.6	70.6					63.7	41.7	61.2					52.2	40.3	63.5					52.9					$13,119	$831	$11,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilham Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hilham Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Livingston Middle School
High : Livingston Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hilham Elementary School?

Students at Hilham Elementary School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Hilham Elementary School in?

Overton County Schools

Is Hilham Elementary School a good school?

Hilham Elementary School ranks 648^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hilham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Hilham Elementary School.

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