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Springfield High School

Public Grades 9-12
242nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 400 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 40% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Springfield High School is a traditional public high school in Springfield, Tennessee, serving 1,026 students in grades 9–12 as the largest school in the Robertson County Schools district. The school has been making steady progress, climbing from the 23rd percentile statewide in 2023–2024 to the 40th percentile in 2025–2026, its strongest showing in recent years. Chronic absenteeism has also been cut by more than half since 2020–2021, falling from 36.5% to 17.5%, which now sits below the Tennessee state average.

However, the school still trails most of its nearby peers academically. An average of its core subject proficiency rates lands around 32.5%, well below the statewide average of roughly 42.8%. White House Heritage High School, White House High School, and Beech Senior High School all post significantly higher proficiency, while Jo Byrns High School and East Robertson High School are the most similar in performance. One of the most striking patterns is the gap between accelerated and on-time students: 9th graders taking Geometry scored 87.5% proficient and 10th graders taking Algebra II scored 90.9% proficient — both at or above state averages — but students taking these same subjects on a standard timeline scored far below the state. Just two miles away, Innovation Academy of Robertson County offers a stark contrast, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide with far higher test scores and an 8.1% chronic absenteeism rate.

The clearest area of concern is graduation. Springfield High School's 88.1% graduation rate is the lowest among nearby comprehensive high schools, several of which exceed 94%, and its 5.8% dropout rate is higher than most. The school spends about $12,948 per student, which is more than several neighboring schools that post stronger outcomes, so funding alone doesn't explain the results. For parents, the picture is one of a school with genuine momentum and bright spots for high-achieving students, but with real work remaining to lift outcomes for the majority of students and bring graduation rates in line with surrounding communities.

1,026
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,948
Per pupil spending ?
43.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5240 Hwy 76 East
       Springfield, TN  37172

(615) 384-3516

District: Robertson County Schools


Feeder schools for Springfield High School:

Elementary:    Cheatham Park Elementary School
    Coopertown Elementary School
    Crestview Elementary School
    Krisle Elementary School
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Middle:    Coopertown Middle School
High:    Innovation Academy of Robertson County
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.4%
White:
37.6%
African American:
16.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Geometry scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg39%
Tennessee avg43%
242nd of 400
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 6High Schools in the Robertson County Schools
102nd of 141Robertson 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202640.5242 of 40039.5%★★☆☆☆
202536.3241 of 38938.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.9301 of 39223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202335.2247 of 38435.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.5248 of 35830.7%★★☆☆☆
202125.4270 of 34722.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0238 of 34230.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.6253 of 34125.8%★☆☆☆☆
201723.7230 of 27315.8%★☆☆☆☆
201626.0277 of 35121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201549.6189 of 30037.0%★★☆☆☆
201439.2215 of 29627.4%★☆☆☆☆
201335.8244 of 28514.4%★☆☆☆☆
201239.2203 of 26924.5%★☆☆☆☆
201154.2157 of 27342.5%★★☆☆☆
201034.4215 of 26719.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202640.4125 of 23045.7%★★☆☆☆
202549.495 of 23359.2%★★★☆☆
202427.2170 of 24029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8152 of 23936.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.6164 of 22226.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9164 of 20821.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0162 of 18713.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.8149 of 19925.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.8237 of 36535.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.8279 of 36523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9267 of 36627.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9268 of 35023.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0271 of 34020.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0237 of 33729.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201971.56 of 1764.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202632.4159 of 22930.6%★★☆☆☆
202527.2170 of 21320.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.0190 of 2099.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.2166 of 20217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0159 of 18915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7155 of 18013.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8101 of 15334.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.5128 of 15919.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202637.7196 of 30836.4%★★☆☆☆
202519.9286 of 32411.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.7270 of 33719.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2253 of 33023.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.5204 of 32236.6%★★☆☆☆
202117.9279 of 31712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.2238 of 30221.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4250 of 30818.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202533.7237 of 36835.6%★★☆☆☆
202423.5290 of 36620.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9242 of 35932.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.7182 of 34947.9%★★☆☆☆
202129.3244 of 33226.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.3231 of 32929.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202635.4134 of 21036.2%★★☆☆☆
202532.9130 of 19834.3%★★☆☆☆
202459.640 of 18378.1%★★★★☆
202324.3130 of 15415.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3141 of 1516.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.0124 of 1250.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.0113 of 15928.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202649.2146 of 33055.8%★★★☆☆
202546.8162 of 32349.8%★★★☆☆
202435.3209 of 32635.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.6173 of 32546.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.7153 of 31251.0%★★★☆☆
202128.8240 of 30621.6%★☆☆☆☆
201942.0155 of 30148.5%★★☆☆☆
201836.8197 of 30735.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2019)65th percentile+34 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
US History51%+9 vs state
English II45%-13 vs state
Biology I36%-14 vs state
Algebra II33%-4 vs state
Geometry25%-17 vs state
English I21%-16 vs state
Algebra I17%-15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,026 students attended Springfield High School.

Springfield High School ranks 242nd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Springfield High School are 39% Hispanic, 38% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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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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