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Charger Academy

Q: Is Charger Academy a good school?

Charger Academy ranks 740 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Charger Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Charger Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charger Academy?

Students at Charger Academy are 75% African American, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Charger Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in Covington, Tennessee, serving 528 students as part of Tipton County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks 740th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (27th percentile), placing it in the bottom quarter of Tennessee schools. While that ranking is low, it marks a modest improvement from a few years ago when the school was in the teens statewide.

In the most recent testing year, Charger Academy's proficiency rates lagged district and state averages in every subject. Math proficiency was 35.5%, compared to 48.9% for the district and 43.0% statewide. ELA was 25.1%, versus 39.6% for the district and 40.6% statewide — reading is clearly the school's biggest academic challenge. Science was 41.5%, closer to the district rate of 50.4% and actually a bright spot; last year the school nearly matched the state average in science. Grade-level results show 4th graders performing near state averages in math and science, but a sharp decline in 5th grade, where math drops to 23.7% proficiency and ELA falls to 20.3%.

Charger Academy spends $13,569 per student, one of the highest amounts in Tipton County Schools, yet nearby Atoka Elementary spends about $3,600 less per student and achieves far higher proficiency rates. Only Covington Elementary, located just a short walk away, ranks lower among nearby schools. The picture isn't uniformly discouraging: the school serves students from low-income families near the statewide median (41st percentile), and African American students ranked at the 49th percentile in the latest year — both above the school's overall standing. Chronic absenteeism has climbed for three straight years to 16.3%, the highest among the district's elementary schools, which may be holding back academic progress. Austin Peay Elementary, also in Covington, ranks at the 77th percentile, demonstrating that strong performance is achievable in the same community.

528

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,569

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Bert Johnston Avenue
Covington, TN 38019

(901) 840-9150

District: Tipton County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

White:

16.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2025 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 37th-percentile peak (2025) to 27th (2026)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

740^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2017

From bottom 14% (2017) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Tipton County Schools

68^th of 141Tipton 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	31.6	740 of 1019	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	633 of 1009	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	717 of 1018	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	642 of 1020	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	828 of 1000	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	814 of 983	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	722 of 985	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	786 of 997	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	556 of 646	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	692 of 855	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	750 of 853	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	722 of 846	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	744 of 820	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	716 of 818	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.2	479 of 809	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	253 of 498	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	231 of 498	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	242 of 498	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	184 of 500	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	336 of 483	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	230 of 404	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	307 of 450	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	633 of 986	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	694 of 990	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	595 of 989	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	805 of 975	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	766 of 945	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	711 of 926	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	482 of 823	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	429 of 843	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	415 of 853	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	463 of 865	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	716 of 858	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	682 of 823	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	504 of 821	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	603 of 877	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	620 of 984	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	707 of 991	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	640 of 987	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	782 of 980	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	800 of 941	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	639 of 916	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	371 of 641	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	536 of 618	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	288 of 582	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	427 of 528	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	424 of 447	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	326 of 395	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	508 of 849	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	267 of 840	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	397 of 847	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	180 of 852	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	36.3	544 of 844	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	502 of 844	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	340 of 812	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	445 of 841	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	392 of 569	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	423 of 576	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	454 of 574	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	483 of 563	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	359 of 362	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	47.8	306 of 492	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.2	394 of 485	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	413 of 475	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	379 of 466	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	358 of 462	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	319 of 435	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	137 of 299	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	165 of 277	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	167 of 293	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	196 of 284	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	339 of 552	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	422 of 538	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	414 of 529	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	281 of 495	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	275 of 483	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	312 of 490	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	405 of 481	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	408 of 540	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	350 of 529	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	372 of 523	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	262 of 500	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	197 of 496	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	327 of 484	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	345 of 481	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)49th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2022)54th percentile+23 vs school

White (2022)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2022)39th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2022)24th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	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
Charger Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	760 Bert Johnston Avenue	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 840-9150	508	32	16.1	92.3%	106 (20.9%)	370 (72.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	31.6	740^th of 1019 public elementary schools	27.4%		37.6	633^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	37.3%	107	35.3	48.2	23.7				35.5	25.0	30.4	20.3				25.1	33.8	50.0	42.4				41.5					$13,569	$1,476	$10,016
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 C E Moss Parkway	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 840-9300	586	47	12.4	74.8%	293 (50.0%)	257 (43.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	12.8	911^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.6%		18.2	857^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.1%	54	21.3	20.0	15.2				19.0	24.7	23.3	20.3				22.9	27.0	27.8	20.3				25.2					$12,905	$1,170	$11,343
Brighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Old Highway 51 South	Brighton	38011	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 840-9500	689	46	15.0	61.7%	569 (82.6%)	64 (9.3%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	49.7	496^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.3%		43.7	553^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.2%	57	38.1	55.7	52.2				48.7	38.9	42.6	35.7				39.1	38.1	50.4	44.7				44.4					$11,314	$885	$9,752
Austin Peay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Academic Drive	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 840-9325	571	39	14.5	54.5%	390 (68.3%)	154 (27.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	71.1	239^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.5%		53.6	441^st of 1009 public elementary schools	56.3%	202	76.2	62.3	50.0				62.5	68.3	48.7	42.6				52.6	63.5	55.8	45.6				54.8					$14,568	$1,853	$11,624
Munford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 McLaughlin Drive	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 840-9700	821	48	17.0	51.9%	618 (75.3%)	90 (11.0%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.3%)	66.3	296^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.0%		55.9	409^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.5%	113	60.3	61.1	46.0				55.7	57.9	52.8	38.7				49.5	53.7	56.3	46.7				52.2					$10,660	$667	$9,301
Atoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Rosemark Road	Atoka	38004	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 840-9525	868	51	17.0	30.3%	650 (74.9%)	84 (9.7%)	50 (5.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.4%)	81.2	144^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.6	197^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.5%	53	67.8	69.6	66.0				67.7	51.7	63.2	48.6				54.3	53.4	66.4	68.1				63.0					$9,951	$435	$8,992
Ripley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	225 Volz Road	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-0691	634	39	16.2		232 (36.6%)	330 (52.1%)	36 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)								(n/a)																										$14,890	$2,069	$11,456
Ripley Elementary School	Public	3-5	100 Hwy 19 East Avenue	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 221-3066	472	38	12.5		191 (40.5%)	242 (51.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	32.6	728^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.6%		33.4	699^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.7%	29	28.2	28.4	36.7				31.0	44.9	33.3	34.7				37.6	38.5	31.1	39.3				36.2					$14,232	$1,779	$11,405
Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	44.5	573^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.9	585^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.0%	12	48.1	36.0	50.0	24.3	33.3	6.1	32.1	51.9	32.0	56.3	40.5	23.3	< 5%	34.2	33.3	40.0	46.9	29.7	33.3	15.2	32.6	32.4	36.7	18.2	29.0	$22,552	$2,027	$19,316
Drummonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5068 Drummonds Road	Drummonds	38023	Tipton County	Tipton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 840-9750	719	47	15.4	63.0%	560 (77.9%)	83 (11.5%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	71.7	232^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	77.2%		50.4	481^st of 1009 public elementary schools	52.3%	249	71.0	60.9	46.5				59.6	69.0	49.1	47.5				54.9	61.6	47.8	57.1				55.1					$11,741	$810	$10,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Charger Academy

What district is Charger Academy in?

Tipton County Schools

How many students attend Charger Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Charger Academy.

Is Charger Academy a good school?

Charger Academy ranks 740^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charger Academy?

Students at Charger Academy are 75% African American, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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