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Charger Academy

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Charger Academy ranks 633 rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Charger Academy is an elementary school located in Covington, Tennessee that serves grades PK-5 and has 508 students enrolled. The school is part of the Tipton County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charger Academy's academic performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, lags behind the Tipton County and Tennessee state averages across most grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.7% of Charger Academy students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 45.5% for Tipton County and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in English Language Arts, with only 25% of students proficient or better compared to 35.7% for Tipton County and 38.9% for the state. However, Charger Academy's performance is stronger in Science, with 45.7% of students proficient or better, which is closer to the Tipton County (46.6%) and state (46.1%) averages.

Charger Academy's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing relatively better than students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. While Charger Academy spends more per student ($14,233 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, this has not translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school's performance is generally weaker than the other elementary schools in the Tipton County district, such as Drummonds Elementary, Munford Elementary, and Atoka Elementary School.

528

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,569

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Bert Johnston AVE
Covington, TN 38019

(901) 476-1444

District: Tipton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

White:

16.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg42%

633^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Tipton County

83^rd of 139Tipton County 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
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
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
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
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
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

White (2025)68th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-24 vs 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 (2024-2025) ?

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 AVE	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 476-1444	508	32	16.1		106 (20.9%)	370 (72.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	37.6	633^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.3	717^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.6%	84	42.1	18.8	55.6				37.7	31.0	18.8	25.9				25.0	33.9	46.0	57.4				45.7					$13,569	$1,476	$10,016
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 C E Moss PKWY	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5925	586	47	12.4		293 (50.0%)	257 (43.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	18.2	857^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.7	816^th of 1018 public elementary schools	19.8%	41	19.8	31.3	23.2				24.5	19.8	25.0	26.0				23.7	24.4	28.8	30.6				28.0					$12,905	$1,170	$11,343
Brighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Old Highway 51 South	Brighton	38011	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5860	689	46	15.0		569 (82.6%)	64 (9.3%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	43.7	553^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.2%		47.1	515^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.4%	38	39.8	38.1	48.2				42.1	28.3	38.9	38.6				35.3	40.2	38.9	48.7				42.6					$11,314	$885	$9,752
Austin Peay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Academic DR	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5121	571	39	14.5		390 (68.3%)	154 (27.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	53.6	441^st of 1009 public elementary schools	56.3%		31.3	718^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.5%	277	57.1	53.2	35.9				49.3	41.6	58.1	35.9				44.8	39.0	46.8	35.9				40.4					$14,568	$1,853	$11,624
Munford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 McLaughlin DR	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5761	821	48	17.0		618 (75.3%)	90 (11.0%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.3%)	55.9	409^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.5%		60.1	345^th of 1018 public elementary schools	66.1%	64	54.9	44.4	32.9				43.9	48.3	48.9	31.1				42.5	62.0	56.3	37.7				51.8					$10,660	$667	$9,301
Atoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Rosemark RD	Atoka	38004	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 840-9525	868	51	17.0		650 (74.9%)	84 (9.7%)	50 (5.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.4%)	74.6	197^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.5%		79.7	156^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.7%	41	84.0	51.4	69.5				67.5	54.9	52.7	42.6				50.0	57.9	54.9	55.3				56.0					$9,951	$435	$8,992
Ripley Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	225 Volz RD	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	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	Public	3-5	100 Hwy 19 East AVE	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	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%)	33.4	699^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.7%		32.6	705^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.7%	6	29.9	28.6	44.0				33.6	27.5	39.6	35.8				34.1	35.3	43.1	30.8				36.6					$14,232	$1,779	$11,405
Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	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%)	41.9	585^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.2	583^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	42.7%	2	37.5	40.0	45.9	25.0	7.7	19.0	29.9	37.5	40.0	45.9	28.1	10.3	23.8	31.3	34.4	57.5	40.5	37.5	15.4	28.6	36.3	12.5	28.2	38.1	25.0	$22,552	$2,027	$19,316
Drummonds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5068 Drummonds RD	Drummonds	38023	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5781	719	47	15.4		560 (77.9%)	83 (11.5%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	50.4	481^st of 1009 public elementary schools	52.3%		48.7	490^th of 1018 public elementary schools	51.9%	9	46.8	32.7	49.0				43.0	38.7	40.6	49.0				42.4	40.3	34.7	58.3				43.9					$11,741	$810	$10,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Charger Academy

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.

What district is Charger Academy in?

Tipton County

Is Charger Academy a good school?

Charger Academy ranks 633^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charger Academy?

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

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