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Austin Peay Elementary School

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Austin Peay Elementary School ranks 441 st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Austin Peay Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Covington, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 571 students. The school is part of the Tipton County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Austin Peay Elementary School has consistently performed below the Tipton County and Tennessee state averages in mathematics, English language arts, and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 49.3%, compared to 45.5% for Tipton County and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where the mathematics proficiency rate was only 35.9% compared to 45.2% for Tipton County and 47.1% for the state. Additionally, Austin Peay Elementary School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Tipton County district, Austin Peay Elementary School generally performs worse than its peers, such as Drummonds Elementary and Munford Elementary, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Crestview Elementary, which has even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $14,462 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that there may be opportunities to allocate resources more effectively to address the specific needs of the student population and improve academic outcomes.

593

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,568

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

474 Academic DR
Covington, TN 38019

(901) 475-5121

District: Tipton County

Students who attend Austin Peay Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Brighton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

African American:

24.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg42%

441^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	441 of 1009	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	718 of 1018	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	692 of 1020	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	684 of 1000	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	553 of 983	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	409 of 985	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	527 of 997	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	424 of 646	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	422 of 855	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.2	620 of 853	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.7	554 of 846	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	14.7	757 of 820	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	54.6	399 of 818	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.4	524 of 809	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	334 of 498	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	362 of 498	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	330 of 500	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	358 of 483	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	247 of 411	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	252 of 404	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	304 of 450	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	411 of 986	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	752 of 990	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	678 of 989	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	684 of 975	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	553 of 945	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	431 of 926	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	640 of 843	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	757 of 853	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	740 of 865	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	679 of 858	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	488 of 823	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	358 of 821	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	465 of 877	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	445 of 984	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	646 of 991	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	662 of 987	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	657 of 980	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	513 of 941	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	386 of 916	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	379 of 618	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	282 of 582	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.4	512 of 528	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	77.5	49 of 395	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	325 of 840	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	594 of 847	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	595 of 852	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	583 of 844	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	465 of 844	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	328 of 812	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	374 of 841	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

English Language Arts45%+6 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Not a good school for minorities. They don't try to help them succeed academically. They put them in all these programs and you don't see any real improvements. They make the material soo hard and then only help certain ones. They believe in the buddy system there. Go to another school where they actually teach the kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 4, 2014

I have a daughter entering kindergarten at Austin Peay this year. She has never been in a learning environment until now. I have requested a certain teacher that over the years,due to having other children attend this school, we have come to have a great rapport. Unfortunately the principal does not feel this is reason enough to allow her to teach my daughter. Knowing this year will be emotionally trying for my child I know this teacher has the ability to help her strive without scaring her and ruining the experience of school from the the start. Who would deny a child the ability to strive from day one? The principal of Austin Peay, that is who. It is apparent to me she is not there for the soul benefit of the children. Knowing for the next four years I will not have any say in my child's education is completely unacceptable. Not only do the teachers have no voice, but you as parent will not either! I will no longer be recommending this school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11825 Douglas	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(901) 867-6000	898	60	14.9		674 (75.1%)	95 (10.6%)	46 (5.1%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	97.2	29^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	38^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	80.1	81.8	78.0				80.0	82.9	80.5	82.3				81.9	78.1	79.9	78.5				78.8					$14,100	$832	$12,900
Millington Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	6445 William Osteen DR	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8433	891	52	17.1		334 (37.5%)	322 (36.1%)	123 (13.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	40.9	598^th of 1009 public elementary schools	40.7%		46.3	523^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	48.6%	75	44.7						44.7	36.7						36.7	29.6						29.6					$15,439	$1,070	$13,121
Donelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms PKWY	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	852	57	15.0		591 (69.4%)	109 (12.8%)	74 (8.7%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	97.5	24^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.2	29^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.2%	5	81.4	81.3	83.1				81.9	84.7	86.3	70.8				80.3	87.3	81.9	76.0				81.3					$15,080	$1,560	$13,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Peay Elementary School

How many students attend Austin Peay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Austin Peay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Austin Peay Elementary School?

Students at Austin Peay Elementary School are 70% White, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Austin Peay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Austin Peay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brighton High School

Is Austin Peay Elementary School a good school?

Austin Peay Elementary School ranks 441^st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Austin Peay Elementary School in?

Tipton County

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