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Trenton Elementary School

Q: Is Trenton Elementary School a good school?

Trenton Elementary School ranks 435 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Trenton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Trenton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Trenton Elementary School?

Students at Trenton Elementary School are 58% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Trenton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Trenton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Trenton Middle School High : Peabody High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Trenton Elementary School is a pre-kindergarten through 4th grade school in the small town of Trenton, Tennessee, serving about 550 students and belonging to the Trenton Special School District. The school currently ranks in the 57th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools with a 3-star rating, placing it solidly in the middle of the pack statewide. Its ranking has climbed steadily over the past decade, from the 36th percentile in 2013-14 to its current level, though the path hasn't been smooth — the school reached a 64th percentile high in 2022-23, dipped to 49th the following year, and has since recovered to the late 50s.

Math is the clear strength of the school. In the latest testing year, 53% of students scored proficient in math, comfortably above the state's 43% and the district's 45.5%. Third-grade math proficiency hit 51.8% and 4th grade reached 54.2%. English language arts is the relative weak spot, particularly at 4th grade, where only 38.6% of students were proficient compared to 47.4% statewide — a gap of nearly nine points. Special education students remain the most urgent concern, sitting at the 29th percentile statewide, though that is a meaningful improvement from a 0-star rating just two years ago. Attendance, meanwhile, is a real bright spot: chronic absenteeism is only 8.5%, less than half the state average of 18.3%.

Compared to neighboring schools, Trenton holds its own against the middle tier but trails the region's best. It surpasses Kenton Elementary School, East Elementary School, Yorkville Elementary School, and Dyer Elementary School in math, but South Gibson County Elementary School stands out with 68.2% math and 71.1% ELA proficiency — and does it on less money, spending about $10,511 per student versus Trenton's $13,140. Trenton also carries its district, beating district averages in every subject. Recent years have brought progress for low-income students, though the latest year slipped somewhat. With low absenteeism, a proven ability to reach the 64th percentile as recently as 2022-23, and clear problem areas now identified, Trenton has a realistic path forward if it can stabilize 4th-grade ELA and strengthen special education support.

550

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,140

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

811 S College Street
Trenton, TN 38382

(731) 855-0971

District: Trenton Special School District

Students who attend Trenton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Trenton Middle School
High:	Peabody High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

African American:

22.9%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2023 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2023) to 57th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg43%

435^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2018

From bottom 39% (2018) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 141Trenton Special School District 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
2026	55.3	435 of 1019	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	428 of 1009	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	517 of 1018	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	369 of 1020	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	507 of 1000	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	514 of 983	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	592 of 985	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	607 of 997	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	518 of 855	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	550 of 853	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	658 of 846	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.6	409 of 820	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	310 of 818	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	422 of 809	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	185 of 498	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	197 of 498	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	289 of 498	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	208 of 500	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	250 of 483	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	194 of 411	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	309 of 404	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	376 of 450	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	400 of 986	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	489 of 990	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	264 of 989	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	409 of 975	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	463 of 945	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	632 of 926	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	59 of 363	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	44 of 324	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	403 of 823	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	219 of 843	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	265 of 853	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	427 of 865	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	348 of 858	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	375 of 823	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	455 of 821	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	632 of 877	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	442 of 984	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	536 of 991	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	509 of 987	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	602 of 980	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	534 of 941	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	505 of 916	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	455 of 641	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	459 of 618	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	551 of 582	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	405 of 528	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	246 of 447	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	115 of 369	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	355 of 849	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	318 of 840	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	394 of 847	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	330 of 852	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	469 of 844	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	437 of 844	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	431 of 812	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	473 of 841	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)84th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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
Trenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	811 S College Street	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-0971	550	37	14.9	40.9%	334 (60.7%)	130 (23.6%)	40 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	55.3	435^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.3%		54.3	428^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.6%	7	51.8	54.2					53.0	43.5	38.6					41.1	48.2	48.2					48.2					$13,140	$1,255	$10,327
Dyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 East College Street	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 692-2444	410	30	13.8	41.2%	291 (71.0%)	92 (22.4%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	57.2	412^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.6%		62.4	332^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	67.1%	80	66.7	65.5	50.0	37.5	50.0	36.7	50.0	44.4	48.3	32.3	35.0	52.4	33.3	41.2	55.6	41.4	38.7	47.5	76.2	46.7	52.3	55.0	81.0	53.3	64.3	$14,096	$1,158	$11,902
East Elementary School	Public	2-6	1560 North 30th Avenue	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-4171	421	26	16.1	58.7%	92 (21.9%)	268 (63.7%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	5.5	996^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.1	985^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.4%	11	5.6	9.6	5.8	< 5%			5.5	17.4	12.3	14.5	9.2			13.2	21.1	11.0	10.1	21.1			15.9	10.7			10.7	$15,108	$2,084	$11,238
Milan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Middle Road	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 686-0840	860	69	12.4	43.5%	553 (64.3%)	183 (21.3%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.1%)	59	377^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.0%		54.7	422^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	58.2%	45	34.8	71.0					54.4	44.7	58.1					51.9	40.9	47.7					44.6					$13,060	$924	$11,131
Stigall Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	301 Westside Drive	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2825	216	15	14.4	60.3%	35 (16.2%)	142 (65.7%)	25 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)								(n/a)																										$16,018	$2,388	$11,751
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	K-8	84 State Route 188	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 559-4223	102	12	8.8	26.4%	87 (85.3%)	4 (3.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.4	248^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.7%		70.4	234^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.8%	14	54.5	73.3		63.6		47.1	55.1	50.0	66.7		18.2		23.5	38.2	63.6	66.7		54.5		58.8	60.9	27.3		41.2	45.7	$17,733	$999	$15,295
Rutherford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox Street	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	271	19	14.1	25.5%	220 (81.2%)	33 (12.2%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	76.8	181^st of 1019 public elementary schools	82.2%		77.5	173^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	82.9%	8	57.7	56.3	54.8	63.9	60.0	51.4	57.5	63.0	58.8	34.4	58.3	45.7	29.7	46.7	48.1	62.5	46.9	75.0	57.1	51.4	56.8	75.0	62.9	62.2	66.7	$12,227	$666	$10,730
South Gibson County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Mt Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-3660	915	50	18.4	10.0%	786 (85.9%)	60 (6.6%)	38 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	89.5	91^st of 1019 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.4	103^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.8%	12	66.5	70.0					68.2	68.7	73.5					71.1	64.1	68.2					66.2					$10,511	$628	$9,288
Yorkville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	56 Nebo - Yorkville Road	Yorkville	38389	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 643-6598	144	12	12.1	20.8%	138 (95.8%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	67.8	279^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.6%		64.4	309^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.4%	30	55.0	64.3	60.0	31.3	13.3	29.4	41.3	55.0	50.0	40.0	43.8	26.7	17.6	39.1	70.0	57.1	60.0	56.3	40.0	47.1	55.4	37.5	46.7	47.1	43.8	$14,448	$1,168	$12,113
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	152	14	10.9	27.0%	104 (68.4%)	26 (17.1%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	75.2	196^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.8%		72.2	220^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.2%	24	62.5	55.6	61.3				60.3	58.3	55.6	40.6				50.0	54.2	72.2	61.3				61.6					$14,152	$945	$11,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Trenton Elementary School

What district is Trenton Elementary School in?

Trenton Special School District

How many students attend Trenton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Trenton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Trenton Elementary School?

Students at Trenton Elementary School are 58% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Trenton Elementary School a good school?

Trenton Elementary School ranks 435^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Trenton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Trenton Middle School
High : Peabody High School

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