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East Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Tullahoma, Tennessee, serving 472 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tullahoma school district, which is ranked 108 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Lincoln Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 24.5% in ELA and 30.9% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.2%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for White and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Tennessee schools for these groups. Additionally, East Lincoln Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 22.3% over the past few years, which are significantly above the state average.

While East Lincoln Elementary's overall performance is poor, the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better compared to the state averages for those subgroups. This suggests that the school may be able to leverage the strengths of these subgroups to improve the overall academic performance. Nearby schools in the Tullahoma district, such as Bel Aire Elementary and Robert E. Lee Elementary, generally outperform East Lincoln Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings.

506

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,328

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 East Lincoln ST
Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 454-2612

District: Tullahoma

Students who attend East Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle School
High:	Tullahoma High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Two or more races:

16.2%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg42%

792^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Tullahoma

108^th of 139Tullahoma 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	24.8	792 of 1009	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	843 of 1018	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	764 of 1020	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	846 of 1000	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	796 of 983	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	928 of 985	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	838 of 997	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	826 of 855	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	811 of 853	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	822 of 846	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	753 of 820	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	733 of 818	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	682 of 809	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	201 of 498	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	281 of 498	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	161 of 500	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	343 of 483	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	254 of 411	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	328 of 404	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	281 of 450	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	811 of 986	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	872 of 990	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	815 of 989	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	885 of 975	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	771 of 945	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	830 of 926	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	338 of 424	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	199 of 324	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	193 of 319	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	554 of 843	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	665 of 853	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	490 of 865	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	646 of 858	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	568 of 823	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	792 of 821	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	725 of 877	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	723 of 984	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	764 of 991	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	633 of 987	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	732 of 980	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	676 of 941	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	900 of 916	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	516 of 618	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	546 of 582	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	388 of 528	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	283 of 369	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	371 of 395	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	783 of 840	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	800 of 847	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	779 of 852	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	811 of 844	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	760 of 844	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	804 of 812	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	799 of 841	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science28%-18 vs state

English Language Arts24%-14 vs state

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Schools Near East Lincoln Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Lincoln ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2612	472	36	13.2		305 (64.6%)	43 (9.1%)	54 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	24.8	792^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	21.5%		19.8	843^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	17.2%	51	30.1	17.4	46.8		30.9	20.5	14.5	40.3		24.5	20.5	23.2	41.9		27.9			$14,328	$808	$12,609
Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	313 Layne ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2637	523	34	15.3		421 (80.5%)	13 (2.5%)	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.5%)	58.4	373^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.3	353^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	65.3%	20	55.7	40.0	65.8		53.3	59.1	44.4	50.6		51.4	42.0	36.7	36.7		38.5			$14,328	$808	$12,609
Jack T Farrar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Westside DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2608	360	25	14.2		242 (67.2%)	25 (6.9%)	35 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.3%)	36.5	657^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.9%		51.3	457^th of 1018 public elementary schools	55.1%	200	25.0	32.7	50.8		36.5	25.0	42.3	30.5		32.3	28.6	44.2	45.8		39.5			$14,328	$808	$12,609
Bel Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	504 Stone Blvd	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2610	348	24	14.3		270 (77.6%)	19 (5.5%)	21 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	37.1	647^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.2	712^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.1%	65	38.3	25.4	25.0		29.4	48.3	40.8	30.4		40.1	40.0	46.5	29.1		39.2			$14,328	$808	$12,609
Hickerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5017 Old Manchester HWY	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 455-9576	204	18	11.3		172 (84.3%)	3 (1.5%)	21 (10.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	49.3	493^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.1%		35.4	674^th of 1018 public elementary schools	33.8%	181	54.3	21.9	40.9		39.3	51.4	27.3	40.9		40.0	48.6	40.6	54.5		47.2			$15,557	$1,750	$12,491
North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10626 Old Tullahoma RD	Tullahoma	37388	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 455-6239	235	17	14.2		218 (92.8%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	59.3	362^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.1%		53.7	427^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.1%	65	47.1	71.8	46.7		56.3	41.2	51.3	26.7		40.8	47.1	66.7	30.0		49.5			$13,957	$833	$12,177
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Rock Creek RD	Estill Springs	37330	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 649-5435	398	26	15.6		373 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	22.2	822^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.5%		28.1	755^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.8%	67	20.9	29.2	31.7		27.1	20.9	30.6	25.0		25.4	20.9	35.4	40.0		31.8			$12,883	$1,015	$10,995
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Oakdale ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-3412	572	44	13.1		342 (59.8%)	21 (3.7%)	176 (30.8%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	49.4	491^st of 1009 public elementary schools	51.3%		51.2	458^th of 1018 public elementary schools	55.0%	33	50.0	58.9	36.0		47.5	51.3	47.9	32.2		43.2	30.8	38.4	41.6		37.1			$15,138	$881	$13,110
College Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 College ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2805	587	39	15.2		429 (73.1%)	37 (6.3%)	63 (10.7%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	61.7	340^th of 1009 public elementary schools	66.3%		65.1	282^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	72.3%	58	33.7	50.6	71.1		51.7	44.6	51.9	56.7		51.0	43.5	35.8	56.7		45.6			$13,426	$852	$11,675
Lynchburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	276 Mechanic Street North	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 759-7388	487	37	13.3		454 (93.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	55.5	413^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.1%		63.1	311^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.4%	102	35.9	33.3	48.6	48.3	41.7	37.5	41.7	37.1	48.3	40.9	39.1	51.7	50.0	56.9	49.2	56.9	56.9	$13,743	$814	$12,204

Frequently Asked Questions about East Lincoln Elementary

What district is East Lincoln Elementary in?

Tullahoma

Is East Lincoln Elementary a good school?

East Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend East Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended East Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Lincoln Elementary?

Students at East Lincoln Elementary are 65% White, 16% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of East Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle School
High : Tullahoma High School

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