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Findlay Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Findlay Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Sparta, TN, serving 413 students as part of White County Schools. It has earned a 5-star statewide rating and ranks in the 91st percentile of all Tennessee elementary schools, making it the top-performing elementary school in the district.

Findlay's academic results are dramatically above both its district and the state. In math, 77.9% of students are proficient, compared to 58.1% for White County Schools and 43.0% statewide. Science proficiency stands at 69.5%, and English Language Arts at 61.1%—both well ahead of district and Tennessee averages. Among nearby White County schools, Findlay outpaces Cassville Elementary, Doyle Elementary, Northfield Elementary, Bon De Croft Elementary, and Woodland Park Elementary by wide margins in every subject. The only nearby school that ranks higher is Capshaw Elementary in Putnam County Schools.

Perhaps the most striking finding is how well Findlay serves students who often face the greatest challenges. Its low-socioeconomic-status students rank 8th out of 823 schools statewide—a 99th-percentile result that speaks to the school's equity focus. Special education students also perform in the 91st percentile. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.9%, less than half the statewide rate of 18.3%, and far below nearby Woodland Park's 13.1%. The school has climbed steadily from the 46th percentile in 2016–17 to its current 5-star status. The one area to watch is upper-grade literacy: 5th grade ELA proficiency is 52.5%, still above state averages but the school's lowest subject-grade result.

413

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,991

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

560 Hale Street
Sparta, TN 38583

(931) 738-2412

District: White County Schools

Students who attend Findlay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	White County Middle School
High:	White County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (70% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg54%

Tennessee avg43%

93^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 45 pts since 2017

From bottom 46% (2017) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the White County Schools

17^th of 141White 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	93 of 1019	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	93 of 1009	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	118 of 1018	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	177 of 1020	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	167 of 1000	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	203 of 983	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	278 of 985	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	347 of 997	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.1	348 of 646	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.8	297 of 855	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	223 of 853	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	63.4	345 of 846	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.7	319 of 820	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.8	355 of 818	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	219 of 809	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	109 of 986	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	100 of 990	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	177 of 989	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	151 of 975	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	121 of 945	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	248 of 926	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	8 of 823	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	17 of 843	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	9 of 853	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	19 of 865	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	34 of 858	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	100 of 823	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	356 of 821	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	511 of 877	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	68 of 984	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	132 of 991	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	185 of 987	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	199 of 980	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	328 of 941	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	384 of 916	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	147 of 641	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	54 of 618	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.6	108 of 582	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	199 of 447	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	203 of 369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	122 of 849	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	118 of 840	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	142 of 847	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	209 of 852	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	205 of 844	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	258 of 844	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	330 of 812	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	369 of 841	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+35 vs state

Science70%+23 vs state

English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Findlay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Hale Street	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 738-2412	418	29	14.3	26.2%	378 (90.4%)	11 (2.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	89.3	93^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.3	93^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	90.8%		77.0	75.0	82.0	77.9	68.9	61.8	52.5	61.1	70.5	76.5	60.7	69.5	$12,991	$1,029	$10,747
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	88 Panther Drive	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 738-3505	506	34	14.8	42.6%	456 (90.1%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	59.6	368^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.9%		53.5	443^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	56.1%	75	56.9	54.1	44.8	52.1	44.8	40.5	56.9	46.8	43.1	50.0	53.4	48.9	$13,143	$1,509	$10,500
Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	570 S Bunker Hill Road	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-7979	300	21	14.1	29.9%	287 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	64	318^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.7	180^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.2%	138	61.7	52.4	58.8	57.9	53.2	42.9	41.2	45.7	44.7	54.8	51.0	50.0	$12,391	$777	$10,551
Cassville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Will Thompson Road	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-2277	231	16	14.2	37.9%	214 (92.6%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	72.9	217^th of 1019 public elementary schools	78.7%		72.3	218^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.4%	1	69.4	75.7	82.6	75.0	58.3	51.4	78.3	60.4	38.9	37.8	65.2	44.8	$13,011	$1,150	$10,721
Doyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	174 West Gooseneck Road	Doyle	38559	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 657-2287	304	20	15.4	38.5%	283 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	68	277^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.8%		78.2	167^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.4%	110	39.1	86.1	55.6	58.1	39.1	69.4	38.9	47.1	54.3	69.4	55.6	58.8	$11,236	$855	$9,310
Bon De Croft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Crossville Highway	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 935-2359	190	17	11.0	36.5%	178 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	60.4	363^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	64.4%		54.1	432^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	57.2%	69	26.9	56.5	81.3	56.8	26.9	56.5	50.0	44.4	34.6	52.2	65.6	51.9	$14,653	$1,234	$12,194
Prescott South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 W. Cemetery Road	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2275	545	35	15.5	37.6%	477 (87.5%)	5 (0.9%)	43 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	84.4	123^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.2	114^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.7%	9	63.1	74.3		68.4	60.4	66.0		63.0	56.8	64.4		60.4	$12,811	$897	$11,192
Park View School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 Lee Seminary Road	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2516	422	29	14.5	51.9%	317 (75.1%)	18 (4.3%)	79 (18.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	62.5	340^th of 1019 public elementary schools	66.6%		57	396^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.8%	56	67.7	44.8		56.1	49.2	47.8		48.5	50.8	50.7		50.8	$15,140	$1,144	$12,933
Capshaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Cougar Lane	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 526-2414	522	34	15.5	29.3%	440 (84.3%)	8 (1.5%)	43 (8.2%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	93.5	60^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.1%		96.3	37^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.3%	23	70.1	88.5		79.3	68.0	78.1		73.1	63.9	77.1		70.5	$13,284	$390	$12,098
Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 946-2171	368	30	12.2	41.9%	364 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	584^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.7%		43.4	555^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.0%	29	32.1	50.0	40.4	40.4	42.9	42.9	30.8	38.9	57.1	34.0	37.3	43.3	$16,023	$2,405	$12,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Findlay Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Findlay Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : White County Middle School
High : White County High School

How many students attend Findlay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Findlay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Findlay Elementary School?

Students at Findlay Elementary School are 87% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Findlay Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Findlay Elementary School ranks in the top 9.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Findlay Elementary School in?

White County Schools

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