Summary:
Schools in zip code 38340 (Henderson, TN) serve approximately 2,663 students across five schools in Chester County Schools, a top-ranked district in Tennessee. The district includes one high school, one junior high, and three elementary schools (including an upper-elementary school for grades 4–5). Overall, this is a strong district, but families will find notable differences in academic performance, attendance, and trends by school and grade level.
Chester County Middle School (grades 4–5) stands out as the academic leader with the highest math proficiency in the district (68.6% vs. 43% statewide), strong ELA and science scores, and the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.2%). East Chester Elementary School is a consistent 4-star performer with the highest per-student spending ($12,550), while W Chester Elementary School excels in ELA (61.8%) but has seen its statewide rank slip from the 88th to the 77th percentile due to falling math and science scores. Chester County High School posts a strong 92.9% graduation rate and beats the state by wide margins in English II (+13 points) and US History (+19.7 points), but it lags in Algebra I and Geometry and has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.1%.
The main concern is Chester County Junior High School, the district’s lowest-ranked school. Academic proficiency drops sharply between 6th and 8th grade across every subject—for example, math falls from 64.1% to 29.8%—though the school has made major year-over-year improvements in math and science. Chronic absenteeism also rises with grade level, from 11.2% at the upper-elementary level to 24.1% at the high school. Spending does not clearly predict performance: East Chester spends the most, but Chester County Middle outperforms it while spending less. Families should watch the junior high’s upward momentum, the high school’s math and attendance challenges, and W Chester’s declining trend.
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