Best Public Schools in Buchanan, TN

Summary:

The city of Buchanan, Tennessee is home to two standout schools - Lakewood Elementary and Lakewood Middle School. These schools consistently rank in the top 25% of their respective school types within the state of Tennessee, providing a high-quality education to their students.

Both Lakewood Elementary and Lakewood Middle School outperform the Henry County and Tennessee state averages in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies proficiency. Lakewood Elementary has a student population of 505, while Lakewood Middle School has 249 students. The racial makeup of the schools is predominantly White, with some diversity in Hispanic and Asian students.

In terms of resources, Lakewood Elementary and Lakewood Middle School have relatively high spending per student, at $10,444 and $10,664 respectively, as well as low student-teacher ratios of 14.9 and 14.7. These factors likely contribute to the schools' strong academic performance, with Lakewood Elementary ranking 207 out of 1,008 Tennessee elementary schools and Lakewood Middle School ranking 125 out of 594 Tennessee middle schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)							TNReady English Language Arts (2024)							TNReady Science (2024)							TNReady Social Studies (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6745 Highway 79 North	Buchanan	38222	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 644-1600	505	34	14.9		457 (90.5%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	73.3	209^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.5%		72.5	209^th of 1020 public elementary schools	79.5%		50.7	53.9	52.1	52.6	46.6	49.4	50.9	39.7	50.0	41.5	47.3	41.1	40.4	43.2	54.8	57.9	54.3	63.2	50.7	53.9	55.7	60.5	32.9	49.4	47.9	$12,081	$2,214	$8,930

Cities Near Buchanan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paris	4.58 mi	5	94^th
Puryear	6.5 mi	1	44^th
Henry	9.9 mi	2	243^rd
Mc Kenzie	15.72 mi	3	139^th
Gleason	15.92 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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