Best Public Schools in Putnam County, Tennessee & Rankings

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)							TNReady English Language Arts (2024)							TNReady Algebra I (2024)		TNReady Algebra II (2024)				TNReady Biology I (2024)				TNReady US History (2024)		TNReady English I (2024)			TNReady English II (2024)			TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 8th Grade	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Putnam County Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 East Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 528-8685	29	0	76.3		7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cane Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 West Jackson ST	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 520-1173	432	32	13.7		345 (79.9%)	9 (2.1%)	70 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	43.1	572^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	43.8%		53.7	423^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	58.5%	149	36.4	48.6					42.6	39.4	37.1					38.2																							33.3	38.6					36.0					$13,065	$1,837	$10,059
Avery Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	230 Raider DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 520-2200	745	52	14.2		421 (56.5%)	33 (4.4%)	256 (34.4%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	44.6	317^th of 587 public middle schools	46.0%		54.9	243^rd of 594 public middle schools	59.1%	74			48.3	36.2	26.1	50.8	41.3			30.1	31.9	33.7	19.6	29.1													90.3		90.3										33.9	42.0	39.8	32.6	37.1	27.1	40.4	31.5	32.7	$10,818	$1,050	$8,975
Cornerstone Elementary	Public	2-4	371 First Avenue South	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-9190	367	26	14.3		339 (92.4%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	48.2	497^th of 1018 public elementary schools	51.2%		52.5	443^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	56.6%	54	45.7	53.8					49.6	32.6	43.7					37.9																							34.1	40.3					37.1					$12,237	$1,392	$10,027
Capshaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Cougar LN	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 526-2414	522	34	15.5		440 (84.3%)	8 (1.5%)	43 (8.2%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	94.9	53^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.6	57^th of 1020 public elementary schools	94.4%	4	74.1	73.7					73.9	69.4	72.7					71.2																							74.1	73.7					73.9					$11,561	$831	$9,969
Jere Whitson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	178 East Jere Whitson RD	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-6575	317	27	11.5		92 (29.0%)	10 (3.2%)	208 (65.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24	799^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.4	793^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	22.3%	6	31.9	38.6					35.6	23.4	28.1					26.0																							21.3	26.3					24.0					$13,168	$1,864	$10,020
Monterey High School	Public	7-12	710 East Commercial AVE	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 839-2970	544	41	13.3		349 (64.2%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	53.1	149^th of 392 public high schools	62.0%		45.9	178^th of 384 public high schools	53.6%	29					28.8	53.2	41.3					14.7	25.4	19.7	6.7	10.7	93.8	37.7		47.4		33.7		34.3				18.9	16.7	64.2		63.5		46.5		44.4					41.2	42.4	41.7		29.4	32.2	30.7	$10,885	$1,265	$8,809
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	575 N Old Kentucky RD	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2978	453	31	14.7		327 (72.2%)	10 (2.2%)	103 (22.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	70.8	233^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	77.1%		52.7	441^st of 1020 public elementary schools	56.8%	208	53.7	64.8					59.4	50.7	52.1					51.4																							47.8	49.3					48.6					$12,041	$1,237	$9,964
Park View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	545 Scott AVE	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2516	422	29	14.5		317 (75.1%)	18 (4.3%)	79 (18.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57.8	384^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.3%		49.7	478^th of 1020 public elementary schools	53.1%	94	60.8	44.6					52.7	48.6	45.3					47.0																							43.2	36.0					39.6					$12,351	$1,354	$10,162
Cookeville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Cavalier DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 520-2287	2,202	136	16.2		1,592 (72.3%)	75 (3.4%)	448 (20.3%)	47 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.6%)	65.1	97^th of 392 public high schools	75.3%		65.6	75^th of 384 public high schools	80.5%	22															14.5	13.3	87.7	38.1	18.2	44.0	85.3	64.1	50.0	65.2				35.8	32.8	60.6	22.2	64.9	91.7	30.7		38.5												$9,774	$1,054	$8,189
Sycamore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	452 Ellis AVE	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-9322	310	24	12.9		205 (66.1%)	17 (5.5%)	69 (22.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	39.9	616^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.7	604^th of 1020 public elementary schools	40.8%	12	45.0	33.3					38.3	45.0	29.6					36.2																							40.0	35.2					37.2					$15,428	$2,079	$12,214
Upperman Middle School	Public	5-8	6700 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-6601	847	54	15.8		748 (88.3%)	21 (2.5%)	57 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	43	325^th of 587 public middle schools	44.6%		40.3	340^th of 594 public middle schools	42.8%	15			46.3	38.6	35.6	46.6	41.8			34.3	27.4	26.7	13.3	26.0													93.3		93.3										39.0	36.7	36.1	33.7	36.4	25.6	46.0	34.2	35.1	$9,992	$1,192	$8,242
Burks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Crossville ST	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 839-7641	530	39	13.5		324 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	197 (37.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63	312^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.4%		52.3	444^th of 1020 public elementary schools	56.5%	132	42.9	50.0	60.3	41.7			49.1	38.6	50.0	41.1	43.3			43.1																							28.6	42.2	67.1	60.0			49.4	46.7			46.7	$11,830	$1,472	$9,372
Algood Middle School	Public	5-8	540 Dry Valley RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 537-6141	730	51	14.4		593 (81.2%)	10 (1.4%)	100 (13.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	78.6	89^th of 587 public middle schools	84.8%		67.5	158^th of 594 public middle schools	73.4%	69			46.2	54.3	51.9	63.4	54.3			34.8	55.4	47.1	32.9	42.8																									34.2	57.1	52.3	53.0	49.5	64.4	61.8	35.4	53.3	$11,223	$1,199	$9,407
Upperman High School	Public	9-12	6950 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 858-3112	918	46	19.8		807 (87.9%)	23 (2.5%)	61 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	39.9	224^th of 392 public high schools	42.9%		33.4	258^th of 384 public high schools	32.8%	34															9.9	9.4	82.8	21.7		29.7		45.8	54.5	45.0				21.9	21.3	41.6		47.2	79.3	20.9	8.3	28.0												$9,339	$1,211	$7,581
T T U Child Development Lab	Public	PK	720 Quadrangle	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	(n/a)	(931) 372-6262	20	2	10.0		16 (80.0%)	2 (10.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Algood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 Old Walton RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 303-0362	507	38	13.2		435 (85.8%)	15 (3.0%)	45 (8.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75.5	189^th of 1018 public elementary schools	81.4%		77.9	164^th of 1020 public elementary schools	83.9%	25	56.6	52.4					54.3	59.0	64.8					62.2																							53.0	49.5					51.1					$12,423	$1,197	$10,335
White Plains Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	288 E. Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 528-1847	98	17	5.6		77 (78.6%)	7 (7.1%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)					10.0	6.7	8.6					20.0		5.7				5.3				10.5			7.7	9.5		11.8	9.4	12.5		11.5		8.3								6.7			30.0	7.1	13.8
Prescott South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 W. Cemetery RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2275	545	35	15.5		477 (87.5%)	5 (0.9%)	43 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	80.2	152^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	85.1%		68.4	251^st of 1020 public elementary schools	75.4%	99	62.7	60.4					61.6	54.5	62.0					58.1																							58.2	52.5					55.5					$10,904	$1,060	$9,280
Prescott South Middle School	Public	5-8	1859 S. Jefferson ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 528-3647	766	59	12.9		635 (82.9%)	23 (3.0%)	79 (10.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	72.8	119^th of 587 public middle schools	79.7%		64.4	182^nd of 594 public middle schools	69.4%	63			55.6	54.8	50.7	51.8	53.3			43.9	55.9	43.1	27.5	43.2																									47.1	53.7	61.3	44.7	51.6	38.8	65.7	38.1	47.3	$10,640	$1,052	$8,918
Putnam County VITAL	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1400 E. Spring ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 372-2368	106	20	5.2		86 (81.1%)	8 (7.5%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)			10.0	21.4	19.0	15.4	16.4			10.0	28.6	22.7	16.7	21.2		9.1		21.4		21.4		50.0		50.0					27.3	50.0		54.5				66.7			20.0	28.6	40.9	53.8	35.3	14.3	36.4	35.7	30.0	$3,781	$686	$3,094
Baxter Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	125 Elmore Town Road	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-3110	352	22	16.3		317 (90.1%)	11 (3.1%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)																																																$14,107	$1,110	$11,722
Dodson Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16221 Dodson Branch HWY	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-0761	277	20	14.2		259 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	65.4	276^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.9%		48.9	488^th of 1020 public elementary schools	52.2%	212	59.4	22.7	46.2	68.9	58.3	70.8	56.6	46.9	27.3	38.5	51.1	37.5	37.5	41.6																							28.1	36.4	19.2	82.2	62.5	62.5	51.4	77.8	29.2	41.7	55.9	$12,404	$2,591	$8,542

Best Public Schools in Putnam County, TN

Capshaw Elementary

Prescott South Elementary

Algood Middle School

Algood Elementary

Prescott South Middle School

Northeast Elementary

Dodson Branch Elementary

Cookeville High School

Burks Elementary

Park View Elementary

Monterey High School

Cornerstone Elementary

Avery Trace Middle School

Cane Creek Elementary

Upperman Middle School

Sycamore Elementary

Upperman High School

Jere Whitson Elementary

Baxter Primary

Putnam County Adult High School

Putnam County VITAL

T T U Child Development Lab

White Plains Academy

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Tennessee: