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Lauderdale County Schools
Lauderdale County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Lauderdale County (Ripley). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lauderdale County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lauderdale County
6 of 7 schools in Lauderdale County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Lauderdale County
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Halls High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Halls Junior High School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Halls Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Ripley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Ripley High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Ripley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lauderdale County
High schools (2)
- B- Halls High School, Halls
- D Ripley High School, Ripley
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C+ Halls Junior High School, Halls
- D Ripley Middle School, Ripley
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Halls Elementary School, Halls
- C- Ripley Elementary, Ripley
- Ripley Primary, Ripley
Where Lauderdale County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Lauderdale County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,360 students with 240 full-time-equivalent teachers and 554 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4702310
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tipton County (14 schools, 19 mi)
- Haywood County (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Dyer County (8 schools, 24 mi)
- Dyersburg (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Crockett County (5 schools, 27 mi)
- Millington Municipal Schools (3 schools, 32 mi)
- Arlington (4 schools, 35 mi)
- Bartlett (10 schools, 38 mi)
Questions about Lauderdale County
How many schools are in Lauderdale County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Lauderdale County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lauderdale County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ripley, Halls.
How good are the schools in Lauderdale County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 31.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lauderdale County?
3,360 students were enrolled in Lauderdale County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lauderdale County?
Lauderdale County is in Tennessee, based in Lauderdale County, with its district office in Ripley. Its boundary covers about 472 sq mi.