Tennessee · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Tennessee

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Tennessee, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Tennessee schools listed here average 64.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

64.9%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 98.5%
highest rate (Pearl-Cohn High): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Pearl-Cohn HighNashville	526	Critical	98.5%
2	The Excel CenterMemphis	457	Critical	96.5%
3	Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolMemphis	537	Critical	95.9%
4	Northfield AcademySpring Hill	74	Critical	94.6%
5	Northwest Prep AcademyMemphis	173	Critical	94.2%
6	The Phoenix SchoolCrossville	72	Critical	93.1%
7	Haynes MiddleNashville	234	Critical	91.0%
8	Memphis College PreparatoryMemphis	227	Critical	88.1%
9	Moses Mckissack MiddleNashville	114	Critical	86.8%
10	Stratford Stem Magnet SchoolNashville	810	Critical	85.8%
11	Memphis Scholars Caldwell-GuthrieMemphis	309	Critical	85.1%
12	Madison MiddleMadison	360	Critical	85.0%
13	Orchard Knob MiddleChattanooga	264	Critical	78.8%
14	Kipp Memphis Collegiate High SchoolMemphis	346	Critical	77.7%
15	Kipp Memphis Collegiate MiddleMemphis	301	Critical	77.1%
16	Believe Memphis Academy Charter SchoolMemphis	467	Critical	76.9%
17	Maplewood HighNashville	700	Critical	76.3%
18	John Early MiddleNashville	136	Critical	75.7%
19	Perry County High SchoolLinden	273	Critical	75.1%
20	Tenn School for BlindNashville	100	Critical	74.0%
21	Republic High SchoolNashville	587	Critical	73.8%
22	Memphis Business Academy High SchoolMemphis	521	Critical	73.3%
23	Memphis Delta PreparatoryMemphis	351	Critical	72.9%
24	Two Rivers MiddleNashville	281	Critical	72.6%
25	A. Maceo Walker MiddleMemphis	641	Critical	69.6%
26	Woodstock Middle SchoolMillington	248	Critical	69.4%
27	R T Fisher AlternativeGallatin	127	Critical	69.3%
28	Bluff City High SchoolMemphis	514	Critical	69.1%
29	Jere Baxter MiddleNashville	369	Critical	69.1%
30	Howard Connect AcademyChattanooga	94	Critical	69.1%
31	Hillcrest High SchoolMemphis	476	Critical	68.9%
32	Donelson MiddleNashville	434	Critical	68.7%
33	Grainger High SchoolRutledge	756	Critical	67.3%
34	Journey Hanley SchoolMemphis	657	Critical	67.1%
35	Jones ElementaryNashville	251	Critical	66.9%
36	Cherokee ElementaryMemphis	321	Critical	66.4%
37	Vine Middle/MagnetKnoxville	382	Critical	66.0%
38	The Howard SchoolChattanooga	1,329	Critical	65.6%
39	Glencliff High SchoolNashville	1,013	Critical	65.5%
40	Wooddale Middle SchoolMemphis	534	Critical	64.4%
41	East Nashville Magnet High SchoolNashville	432	Critical	64.4%
42	North Parkway Middle SchoolJackson	360	Critical	64.2%
43	Chickasaw MiddleMemphis	330	Critical	63.9%
44	Kipp Memphis Collegiate ElementaryMemphis	381	Critical	63.8%
45	Haywood High SchoolBrownsville	733	Critical	63.0%
46	South Doyle High SchoolKnoxville	925	Critical	62.3%
47	Northaven ElementaryMemphis	320	Critical	62.2%
48	Levi ElementaryMemphis	454	Critical	62.1%
49	Rocketship Nashville Northeast ElementaryNashville	499	Critical	61.9%
50	Coker Creek ElementaryTellico Plains	55	Critical	61.8%
51	Lincoln Elementary SchoolJackson	412	Critical	61.4%
52	Neely's Bend: a Lead Public SchoolMadison	367	Critical	61.0%
53	Bedford County Virtual SchoolWartrace	77	Critical	61.0%
54	Ida B. Wells Academy Es/MsMemphis	99	Critical	60.6%
55	Sequatchie Co High SchoolDunlap	542	Critical	60.5%
56	Fayette Ware Comprehensive High SchoolSomerville	724	Critical	60.4%
57	William Henry Oliver MiddleNashville	423	Critical	60.3%
58	City University School of Liberal ArtsMemphis	179	Critical	59.8%
59	Cornerstone Prep - Lester CampusMemphis	401	Critical	59.6%
60	Apollo MiddleAntioch	549	Critical	59.0%
61	Hunters Lane HighNashville	1,414	Critical	58.8%
62	Ridgeway HighMemphis	695	Critical	58.6%
63	Wright MiddleNashville	498	Critical	58.0%
64	Fulton High SchoolKnoxville	933	Critical	57.8%
65	Liberty Technology Magnet High SchoolJackson	604	Critical	57.8%
66	Jackson Career Technology Magnet ElementaryJackson	336	Critical	57.7%
67	Brainerd High SchoolChattanooga	739	Critical	57.5%
68	New Directions AcademyCharlotte	61	Critical	57.4%
69	Austin East High/MagnetKnoxville	663	Critical	57.3%
70	Compass Community School Orange Mound CampusMemphis	203	Critical	57.1%
71	East Ridge High SchoolChattanooga	867	Critical	57.0%
72	Spring Hill ElementaryKnoxville	419	Critical	56.6%
73	Fairley High SchoolMemphis	399	Critical	55.9%
74	Cumberland ElementaryNashville	452	Critical	55.8%
75	Croft MiddleNashville	411	Critical	55.5%
76	Bradley Academy - an Arts Integrated SchoolMurfreesboro	334	Critical	55.1%
77	Freedom Preparatory Academy FlagshipMemphis	692	Critical	54.5%
78	Compass Community School Frayser CampusMemphis	200	Critical	54.5%
79	Rutledge Middle SchoolRutledge	363	Critical	54.0%
80	Sevier County High SchoolSevierville	950	Critical	53.9%
81	Jones Cove ElementaryCosby	102	Critical	53.9%
82	Green Magnet Math and Science AcademyKnoxville	359	Critical	53.8%
83	Compass Community School Binghampton CampusMemphis	201	Critical	53.7%
84	East Nashville MiddleNashville	191	Critical	53.4%
85	Holmes Road ElementaryMemphis	708	Critical	53.1%
86	Robert Churchwell ElementaryNashville	280	Critical	52.9%
87	Compass Community School Berclair CampusMemphis	231	Critical	52.8%
88	Westside Middle SchoolMemphis	328	Critical	52.7%
89	Lead CameronNashville	529	Critical	52.6%
90	Nashville PrepNashville	187	Critical	52.4%
91	North Side High SchoolJackson	903	Critical	52.3%
92	Dupont Tyler MiddleHermitage	377	Critical	52.3%
93	Clairfield ElementaryClairfield	69	Critical	52.2%
94	Margaret Allen MiddleNashville	306	Critical	52.0%
95	Promise AcademyMemphis	282	Critical	51.8%
96	Sevierville PrimarySevierville	459	Critical	51.4%
97	Jellico High SchoolJellico	275	Critical	51.3%
98	Mooreland Heights ElementaryKnoxville	369	Critical	51.2%
99	De Kalb County High SchoolSmithville	781	Critical	51.1%
100	Hattie Cotton ElementaryNashville	221	Critical	51.1%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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