Jackson Elementary vs Wells Station Elementary

Wells Station Elementary ranks #17 of 1,785 Tennessee schools while Jackson Elementary ranks #32 of 1,785 — both land in the top 2% statewide, but Wells Station Elementary holds a measurable edge in overall rating, 9.3/10 against Jackson Elementary's 9.1/10. That 0.2-point gap is narrow in absolute terms, yet the difference in state rank between #17 and #32 reflects real separation at the top of Tennessee's performance distribution. Parents choosing between two schools just 1.0 mile apart are working with genuinely fine margins.

On academics, Jackson Elementary holds a slight edge — 8.4/10 versus Wells Station Elementary's 8.3/10, a 0.1-point difference that is essentially a dead heat. Growth tells a different story: Wells Station Elementary scores 9.8/10 against Jackson Elementary's 9.5/10, a 0.3-point gap favoring Wells Station Elementary. That growth advantage is the primary driver of Wells Station's higher overall rating and higher state rank, signaling that students at Wells Station Elementary are consistently outpacing expected academic trajectory year over year.

Jackson Elementary enrolls 303 students while Wells Station Elementary serves 633 — more than double. Despite Wells Station's larger size, it maintains a tighter student-teacher ratio: 12.7:1 versus Jackson Elementary's 13.8:1. That means Wells Station Elementary students, on average, have slightly more daily instructor access even within a significantly larger school community. Families who prioritize smaller class environments may lean toward Wells Station despite its larger total enrollment.

Both schools serve identical grade bands, PK through 5th grade, so neither offers an expanded or truncated program range relative to the other. The distinction between them is almost entirely in performance metrics rather than structural program differences: Wells Station Elementary's growth score advantage and state rank pull it narrowly ahead, while Jackson Elementary answers with a marginally stronger academic score and a smaller overall school footprint.