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Morristown East High

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Morristown East High ranks 188 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Morristown East High is a public high school in Morristown, Tennessee, serving 1,520 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hamblen County School District, which is ranked 69 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morristown East High has faced several academic challenges in recent years. The school consistently underperforms the Hamblen County and Tennessee state averages on the TNReady assessments, particularly in Algebra I, where proficiency rates have been below 20% for the past few years, compared to the state average of around 25-30%. The school's graduation rates, ranging from 84.9% to 90.1%, are also generally lower than the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rates have been higher than the state average. Additionally, Morristown East High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.1% to 27.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Morristown East High's performance is mixed. It consistently underperforms its closest counterpart, Morristown West High, in test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. However, its performance varies when compared to other nearby schools, such as West Greene High, Cherokee High, and Cocke County High, with some areas where Morristown East High performs better and others where it lags behind. Addressing the school's academic challenges, particularly in Algebra I and chronic absenteeism, could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Morristown East High.

1,468

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,337

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Hurricane LN
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 586-2543

District: Hamblen County

Feeder schools for Morristown East High:

Elementary:	Fairview Marguerite
	Hillcrest Elementary
	John Hay Elementary
	Russellville Elementary
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	Union Heights Elementary
	Whitesburg Elementary
Middle:	East Ridge Middle School
	Meadowview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

40.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (10% vs 7%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg40%

188^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Hamblen County

69^th of 139Hamblen County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	188 of 389	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	190 of 392	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	220 of 384	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	239 of 358	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	139 of 342	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	160 of 341	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.6	197 of 273	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	66.7	76 of 351	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	47.7	197 of 300	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	172 of 296	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	183 of 285	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	189 of 269	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	172 of 273	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.6	106 of 267	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	54 of 233	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.4	123 of 240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	114 of 239	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	85 of 208	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	69 of 187	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	193 of 365	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	194 of 365	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	217 of 366	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	256 of 350	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	187 of 340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	146 of 337	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	138 of 209	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	127 of 180	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	79 of 153	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	111 of 324	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	109 of 337	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	135 of 330	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	132 of 317	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	121 of 302	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	110 of 308	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	182 of 368	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	207 of 359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	209 of 349	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	163 of 332	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	131 of 329	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	20 of 198	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	22.8	156 of 183	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	78 of 154	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	64 of 151	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	88 of 125	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	46 of 127	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	125 of 159	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	144 of 323	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	215 of 312	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	143 of 306	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	117 of 301	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	156 of 307	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II59%+5 vs state

US History49%+11 vs state

Biology I44%~ state avg

Geometry39%~ state avg

English I32%-7 vs state

Algebra II28%-6 vs state

Algebra I14%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)					TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	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 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morristown East High	Public	9-12	One Hurricane LN	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5		821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	47	188^th of 389 public high schools	51.7%		46.6	190^th of 392 public high schools	51.5%	2	15.6		14.2		30.9	20.0		28.2	75.9	31.3	18.2	44.3		50.2		49.4	32.7	32.4	60.1		59.1	90.0	65.6	18.2	38.6	$11,337	$405	$10,174
Morristown West High	Public	9-12	One Trojan TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16.0		815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	52.5	160^th of 389 public high schools	58.9%		53.9	145^th of 392 public high schools	63.0%	15	17.5		17.1		73.3	26.1	13.0	36.3	60.1	14.0	6.7	50.1		24.5		23.9	42.2	42.2	62.0	9.1	57.0	94.8	36.7		47.5	$11,353	$490	$10,128
Grainger High School	Public	9-12	2201 Hwy 11 W South	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5291	797	53	15.0		714 (89.6%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	37.2	235^th of 389 public high schools	39.6%		31.7	269^th of 392 public high schools	31.4%	34	11.4	6.7	10.9		45.5	12.4		15.0	39.4	25.0		38.3	39.7	28.2		35.3	29.9	29.8	53.8		53.6		21.7	37.9	23.9	$12,534	$1,127	$10,697
Grainger County Adult High	Public	9-12	7850 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5172	3				2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grainger Academy	Public	9-12	232 Pioneer DR	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-6330	11	1	11.0		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$45,825	$2,163	$43,604
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1		1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%		60.9	114^th of 392 public high schools	70.9%	26	27.7		27.5		77.4	29.6		31.4	84.1	40.9		54.2		41.9	33.3	41.5	52.3	51.9	55.9		55.8		42.0	12.5	40.3	$10,693	$315	$9,708
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley RD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Greene High School	Public	9-12	275 West Greene DR	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4061	478	42	11.4		430 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	44.8	199^th of 389 public high schools	48.8%		51.3	162^nd of 392 public high schools	58.7%	37	21.0		19.5	52.4	24.2	16.0		24.4	87.5	42.4		50.4			40.0	40.5	28.6	26.7	57.4		57.3		81.3	12.5	30.8	$10,574	$867	$9,083
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	2927 Hwy 66 South	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	No	(423) 272-6507	996	71	14.1		918 (92.2%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	40.9	215^th of 389 public high schools	44.7%		35.7	247^th of 392 public high schools	37.0%	32	17.2		15.3		65.0	16.8		26.2	79.3	37.0		47.2					36.6	36.6	53.5		53.5	54.2	6.9		19.7	$12,518	$829	$10,978
Cocke County High School	Public	9-12	216 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-8718	1,140	62	18.2		962 (84.4%)	40 (3.5%)	72 (6.3%)	17 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.0%)	37.6	231^st of 389 public high schools	40.6%		42	215^th of 392 public high schools	45.2%	16	23.9		23.2		88.9	17.2		23.8		24.7		42.6		29.7	45.5	30.4	31.2	29.8	48.5		48.3		18.6	8.3	22.2	$13,218	$867	$11,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Morristown East High

What is the racial makeup of Morristown East High?

Students at Morristown East High are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Morristown East High in?

Hamblen County

How many students attend Morristown East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,468 students attended Morristown East High.

Is Morristown East High a good school?

Morristown East High ranks 188^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Morristown East High?

Morristown East High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Marguerite
Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary : John Hay Elementary
Elementary : Russellville Elementary
Elementary : Union Heights Elementary
Elementary : Whitesburg Elementary
Middle : East Ridge Middle School
Middle : Meadowview Middle School

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