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Porter Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Porter Elementary is a public elementary school located in Maryville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 226. The school is part of the Blount County School District, which is ranked 59 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Porter Elementary consistently ranks among the top 30% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a ranking of 70 out of 1,009 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly higher than the Blount County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Porter Elementary had 75.5% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% for Blount County and 42.2% for the state. Porter Elementary also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Porter Elementary faces some challenges with chronic absenteeism, it still outperforms the Blount County School District and state averages. The school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may contribute to its success. Overall, Porter Elementary is a shining example of educational excellence in the region, consistently ranking among the top schools in Tennessee.

266

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,550

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4520 Wildwood Springs RD
Maryville, TN 37804

(865) 983-4071

District: Blount County

Students who attend Porter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

6.8%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (72% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

70^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 49 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14Elementary Schools in the Blount County

59^th of 139Blount 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	92.3	70 of 1009	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	141 of 1018	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	201 of 1020	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	300 of 1000	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	254 of 983	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	320 of 985	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	148 of 997	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	225 of 646	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	476 of 855	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.3	313 of 853	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.4	201 of 846	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	202 of 820	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	44.8	498 of 818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	399 of 809	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	72 of 986	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	126 of 990	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	282 of 989	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	339 of 975	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	352 of 945	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	305 of 926	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	89.3	27 of 853	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	68.9	141 of 821	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	80 of 877	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	89 of 984	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	163 of 991	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	151 of 987	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	282 of 980	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	223 of 941	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	352 of 916	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	120 of 840	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	179 of 847	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	299 of 852	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	356 of 844	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	297 of 844	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	355 of 812	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	179 of 841	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+33 vs state

Science74%+28 vs state

English Language Arts65%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4520 Wildwood Springs RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-4071	226	16	14.1		206 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	92.3	70^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.1%		82.4	141^st of 1018 public elementary schools	86.1%	71	83.9	68.4	75.6	75.5	61.3	75.7	58.5	65.1	83.3	76.3	65.9	74.3	$14,550	$772	$12,826
Eagleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Sam Houston School RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1455	460	34	13.4		287 (62.4%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	35.8	665^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.1%		45.8	533^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	47.6%	132	27.3	49.3	41.3	39.3	22.7	31.8	31.7	28.7	22.7	39.4	55.6	39.0	$14,097	$1,035	$12,302
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3728 Williams Mill RD	Rockford	37853	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-1415	405	23	17.7		292 (72.1%)	24 (5.9%)	76 (18.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	47.4	518^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.7%		53.5	430^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.8%	88	51.0	25.0	45.2	39.8	30.6	38.3	35.5	35.1	51.0	51.7	48.4	50.3	$14,300	$1,122	$12,390
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Burnett Station RD	Seymour	37865	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1565	354	21	16.6		317 (89.5%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	67.7	257^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.4	181^st of 1018 public elementary schools	82.2%	76	37.3	51.8	50.9	46.9	47.1	51.8	48.2	49.1	60.8	60.7	59.3	60.2	$14,174	$1,206	$12,276
John Sevier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2001 Sequoyah Avenue	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-8551	645	44	14.6		508 (78.8%)	14 (2.2%)	67 (10.4%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	95.7	42^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.2	70^th of 1018 public elementary schools	93.1%	28	79.1			79.1	67.9			67.9	73.9			73.9	$14,533	$948	$12,948
Bonny Kate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Martin Mill PIKE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2108	375	26	14.2		326 (86.9%)	11 (2.9%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	74.4	199^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.3%		64.3	294^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.1%	95	62.2	50.0	48.3	52.8	55.6	50.0	50.0	51.5	75.6	63.8	60.0	65.6	$16,200	$844	$14,554
Alcoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-3120	559	35	15.9		332 (59.4%)	73 (13.1%)	78 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.9%)								(n/a)													$13,768	$836	$12,300
Walland Elementary School	Public	K-5	247 E Millers Cove RD	Walland	37886	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2801	297	21	14.0		238 (80.1%)	7 (2.4%)	47 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	33.3	701^st of 1009 public elementary schools	30.5%		21.5	828^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.7%	127	25.0	25.6	37.8	29.2	43.3	41.0	22.2	36.1	31.7	41.0	40.0	36.8	$13,128	$1,066	$11,167
Alcoa Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1325 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-4767	456	31	14.7		288 (63.2%)	51 (11.2%)	70 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	74.3	200^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.2%		59	361^st of 1018 public elementary schools	64.5%	161	57.3	60.0	61.7	59.6	47.0	57.7	49.0	51.2	49.4	60.0	59.1	56.0	$13,966	$607	$12,703
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	330 Melrose ST	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-3241	502	33	15.4		414 (82.5%)	19 (3.8%)	39 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	92.1	72^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.2	83^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	91.8%	11	68.5			68.5	66.7			66.7	67.6			67.6	$15,106	$783	$13,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Elementary

What schools do graduates of Porter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Porter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Heritage High School

What is the racial makeup of Porter Elementary?

Students at Porter Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Porter Elementary in?

Blount County

Is Porter Elementary a good school?

Yes. Porter Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Porter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Porter Elementary.

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