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Walland Elementary School

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Walland Elementary School ranks 701 st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Walland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 297 students in grades K-5 in Walland, Tennessee, which is part of the Blount County School District. While the district is ranked 59 out of 139 in Tennessee, Walland Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 500-800 out of over 1,000 schools.

Walland Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the Blount County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.2% of Walland students were proficient or better in math, compared to 39.7% in Blount County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 23.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Walland Elementary has difficulty serving certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for White students, Special Education students, and Male students all in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools.

Walland Elementary's performance lags behind most of the other elementary schools in the Blount County district, as well as schools in the neighboring Maryville and Sevier County districts. For example, Porter Elementary, which is only 6 miles away, ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools and significantly outperforms Walland across all subject areas. While the reasons for Walland's underperformance are complex, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and lower per-student spending may be contributing factors, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions and support to drive meaningful improvements.

284

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,128

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

247 E Millers Cove RD
Walland, TN 37886

(865) 983-2801

District: Blount County

Students who attend Walland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

15.1%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

701^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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	33.3	701 of 1009	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	828 of 1018	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	786 of 1020	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	751 of 1000	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	655 of 983	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	740 of 985	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	738 of 997	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	504 of 646	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.7	495 of 855	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	561 of 853	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	681 of 846	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	619 of 820	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	659 of 818	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.2	489 of 809	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	576 of 986	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	796 of 990	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	759 of 989	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	653 of 975	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	647 of 945	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	742 of 926	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	225 of 853	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	37.2	507 of 823	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	565 of 821	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	653 of 877	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	782 of 984	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	795 of 991	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	740 of 987	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	786 of 980	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	585 of 941	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	627 of 916	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	545 of 618	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	445 of 582	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	736 of 840	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	811 of 847	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	789 of 852	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	756 of 844	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	689 of 844	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	720 of 812	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	706 of 841	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+55 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-9 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Walland Elementary School is a community centered and supported school that has a strong staff who cares greatly about all students. The students are excellent and the families are very supportive. I am disappointed in this Schooldigger.com's ranking of Walland and its criteria for the rankings. Walland is a school that takes in a diverse student population and grows each student far and above other schools in the area. They have monthly family activities called Family Fun Nights, the teachers communicate with the parents, and they have a lot of technology, almost every student has a designated device to use each day. I am proud to be a part of Walland Elementary School. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (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 6th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Townsend Elementary	Public	K-5	140 Tiger DR	Townsend	37882	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1202	101	10	10.6		93 (92.1%)	3 (3.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	27.1	765^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.2%		22.8	814^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.0%	49	17.4	17.6	44.4		25.9	21.7	11.8	55.6		29.3	8.7	29.4	50.0		27.6			$16,891	$1,398	$14,263
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
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
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
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3128 Montvale RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2666	309	21	15.0		280 (90.6%)	6 (1.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	36.7	654^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.2%		45.4	540^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.0%	114	25.7	38.5	30.8		32.4	31.4	50.0	26.9		36.7	45.7	50.0	25.0		39.6			$14,975	$1,070	$13,162
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
Wearwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3150 Wearwood DR	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2252	187	13	14.3		161 (86.1%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	42.8	570^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.5%		48.4	493^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	51.6%	77	31.8	20.8	40.9	50.0	35.2	27.3	54.2	40.9	40.0	40.9	27.3	41.7	45.5	45.0	39.8	30.0	30.0	$20,606	$745	$18,567
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Walland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Heritage High School

Is Walland Elementary School a good school?

Walland Elementary School ranks 701^st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Walland Elementary School in?

Blount County

What is the racial makeup of Walland Elementary School?

Students at Walland Elementary School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Walland Elementary School.

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