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Jellico Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
818th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Jellico Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jellico, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 271 students. The school is part of the Campbell County School District, which is ranked 130 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jellico Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a ranking between 691 and 926 out of around 1,000 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Notably, the school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 6th-grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates around 12-15%, compared to the state averages of 47.1% and 41.3%, respectively. Additionally, Jellico Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 31.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Jellico Elementary performs relatively well in serving students with special education needs, ranking in the top 30% of Tennessee elementary schools in this category, the school struggles with its performance for female, male, and white student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Tennessee elementary schools. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Tennessee elementary schools in this category. Nearby schools in the Campbell County district, such as Caryville Elementary, Jacksboro Elementary, LaFollette Elementary School, and Valley View Elementary, tend to have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall performance compared to Jellico Elementary.

271
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,479
Per pupil spending ?
72.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 551 Sunset TRL
       Jellico, TN  37762

(423) 784-6565

District: Campbell County


Students who attend Jellico Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jacksboro Middle School
    Lafollette Middle School
High:    Campbell County Comprehensive High School
    Jellico High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
99.3%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 19th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg31%
Tennessee avg43%
Elementary school
818th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
468th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 8Elementary Schools in the Campbell County
130th of 139Campbell 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.5818 of 100918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3691 of 101832.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.0718 of 102029.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3736 of 100026.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.9826 of 98316.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5829 of 98515.8%★☆☆☆☆
201812.3925 of 9977.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201531.2687 of 85519.6%★☆☆☆☆
201426.0703 of 85317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201329.8732 of 84613.5%★☆☆☆☆
20127.1800 of 8202.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201153.1422 of 81848.4%★★☆☆☆
201021.5690 of 80914.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202513.6886 of 98610.1%★☆☆☆☆
202439.5599 of 99039.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.8667 of 98932.6%★★☆☆☆
202220.9780 of 97520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202116.8795 of 94515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3794 of 92614.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.3585 of 84330.6%★★☆☆☆
202462.9239 of 85372.0%★★★★☆
202335.2577 of 86533.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.3657 of 85823.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.8719 of 82312.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.0755 of 8218.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.8827 of 8775.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202528.4744 of 98424.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2739 of 99125.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.3645 of 98734.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.2549 of 98044.0%★★☆☆☆
202119.4776 of 94117.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5743 of 91618.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202458.3163 of 58272.0%★★★★☆
202267.391 of 44779.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202512.5802 of 8404.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.7722 of 84714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9759 of 85210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7770 of 8448.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.2825 of 8442.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.9783 of 8123.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.9838 of 8410.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.1468 of 58319.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0463 of 58721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.9512 of 59413.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.0445 of 56921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2443 of 57623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201917.3490 of 57414.6%★☆☆☆☆
201810.0526 of 5636.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201520.3447 of 4929.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.8458 of 4855.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201314.8450 of 4755.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.8453 of 4662.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.6457 of 4621.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201031.9336 of 43522.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.6411 of 54624.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1450 of 55418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.1500 of 56010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9428 of 55222.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.3398 of 53826.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6449 of 52915.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202311.526 of 260.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.3307 of 49037.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.4277 of 51045.7%★★☆☆☆
202318.1451 of 51412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.9315 of 49536.4%★★☆☆☆
202127.9359 of 48325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.9421 of 48112.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202514.2488 of 55011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.3427 of 56023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.5428 of 55723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4453 of 54016.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.0425 of 52919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.3432 of 52317.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202511.9464 of 4925.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.7473 of 5046.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.9488 of 5033.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1458 of 5008.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.5456 of 4968.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.7476 of 4841.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.9480 of 4810.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2024)72nd percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school
Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Science28%-18 vs state
English Language Arts26%-13 vs state
Mathematics25%-17 vs state
Social Studies24%-25 vs state

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Students at Jellico Elementary are 99% White.

Jellico Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Jellico Elementary.


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