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White Pine Elementary

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White Pine Elementary ranks 686 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

White Pine Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in White Pine, Tennessee, with 705 students enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 57 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Pine Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, underperformance on standardized tests compared to the state and local district, and stark disparities in performance between different student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 42.2% statewide. The school's rankings for Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students are all in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, and its performance for special education students is particularly poor, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

Nearby schools like Mount Horeb Elementary, Talbott Elementary, and several Hamblen County schools significantly outperform White Pine Elementary on test scores and other metrics, suggesting the school may be able to learn from the practices of these higher-performing peer schools. Addressing the school's challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach focused on improving instructional practices, increasing student engagement, and ensuring adequate resources and support for the school community.

705

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,829

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3060 Roy Messer HWY
White Pine, TN 37890

(865) 674-2596

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 12 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

686^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

292^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

57^th of 139Jefferson 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	686 of 1009	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	692 of 1018	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	670 of 1020	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	666 of 1000	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	683 of 983	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	763 of 985	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	722 of 997	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	656 of 855	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	656 of 853	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.1	532 of 846	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.6	672 of 820	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	519 of 818	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	10.8	768 of 809	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	132 of 211	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	149 of 178	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	149 of 165	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	42 of 101	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	649 of 986	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	675 of 990	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	727 of 989	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	648 of 975	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	718 of 945	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	716 of 926	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	325 of 424	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	306 of 415	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	244 of 387	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	273 of 363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	188 of 324	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	221 of 250	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	285 of 319	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	311 of 843	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	658 of 853	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	520 of 865	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	340 of 858	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	544 of 823	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	583 of 821	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	675 of 877	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	679 of 984	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	680 of 991	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	565 of 987	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	627 of 980	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	606 of 941	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	731 of 916	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	345 of 618	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	548 of 582	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	323 of 528	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	373 of 447	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	316 of 369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	684 of 840	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	675 of 847	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	686 of 852	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	649 of 844	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	716 of 844	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	693 of 812	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	670 of 841	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	292 of 583	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	313 of 587	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	350 of 594	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	340 of 569	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	330 of 576	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	415 of 574	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	354 of 563	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	399 of 492	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.3	313 of 485	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	337 of 475	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	305 of 466	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	297 of 462	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	197 of 435	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	304 of 546	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	354 of 554	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	371 of 560	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	222 of 552	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	288 of 538	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	388 of 529	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	130 of 286	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	133 of 285	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	186 of 285	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	176 of 275	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	162 of 261	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	167 of 228	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	122 of 219	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	150 of 490	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	255 of 510	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	302 of 514	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	196 of 495	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	238 of 483	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	316 of 490	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	277 of 481	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	265 of 550	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	253 of 560	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	295 of 557	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	376 of 540	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	340 of 529	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	368 of 523	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	324 of 504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	338 of 503	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	325 of 500	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	315 of 496	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	384 of 484	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	361 of 481	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies52%+3 vs state

Science34%-12 vs state

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

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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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer HWY	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8		509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	34.4	686^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.3	692^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	32.0%	6	35.7	36.5	32.5	28.9	28.6	24.7	31.0	32.9	34.9	28.6	34.2	46.4	23.3	33.6	25.7	32.8	31.0	42.1	35.7	35.6	33.9	48.7	50.0	57.5	51.9	$11,829	$929	$10,104
Witt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett PKWY	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	216	18	12.3		138 (63.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (26.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.0%)	63.1	327^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.6%		61.6	327^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.9%		26.3	62.5	55.6				46.4	47.4	62.5	37.0				49.5	50.0	65.6	44.4				53.6					$14,088	$1,235	$11,779
Talbott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	848 Talbott Kansas RD	Talbott	37877	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-2988	292	17	17.3		248 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	70.6	231^st of 1009 public elementary schools	77.1%		64.1	298^th of 1018 public elementary schools	70.7%	67	64.7	52.5	67.3				62.1	56.9	45.0	49.0				50.7	62.7	50.0	36.7				50.0					$11,449	$856	$9,629
Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3		248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	64.3	311^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.2%		45.4	541^st of 1018 public elementary schools	46.9%	230	30.9	57.4	63.3				47.7	41.8	61.7	53.3				51.5	41.8	59.6	63.3				53.0					$13,331	$720	$11,424
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Lincoln AVE	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2062	554	38	14.7		193 (34.8%)	44 (7.9%)	258 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.8%)	56.3	404^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.0%		59.1	358^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.8%	46	38.6	57.9	61.6				51.9	43.2	50.7	33.7				42.2	42.0	57.3	38.4				45.4					$13,468	$1,239	$10,136
Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	240	16	14.9		232 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63.8	319^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.4%		46.7	518^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.1%	199	43.5	38.1	73.7	50.0	50.0	58.6	52.3	52.2	57.1	26.3	45.5	43.8	24.1	40.8	47.8	38.1	63.2	54.5	50.0	55.2	51.5	54.5	75.0	48.3	56.7	$14,143	$1,213	$11,585
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Old Us 11e HWY	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-3332	594	37	15.9		447 (75.3%)	13 (2.2%)	50 (8.4%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.4%)	81.9	141^st of 1009 public elementary schools	86.0%		77.3	171^st of 1018 public elementary schools	83.2%	30	64.9	74.5	52.2				64.0	58.9	66.0	57.8				60.9	56.4	64.9	53.3				58.3					$12,064	$521	$10,552
Manley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	551 West Economy RD	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-7400	618	39	15.7		363 (58.7%)	18 (2.9%)	158 (25.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	43 (7.0%)	53.5	444^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.0%		59.7	349^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.7%	95	34.1	47.3	54.8				45.4	38.6	40.5	45.2				41.5	36.1	56.8	50.0				47.3					$13,095	$603	$11,472
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 S Liberty Hill RD	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-7472	639	40	16.1		206 (32.2%)	15 (2.3%)	359 (56.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.9%)	34	692^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.5	777^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.7%	85	47.4	38.7	30.1				38.5	34.2	45.3	26.5				36.2	33.3	36.8	15.7				29.2					$11,638	$1,098	$9,666
Mount Horeb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 East Dumplin Valley RD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-9472	575	37	15.7		442 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.3%)	54.7	420^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.4%		50.9	464^th of 1018 public elementary schools	54.4%	44	49.5	42.2	48.5				46.6	48.5	45.1	41.2				44.9	44.3	48.0	40.4				44.3					$10,864	$821	$9,280

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White Pine Elementary ranks 686^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is White Pine Elementary in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend White Pine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended White Pine Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of White Pine Elementary?

Students at White Pine Elementary are 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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