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Lenoir City Elementary

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Lenoir City Elementary ranks 752 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lenoir City Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Lenoir City, Tennessee, with 596 students. The school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, and its struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups.

Lenoir City Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with its performance on TNReady assessments falling below the state and Lenoir City district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.2% of Lenoir City Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 42.2% statewide and 38.8% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with only 29.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 38.9% statewide and 28.6% in the district. Additionally, Lenoir City Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.2% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

The comparison to nearby high-performing schools, such as Northshore Elementary and Eaton Elementary, highlights the potential for Lenoir City Elementary to improve. These schools generally outperform Lenoir City Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. For instance, Northshore Elementary, which is 11 miles away, ranked 43rd out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025, with 74.2% of students proficient or better in Math and 74.5% in English Language Arts.

559

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,711

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

203 Kelly LN
Lenoir City, TN 37771

(865) 986-2009

District: Lenoir City

Students who attend Lenoir City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School
High:	Lenoir City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

44.4%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg42%

752^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 139Lenoir City 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	28.3	752 of 1009	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	745 of 1018	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	620 of 1020	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	671 of 1000	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	783 of 983	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	804 of 997	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	514 of 646	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.8	407 of 855	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	386 of 853	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.8	545 of 846	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	507 of 820	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.3	636 of 818	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	497 of 809	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	768 of 986	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	665 of 990	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	652 of 989	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	731 of 975	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	263 of 424	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	167 of 387	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	220 of 363	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	217 of 324	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	265 of 319	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	460 of 843	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	741 of 853	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	388 of 865	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	467 of 858	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	584 of 823	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	701 of 877	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	715 of 984	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	788 of 991	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	520 of 987	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	547 of 980	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	626 of 941	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	404 of 582	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	137 of 447	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	681 of 840	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	526 of 847	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	623 of 852	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	637 of 844	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	772 of 844	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	702 of 841	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)25th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Science24%-22 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
Lenoir City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	203 Kelly LN	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2009	596	42	14.1		269 (45.1%)	15 (2.5%)	296 (49.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	28.3	752^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.8	745^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.8%	7	38.2			38.2	29.2			29.2	23.7			23.7	$17,711	$921	$15,563
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4404 Hwy 11 E	Lenoir City	37772	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2241	388	29	13.3		309 (79.6%)	11 (2.8%)	51 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	76.7	181^st of 1009 public elementary schools	82.1%		73.8	205^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.9%	24	54.4	74.2		63.1	44.3	67.7		54.6	47.4	75.8		60.0	$13,346	$714	$12,013
Eaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	423 Hickory Creek RD	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2420	649	46	14.1		530 (81.7%)	7 (1.1%)	78 (12.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	87.8	101^st of 1009 public elementary schools	90.0%		85.3	122^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	88.0%	21	62.8	75.0		68.8	65.3	75.9		70.5	56.2	65.5		60.8	$12,517	$698	$11,175
Loudon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2175 Roberts RD	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-2001	687	47	14.7		373 (54.3%)	23 (3.3%)	263 (38.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	35.1	677^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.9%		44.6	548^th of 1018 public elementary schools	46.2%	129	40.6	35.2	38.9	38.3	31.3	33.3	32.4	32.3	28.1	43.3	37.4	36.2	$12,849	$878	$11,194
Steekee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Steekee School RD	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-3322	189	17	11.1		165 (87.3%)	3 (1.6%)	14 (7.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	72.5	214^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.8%		73.1	211^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.3%	3	48.3	46.9	88.5	59.8	44.8	74.2	65.4	61.6	31.0	59.4	73.1	54.0	$15,594	$610	$13,894
Farragut Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	509 North Campbell Station RD	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-5848	1,003	61	16.3		748 (74.6%)	17 (1.7%)	82 (8.2%)	105 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$12,447	$712	$11,235
Friendsville Elementary	Public	K-5	210 E 4th AVE	Friendsville	37777	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1252	208	14	14.8		186 (89.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	55.2	417^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.7%		38.6	629^th of 1018 public elementary schools	38.2%	212	33.3	62.2	41.2	47.3	33.3	50.0	29.4	38.7	36.4	66.7	52.9	53.6	$14,432	$839	$12,756
Farragut Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-6703	1,042	64	16.1		764 (73.3%)	19 (1.8%)	86 (8.3%)	133 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	92.5	67^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.6	54^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.7%	13	67.1	73.7	76.5	72.2	62.6	72.4	66.1	66.9	68.1	76.0	71.7	71.8	$11,472	$741	$10,331
Hardin Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11445 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 470-2088	1,211	72	16.7		968 (79.9%)	40 (3.3%)	77 (6.4%)	80 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	86.9	108^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.3%		84.5	127^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.5%	19	52.4	67.5	73.8	64.6	58.7	68.9	62.6	63.4	59.5	70.7	70.2	66.8	$12,643	$735	$11,448
Northshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1889 Thunderhead RD	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 670-4104	1,101	65	17.0		937 (85.1%)	20 (1.8%)	30 (2.7%)	66 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	95.6	43^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.9	52^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	94.9%	9	75.0	75.3	72.1	74.2	67.8	81.6	74.0	74.5	74.4	81.7	78.6	78.3	$12,220	$723	$11,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Lenoir City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lenoir City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lenoir City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School
High : Lenoir City High School

What is the racial makeup of Lenoir City Elementary?

Students at Lenoir City Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 44% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lenoir City Elementary in?

Lenoir City

Is Lenoir City Elementary a good school?

Lenoir City Elementary ranks 752^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Lenoir City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Lenoir City Elementary.

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