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Niota Elementary

Q: Is Niota Elementary a good school?

Niota Elementary ranks 682 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

682^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Niota Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Niota, Tennessee, with 549 students. The school is part of the McMinn County school district, which is ranked 51 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Niota Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, typically in the 700s out of around 1,000 schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the TNReady assessments are significantly lower than the county and state averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in 7th and 8th grade, where proficiency rates often fall below 25% in both math and English Language Arts. Niota Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.7% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Riceville Elementary, Englewood Elementary, and E.K. Baker Elementary, generally outperform Niota Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, better rankings, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Riceville Elementary ranked 245 out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025, with 56.4% proficiency in math and 47.9% in ELA, significantly higher than Niota Elementary's performance.

523

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,603

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

418 Burn RD
Niota, TN 37826

(423) 568-2247

District: McMinn County

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2014)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

682^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

402^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the McMinn County

51^st of 139McMinn 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	34.7	682 of 1009	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	789 of 1018	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	729 of 1020	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	741 of 1000	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	764 of 983	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	758 of 985	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	701 of 997	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.9	479 of 855	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.0	687 of 853	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.7	384 of 846	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.0	449 of 820	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	12.0	776 of 818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	609 of 809	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	582 of 986	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	733 of 990	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	658 of 989	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	676 of 975	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	723 of 945	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	724 of 926	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	560 of 843	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	451 of 853	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	374 of 865	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	327 of 858	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	611 of 823	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	600 of 821	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	596 of 877	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	742 of 984	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	805 of 991	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	731 of 987	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	755 of 980	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	709 of 941	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	717 of 916	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	488 of 618	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	484 of 582	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	312 of 528	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	248 of 447	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	204 of 369	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	738 of 840	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	798 of 847	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	744 of 852	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	751 of 844	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	782 of 844	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	739 of 812	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	738 of 841	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	402 of 583	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	484 of 587	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	442 of 594	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	434 of 569	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	379 of 576	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	258 of 574	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	376 of 563	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.6	222 of 485	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	175 of 475	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	231 of 466	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	21.3	398 of 462	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	413 of 435	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	337 of 546	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	460 of 554	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	437 of 560	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	427 of 552	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	347 of 538	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	304 of 529	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	292 of 490	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	281 of 510	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	353 of 514	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	384 of 495	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	183 of 483	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	169 of 490	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	310 of 481	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	419 of 550	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	459 of 560	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	412 of 557	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	411 of 540	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	346 of 529	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	226 of 523	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	265 of 332	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	209 of 299	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	60 of 288	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	32.6	175 of 260	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	225 of 279	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	421 of 492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	482 of 504	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	447 of 503	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	455 of 500	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	411 of 496	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	278 of 484	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	390 of 481	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

Social Studies29%-20 vs state

English Language Arts26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Niota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	418 Burn RD	Niota	37826	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 568-2247	549	36	15.2		472 (86.0%)	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	34.7	682^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.5	789^th of 1018 public elementary schools	22.5%	107	38.6	37.5	26.7	33.9	20.0	36.0	32.3	33.3	27.1	20.0	34.4	24.4	18.0	26.5			46.4	52.1	33.3	38.7	40.0	26.0	39.3	21.0	44.4	24.0	28.7	$12,603	$1,205	$10,387
E K Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1044 Co 172 RD	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2760	322	23	13.8		282 (87.6%)	7 (2.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	65.6	289^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.4%		49.8	474^th of 1018 public elementary schools	53.4%	185	58.1	61.5	84.6	59.3	25.7	44.4	54.1	29.0	42.3	65.4	37.0	20.0	17.9	34.1			40.0	69.2	73.1	37.0	31.4	40.7	47.4	34.6	34.3	29.6	33.0	$15,344	$1,165	$13,091
Athens City Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	316 McMinn AVE	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	733	45	16.3		496 (67.7%)	54 (7.4%)	101 (13.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.9%)								(n/a)																												$13,515	$1,116	$11,375
Athens City Intermediate	Public	3-5	255 Keith LN	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	577	32	18.1		408 (70.7%)	31 (5.4%)	72 (12.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	56.3	405^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.9%		58.5	373^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	63.4%	32	46.9	55.6	44.9				48.8	35.6	49.1	34.4				39.2			44.8	61.7	46.5				50.5					$12,609	$1,123	$10,534
Englewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 College ST	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 887-5260	550	35	15.9		506 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	48.4	506^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.2	526^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.3%	20	26.4	10.2	41.7	31.9	46.9	38.3	32.4	41.5	44.9	49.0	37.5	34.0	36.2	40.2	90.9	91.7	47.2	40.8	60.4	45.8	80.0	75.9	57.9	46.5	48.0	63.8	52.5	$11,271	$868	$9,557
Sweetwater Elementary	Public	3-4	301 Broad ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7062	287	18	16.4		233 (81.2%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	64	315^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.8%		58.6	369^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.8%	54	55.1	55.7					55.4	52.5	37.9					45.6			51.9	49.3					50.7					$10,705	$806	$9,529
Sweetwater Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Highway 322 East	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 351-7004	579	37	15.6		452 (78.1%)	10 (1.7%)	80 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)								(n/a)																												$10,328	$1,172	$9,102
Madisonville Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	268 Warren ST	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2236	540	31	17.4		495 (91.7%)	6 (1.1%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)								(n/a)																												$14,267	$911	$12,202
Riceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3592 Hwy 11 South	Riceville	37370	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 462-2488	619	39	15.7		521 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	69.3	245^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.7%		65.5	275^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.0%	30	55.0	41.3	61.2	53.6	70.3	62.0	56.4	47.5	50.7	51.0	50.0	43.8	44.0	47.9			46.3	64.0	59.2	58.9	62.5	54.0	57.2	42.9	54.7	53.1	50.3	$11,941	$993	$10,061
Madisonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 Green RD	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2454	498	27	18.4		453 (91.0%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	30.1	735^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.6	726^th of 1018 public elementary schools	28.7%	9	45.3	38.4	28.3				37.0	33.8	33.5	21.7				29.5			36.0	34.9	25.2				31.8					$12,110	$983	$10,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Niota Elementary

What district is Niota Elementary in?

McMinn County

How many students attend Niota Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Niota Elementary.

Is Niota Elementary a good school?

Niota Elementary ranks 682^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Niota Elementary?

Students at Niota Elementary are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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