High Schools in Wolfe County

Wolfe County has two high schools: Wolfe County High School, serving grades 9–12, and Success Academy, serving grades 7–12. The larger school has 333 students, compared with 19 at Success Academy. At Wolfe County High School, a strong graduation rate is paired with a serious attendance concern: in 2025–2026, 98% of students graduated, but 48% were chronically absent—25 points above the state rate.

Wolfe County High School stands out for graduation and writing, while its math and reading results are the clearest academic concerns. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 3 points above the state, and 11th-grade writing proficiency was 46%, just 1 point below the state and 6 above the district. By contrast, 10th-grade math and reading were each 17 points below the state; math matched the district, while reading was 1 point below it. Success Academy’s school-level KSA scores are suppressed, so these data cannot support a proficiency ranking between the schools.

Results at Wolfe County High School weakened relative to the state across the five subjects available in both years: its average fell from 39% in 2024–2025 to 33% in 2025–2026, while its gap to the state widened from 3 to 10 points. Reading had the sharpest drop, from 50% to 32%. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 31 to 37, then fell to 26; its rating moved from 2 stars to 1. The schools also differ in size and reported context: in 2024–2025, student–teacher ratios were 13.9 and 19.0, while free/reduced lunch eligible was 75% at Wolfe County High School and 79% at Success Academy. These are differences to consider, not explanations of school results.