Best Public Schools in Mohawk, TN

Summary:

The city of Mohawk, Tennessee has only one school, McDonald Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 247 students. The school is part of the Greene County school district, which is ranked 50 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McDonald Elementary's academic performance is generally below the state and county averages across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27.3% to 55.6% in English Language Arts and 27.3% to 29.4% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 38.9% to 47.7% in ELA and 42.2% to 47.1% in Math. The school's science proficiency rates were also lower than the state and county averages, ranging from 17.6% to 45.5%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Over the past three school years, McDonald Elementary's statewide ranking has declined from 772 out of 1,020 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 648 out of 1,009 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 1 star in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 to 2 stars in 2024-2025. While the school has adequate funding and resources, with a per-student spending of $12,828 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, the low academic performance and declining rankings suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions to improve the quality of education and student learning outcomes.

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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
McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8120 McDonald RD	Mohawk	37810	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5406	247	20	12.2		227 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	36.9	648^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.2	753^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	26.0%	105	27.8	27.3	29.4	28.2	55.6	39.4	32.4	42.7	44.4	45.5	17.6	35.9	$16,034	$1,263	$13,295

Cities Near Mohawk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bulls Gap	5.6 mi	2	258^th
Mosheim	6.74 mi	3	189^th
Whitesburg	6.78 mi	2	68^th
Newport	7.76 mi	7	216^th
Russellville	7.95 mi	1	72^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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