Best Public Schools in Talbott, TN

Summary:

The city of Talbott, Tennessee has one public elementary school, Talbott Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 292 students. Talbott Elementary 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.

Talbott Elementary is a standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past three school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked 231 out of 1,009 schools statewide. Academically, Talbott Elementary outperforms the Jefferson County and Tennessee state averages in mathematics, English language arts, and science proficiency across all grade levels.

The school's strong academic performance is further supported by its resource allocation, with Talbott Elementary spending $11,556 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 17.3, slightly lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern that warrants further investigation.

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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
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

Cities Near Talbott

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morristown	1.78 mi	15	185^th
Jefferson City	6.76 mi	5	143^rd
White Pine	8.61 mi	1	240^th
Rutledge	8.91 mi	7	148^th
Dandridge	8.98 mi	4	79^th

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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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