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Best Public Schools in Claiborne County, TN

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Schools

3,926

Students

Top rankedH. Y. Livesay Middle School140^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools

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Biggest riser

Ellen Myers Primary School up 82 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forge Ridge School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)				TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Clairfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	6360 Hwy 90	Clairfield	37715	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6052	69	7	9.4	95.6%	69 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							12.8	20.0						20.0																																							28.2				18.8	$20,605	$3,243	$15,510
Ellen Myers Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Nettleton Road	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2172	356	21	17.3	53.4%	337 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	58	396^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.1%		50.6	478^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.6%	82	46.0	29.5					36.9	62.0	47.5					54.1																																	58.0	52.5					55.0					$12,753	$1,165	$10,061
Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill Road	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	132	12	11.0	69.3%	129 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	22.4	828^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.7%		35.5	672^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	33.4%	156	18.2	50.0	22.2	26.7	33.3	45.5	31.3	27.3	27.8	27.8	33.3	58.3	18.2	31.3																																	13.6	22.2	27.8	40.0	50.0	36.4	29.2	26.7	50.0	45.5	39.5	$18,714	$1,567	$14,533
H. Y. Livesay Middle School	Public	5-8	475 Hwy 63	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4663	261	15	17.2	58.8%	239 (91.6%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	71.4	140^th of 594 public middle schools	76.4%		73.9	117^th of 583 public middle schools	79.9%	23			24.2	32.8	43.3	56.7	39.7			38.7	39.7	48.3	47.8	43.7																																			51.6	41.4	50.0	65.7	52.6	51.7	64.4	67.2	61.4	$12,580	$965	$9,903
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4411 Clouds Road	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3067	386	24	15.8	78.5%	356 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	34.3	701^st of 1019 public elementary schools	31.2%		38.2	626^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.0%	75	48.9	31.7	20.0	31.7	37.8	34.8	34.2	34.0	29.3	17.8	39.0	35.1	34.8	31.5																																	36.2	39.0	20.0	39.0	48.6	47.8	38.1	61.0	51.4	50.0	54.0	$12,946	$1,356	$9,948
Powell Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School Lane	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	299	19	15.9	75.6%	292 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32.9	726^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.8%		29.3	748^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.9%	22	43.3	20.0	32.4	41.2	29.4	42.1	33.5	40.0	25.0	29.4	29.4	17.6	36.8	28.8																																	36.7	37.5	41.2	47.1	38.2	42.1	40.3	14.7	38.2	31.6	27.6	$15,854	$1,451	$12,027
Soldiers Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	1510 Legion Street	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3531	372	25	14.7	84.0%	349 (93.8%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	12.1	525^th of 594 public middle schools	11.6%		15.6	501^st of 583 public middle schools	14.1%	24			30.9	< 5%	18.8	9.6	16.4			29.2	18.4	15.3	13.3	19.4																																			30.9	28.9	25.9	20.5	26.7	13.2	24.7	14.5	17.6	$13,107	$1,321	$10,059
Springdale Elementary School	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	364	26	13.7	67.5%	348 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	37.9	660^th of 1019 public elementary schools	35.2%		30.6	728^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	30.0	45.2	28.9	23.9	20.5	41.3	31.6	49.0	38.1	42.1	52.2	31.8	34.8	41.5																																	30.0	45.2	34.2	21.7	27.3	43.5	33.5	34.8	56.8	63.0	51.5	$12,799	$1,056	$10,291
Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School	Public	K-4	501 Davis Drive	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9502	518	33	15.5	86.8%	493 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	21.3	842^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	17.4%		22	824^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.3%	18	18.7	34.8					26.8	19.8	33.7					27.2																																	22.0	43.5					32.8					$12,684	$1,856	$9,306
Claiborne Adult High School	Public	9-12	1403 Tazewell Road	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 626-8222	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cumberland Gap High School	Public	9-12	661 Old Jackboro PIKE	Cumberland Gap	37724	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-9964	476	36	13.0	71.1%	448 (94.1%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	50.1	193^rd of 400 public high schools	51.8%		62.7	107^th of 389 public high schools	72.5%	86															28.2				27.9		14.3		14.0	48.5				48.1			46.8		47.5	34.3			33.6		71.1			69.0	37.6			36.7												$14,248	$796	$12,197
Claiborne High School	Public	9-12	815 Davis Drive	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3532	656	44	14.7	72.4%	628 (95.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	25.8	305^th of 400 public high schools	23.8%		33.6	259^th of 389 public high schools	33.4%	46															22.4				21.8	47.1	20.3		22.6	37.4	19.0			30.4		41.7	36.7		38.6	21.2			20.7		43.4			42.1	5.4			5.1												$13,193	$1,057	$10,949
Claiborne Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1403 Tazewell Road	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 626-3543	37	3	11.6		37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												20.0					< 5%																									$7,636	$746	$6,530

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