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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, TN

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Schools

7,943

Students

Districts

Top rankedJefferson County High School89^th of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Carter Middle School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Market Elementary School 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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 (2020)	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 8th Grade	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 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 9th Grade	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
Dandridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 S Highway 92	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-3127	537	33	16.5	58.9%	473 (88.1%)	7 (1.3%)	26 (4.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	67.2	286^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.9%		63.4	324^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.9%	38	45.1	62.2	56.5				54.3	47.3	61.4	45.7				51.1																																		52.2	61.0	44.6				52.3					$11,467	$806	$9,760
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley Road	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1	48.9%	1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	69.3	89^th of 400 public high schools	77.8%		66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%	1																35.1				34.5	77.5	37.1	< 5%	39.7	80.1	47.6	14.3		56.7		42.0	40.0	42.1	46.0			45.7		65.6	12.5		63.9		41.3	18.2		40.4												$10,693	$315	$9,708
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 W Broadway Boulevard	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-4712	463	29	15.9	66.3%	351 (75.8%)	12 (2.6%)	62 (13.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	58.9	383^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.4	388^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.5%	5	35.5	54.4	64.7				52.0	38.7	47.8	57.4				48.2																																		38.7	50.7	50.0				46.7					$12,485	$1,069	$10,470
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Broadway Boulevard	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 475-6133	546	39	14.1	64.6%	430 (78.8%)	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	47.5	304^th of 594 public middle schools	48.8%		57.2	224^th of 583 public middle schools	61.6%	80				35.6	26.7	35.9	32.7				38.0	32.1	29.9	33.3																																					45.1	29.4	34.5	36.3	53.4	50.9	54.5	52.9	$10,972	$324	$9,766
Maury Middle School	Public	6-8	965 Maury Circle	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3424	564	40	14.2	52.7%	482 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	67.2	165^th of 594 public middle schools	72.2%		69.6	144^th of 583 public middle schools	75.3%	21				42.4	44.2	47.2	44.6				38.6	44.2	41.1	41.2																																					50.5	46.1	53.3	50.1	48.1	61.7	61.4	56.7	$10,567	$383	$9,504
New Market Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1559 W Old A Johnson Highway	New Market	37820	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-3551	295	23	12.8	59.5%	263 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	64.6	312^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.4%		67.1	268^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.4%	44	40.4	62.2	52.8				51.6	51.1	46.7	52.8				50.0																																		53.2	53.3	50.0				52.3					$13,637	$924	$11,436
Piedmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Dumplin Valley Road	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-2939	371	26	14.5	63.7%	327 (88.1%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	53.6	455^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.3%		66.9	272^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	73.0%	183	50.0	45.8	59.1				51.6	40.4	33.3	48.5				40.5																																		42.3	37.5	60.6				46.8					$12,761	$830	$10,957
Rush Strong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3081 W Old Andrew Johnson High	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-5313	489	33	14.7	63.1%	434 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	32.1	733^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	28.1%		49	497^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.7%	236	53.7	38.6	41.7	17.9	34.4	28.2	34.6	37.0	39.7	18.4	19.4	30.1	23.3	27.9																																		50.0	40.4	29.2	22.7	43.0	23.9	35.0	32.8	49.5	29.6	38.5	$11,942	$855	$10,282
White Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer Highway	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8	71.5%	509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	34.4	700^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.4	686^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.0%	14	35.2	42.9	43.1	26.7	28.9	38.2	35.4	43.7	37.1	31.9	23.6	35.5	27.3	32.7																																		40.0	32.9	29.6	29.9	36.0	45.2	35.4	43.8	50.0	61.3	51.3	$11,829	$929	$10,104
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mount Horeb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 East Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-9472	575	37	15.7	59.2%	442 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.3%)	52.7	469^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.0%		54.7	420^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.4%	49	50.0	50.0	43.5				47.5	53.6	47.1	37.1				45.0																																		49.4	49.5	33.9				43.4					$10,864	$821	$9,280
Jefferson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	3081 West Old AJ Highway	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 397-0780	58	9	6.2		48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)							43.8							50.0																																								68.8				60.0	$8,637	$163	$8,352
Carter High School	Public	9-12	210 N Carter School Road	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-3434	794	53	14.9		644 (81.1%)	54 (6.8%)	56 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	38.3	247^th of 400 public high schools	38.3%		41.8	211^th of 389 public high schools	45.8%	36																< 5%				< 5%	66.7	9.4		22.4		63.4	30.8		39.2		35.8		35.3	24.1			23.9		57.4			57.0	59.5	28.0			35.1												$14,475	$880	$13,070
Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	204 North Carter School Road	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-3426	587	41	14.4		483 (82.3%)	36 (6.1%)	50 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	41.8	348^th of 594 public middle schools	41.4%		30.5	417^th of 583 public middle schools	28.5%	69				38.7	26.6	19.9	29.5				33.7	33.3	24.8	30.4	54.3					54.3																															41.2	26.6	35.9	34.8	54.3	51.4	44.9	50.1	$13,470	$756	$12,106

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.