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Best Elementary Schools in Monroe County, TN

At a glance

Schools

2,885

Students

Districts

Top rankedSweetwater Elementary School349^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Madisonville Intermediate School up 198 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sweetwater Primary School 15.6 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 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 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
Coker Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	130 Ruritan Road	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 261-2241	54	8	7.2	67.1%	51 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)		10.0					10.6							17.4		20.0					25.5				13.0	$20,993	$2,115	$16,807
Madisonville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	268 Warren Street	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2236	540	31	17.4	68.3%	495 (91.7%)	6 (1.1%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)								(n/a)																										$14,267	$911	$12,202
Rural Vale Elementary School	Public	K-8	395 Daugherty Springs Road	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-3551	241	11	22.2	68.8%	212 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	28.7	770^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.2	821^st of 1009 public elementary schools	18.6%	51	23.1	34.8	42.1	11.1	13.0	15.8	21.9	34.6	21.7	36.8	22.2	30.4	15.8	26.7	23.1	39.1	47.4	41.7	30.4	36.8	36.3	38.9	43.5	47.4	42.3	$14,185	$847	$12,002
Tellico Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Old High School Road	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-2626	334	20	16.8	76.5%	320 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	49	507^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.2%		42.8	568^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.7%	61	39.7	48.4					44.2	34.5	56.5					45.8	36.2	50.0					43.3					$13,602	$1,014	$11,362
Vonore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1135 Hwy 411	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 884-6485	352	22	16.1	72.3%	298 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	55.1	438^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.0%		43.9	549^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.6%	111	58.5	45.3					51.3	50.9	46.9					48.7	49.1	37.5					42.7					$15,933	$1,026	$13,605
Madisonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 Green Road	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2454	498	27	18.4	66.6%	453 (91.0%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	46.4	537^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.3%		30.1	735^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.2%	198	53.8	46.0	50.0				49.9	36.9	38.6	35.4				36.9	41.5	36.7	43.5				40.6					$12,110	$983	$10,109
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	3-4	301 Broad Street	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7062	287	18	16.4	76.7%	233 (81.2%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	61.9	349^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.8%		64	315^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.8%	34	45.2	56.1					50.6	51.0	46.8					48.9	45.5	58.7					52.1					$10,705	$806	$9,529
Sweetwater Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Highway 322 East	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 351-7004	579	37	15.6	76.5%	452 (78.1%)	10 (1.7%)	80 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)								(n/a)																										$10,328	$1,172	$9,102

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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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