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Best Public Schools in Union County, TN

At a glance

Schools

2,843

Students

Top rankedBig Ridge Elementary440^th of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Big Ridge Elementary up 133 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sharps Chapel Elementary 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)		TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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 All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th 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
Union County High School	Public	9-12	150 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-5232	798	44	18.0		750 (94.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	44.8	200^th of 389 public high schools	48.6%		36.4	240^th of 392 public high schools	38.8%	40															13.1	13.1	37.1	36.5	71.4	24.1	35.1	39.7	39.7	27.7	27.7	52.4	52.7	28.0	26.8												$16,019	$665	$14,684
Union County Alternative Center	Public	6-12	115 Wilson LN	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-7747	27	5	5.7		26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						10.0	10.0
Big Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Hickory Val RD	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-8687	189	15	12.8		185 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	53.7	440^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.1	573^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	43.7%	133	37.8	40.0	43.8				39.7	32.4	64.0	50.0				46.2																37.8	68.0	50.0				50.0					$19,941	$1,340	$17,339
H Maynard Middle School	Public	6-8	435 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-1030	633	45	13.9		591 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	24.1	456^th of 583 public middle schools	21.8%		18.4	480^th of 587 public middle schools	18.2%	24				24.5	24.2	20.9	23.2				26.4	26.9	20.3	24.6																			30.2	25.8	26.2	27.5	24.9	34.4	25.5	28.1	$14,831	$962	$13,189
Luttrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Tazewell PIKE	Luttrell	37779	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-3441	311	13	23.8		296 (95.2%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.2	833^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.4%		40	615^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.6%	218	6.6	14.3	42.9				19.3	24.6	38.1	28.6				29.7																21.3	42.9	21.4				27.6					$16,604	$1,322	$14,198
Maynardville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-8391	383	30	12.9		368 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19.3	849^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.9%		21.2	830^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.5%	19	16.4	18.6	34.8				22.2	18.2	18.3	39.1				23.8																18.2	22.5	46.7				27.5					$17,769	$1,653	$15,074
Sharps Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel RD	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	124	11	11.2		118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	40.5	602^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.1	602^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	40.9%		23.5	38.9	33.3				32.1	29.4	50.0	27.8				35.8																52.9	55.6	31.6				46.3					$20,947	$183	$18,922
Elementary Middle Alternative	Public	K-8	635 Main	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 745-0253	14	1	5.0		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							16.7							27.3																						33.3				45.5
Paulette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maynardville	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 745-0517	364	26	14.0		344 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	47	522^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.3%		42.1	588^th of 1018 public elementary schools	42.2%	66	39.1	38.2	42.1				39.5	43.8	45.5	34.2				42.0																53.1	43.6	23.7				42.7					$16,672	$1,506	$14,140

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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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