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Blount County Schools

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At a glance

67^thof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 8

Better than 52% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 14 Middle 3 High 3 Alternative 2Grades PK, KG-12

831 Grandview Drive
Maryville, TN 37803·(865) 984-1212·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 52.5% of districts

Schools

10,191

Students

Top rankedPorter Elementary School138^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Eagleton Elementary School up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Townsend Elementary School 10.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Eagleton College and Career Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

Blount County Schools is a 3-star district ranking 67th of 141 Tennessee districts, serving roughly 10,270 students across 21 schools — 14 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative. The standout is Samuel Everett School of Innovation, an alternative school that leads the district in nearly every subject despite spending the least per student ($9,979), including 89.7% English II proficiency versus a 60.8% district average. Among traditional schools, Porter Elementary School ranks highest at the 86th percentile with 66.7% math proficiency, and Heritage High School tops the high schools at the 60th percentile. At the other extreme, Townsend Elementary School ranks at the 11th percentile with 19.2% ELA proficiency.

Spending does not predict success here. Union Grove Elementary School spends the most at $18,126 per student yet scores below district averages, while the lowest-spending schools include the district's strongest performers. Graduation rates are a bright spot: Eagleton College and Career Academy posts a 99.0% graduation rate and 1.0% dropout rate, far better than the state's 90.5% and 6.7%, though its test scores trail district averages and its 25.5% chronic absenteeism is the highest among high schools. Absenteeism is a clear warning signal — Lanier Elementary School (26.0%) and Union Grove Middle School (23.4%) have high absenteeism and lower rankings, while Porter Elementary School (9.5%) and Union Grove Elementary School (8.5%) combine low absenteeism with strong performance.

Trends are mixed. Friendsville Elementary School has climbed from the 38th to the 75th percentile in two years while Fairview Elementary School dropped from the 74th to the 39th percentile in one. All three middle schools have steadily declined in rank over three years — Carpenters Middle School, Heritage Middle School, and Union Grove Middle School all sit lower than they did in 2023-24. One quirky pattern: Algebra I proficiency at Heritage Middle School (87.5%) and Union Grove Middle School (85.7%) far exceeds the high schools' 21–24% because only advanced 8th graders take the course. Overall, Blount County Schools offers several top-quarter elementary schools, a unique alternative-school success, and strong graduation rates, but also a struggling rural cluster and a middle-school slide worth watching.

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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 All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	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 12th 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 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th 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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Old Niles Ferry	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-0630	305	21	14.5	48.3%	272 (89.2%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	41.6	624^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.8%		67.6	261^st of 1009 public elementary schools	74.1%	363	34.1	44.9	54.5				44.8	45.0	36.7	25.0				35.3																					39.0	42.9	38.6				40.3					$13,568	$820	$11,922
Friendsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E 4th Avenue	Friendsville	37777	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1252	208	14	14.8	49.4%	186 (89.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	70.1	253^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	75.2%		55.2	417^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.7%	164	43.3	62.5	72.1				61.0	43.3	34.4	61.4				48.1																					51.7	53.1	65.9				58.1					$14,432	$839	$12,756
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3741 E Lamar Alex Pkwy	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-8110	1,061	73	14.6	40.2%	938 (88.4%)	16 (1.5%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	54.7	162^nd of 400 public high schools	59.5%		49.4	179^th of 389 public high schools	54.0%	17																24.5	24.1	86.2	19.7	28.8	70.7	37.9	52.0	53.5		53.2	31.0	30.8	63.7	64.1		35.1	79.2	47.1												$14,277	$616	$13,094
Lanier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6006 Lanier Road	Maryville	37742	Loudon County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1051	333	23	14.3		298 (89.5%)	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	33.2	721^st of 1019 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.7	741^st of 1009 public elementary schools	26.6%	20	22.9	27.5	34.0				28.1	31.3	35.3	36.2				34.2																					43.8	45.1	40.4				43.2					$14,127	$983	$12,228
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4520 Wildwood Springs Road	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-4071	226	16	14.1	39.7%	206 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	82.4	138^th of 1019 public elementary schools	86.5%		92.3	70^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.1%	68	65.6	75.0	60.5				66.7	53.1	71.9	52.6				58.8																					56.3	71.9	57.9				61.8					$14,550	$772	$12,826
Rockford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3728 Williams Mill Road	Rockford	37853	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-1415	405	23	17.7		292 (72.1%)	24 (5.9%)	76 (18.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	55.5	431^st of 1019 public elementary schools	57.7%		47.4	518^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.7%	87	44.1	34.0	45.6				41.7	57.4	46.0	33.3				46.3																					51.5	64.0	40.4				51.4					$14,300	$1,122	$12,390
Townsend Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Tiger Drive	Townsend	37882	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1202	101	10	10.6		93 (92.1%)	3 (3.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	12.7	912^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.5%		27.1	765^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.2%	147	13.3	36.4	20.0				25.0	13.3	31.8	6.7				19.2																					13.3	27.3	13.3				19.2					$16,891	$1,398	$14,263
Walland Elementary School	Public	K-5	247 E Millers Cove Road	Walland	37886	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2801	297	21	14.0	57.0%	238 (80.1%)	7 (2.4%)	47 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	35.7	683^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.3	701^st of 1009 public elementary schools	30.5%	18	18.9	25.9	42.6				28.6	37.7	46.3	36.2				40.3																					41.5	48.1	27.7				39.6					$13,128	$1,066	$11,167
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 E Lamar Alex Pkwy	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1300	603	34	17.7	42.4%	548 (90.9%)	7 (1.2%)	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	49.4	293^rd of 594 public middle schools	50.7%		55.7	229^th of 583 public middle schools	60.7%	64				37.6	19.2	35.6	30.7				36.7	23.8	35.7	32.1	87.5		87.5																					53.3	45.3	35.2	44.8	52.9	46.3	53.1	50.7	$11,229	$487	$10,199
Carpenters Middle School	Public	6-8	920 Huffstetler Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1414	533	30	17.9	43.9%	499 (93.6%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	59.4	222^nd of 594 public middle schools	62.6%		61.1	196^th of 583 public middle schools	66.4%	26				34.4	36.1	41.5	36.8				40.6	39.6	35.1	38.7																								38.7	52.1	51.3	46.5	48.1	61.5	59.9	55.7	$12,088	$497	$10,898
Union Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	334 South Old Grey Ridge Road	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1320	636	30	21.4	48.2%	546 (85.8%)	11 (1.7%)	49 (7.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	45.7	322^nd of 594 public middle schools	45.8%		51.9	258^th of 583 public middle schools	55.7%	64				27.6	26.9	31.7	28.7				29.6	35.5	35.2	33.4	85.7		85.7																					42.1	47.2	38.1	42.4	43.5	48.7	45.7	45.9	$11,495	$496	$10,446
Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Sam Houston School Road	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1455	460	34	13.4		287 (62.4%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	51.7	477^th of 1019 public elementary schools	53.2%		35.8	665^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.1%	188	42.5	41.8	50.7				45.0	43.8	38.8	34.2				39.1																					43.8	53.0	54.8				50.2					$14,097	$1,035	$12,302
William Blount High School	Public	9-12	219 County Farm Road	Maryville	37801	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-5500	1,513	90	16.7	36.3%	1,331 (88.0%)	19 (1.3%)	109 (7.2%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (2.8%)	51.5	185^th of 400 public high schools	53.8%		55.8	144^th of 389 public high schools	63.0%	41																22.0	21.6	84.3	25.1	34.6	44.2		44.3	69.9		68.4	33.5	32.6	62.5	62.1		32.6	18.2	40.3												$12,223	$570	$11,085
Middlesettlements School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Miser Station Road	Louisville	37777	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-6644	372	20	18.8	44.9%	332 (89.2%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	72	229^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.5%		75.8	185^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.7%	44	45.8	69.8	50.9				55.9	59.3	55.6	43.9				53.1																					52.5	68.3	52.6				58.1					$12,504	$700	$11,106
Montvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3128 Montvale Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2666	309	21	15.0	54.5%	280 (90.6%)	6 (1.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	41	630^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.2%		36.7	654^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.2%	24	13.9	27.3	52.0				33.6	30.6	33.3	44.0				37.0																					33.3	45.5	52.0				44.5					$14,975	$1,070	$13,162
Mary Blount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	131 South Old Glory Road	Maryville	37801	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1430	557	36	15.4		424 (76.1%)	9 (1.6%)	79 (14.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	37.8	665^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.7%		36.9	651^st of 1009 public elementary schools	35.5%	14	41.9	32.2	50.6				41.3	29.7	34.5	40.5				35.0																					29.7	44.3	38.5				37.9					$13,755	$1,058	$11,984
Carpenters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Huffstetler Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1490	556	36	15.3	43.0%	481 (86.5%)	14 (2.5%)	36 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	67.4	284^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.7	306^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.7%	22	44.3	64.2	50.6				53.1	37.1	50.0	48.2				45.0																					55.7	69.5	60.0				61.7					$12,353	$837	$10,889
Union Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South Old Grey Ridge Road	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1515	236	13	18.1	41.8%	207 (87.7%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	44	582^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	42.9%		39.1	617^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%	35	26.7	25.0	53.3				34.4	43.3	38.9	43.3				41.7																					43.3	47.2	46.7				45.8					$18,126	$799	$16,442
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Burnett Station Road	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1565	354	21	16.6	39.0%	317 (89.5%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	74.7	198^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.7	257^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.5%	59	37.5	57.7	61.2				52.3	50.0	55.8	57.1				54.4																					58.3	73.1	65.3				65.8					$14,174	$1,206	$12,276
Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett Road	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-9420	383	15	25.4	38.2%	359 (93.7%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)								(n/a)	30.4	68.2	66.7	55.6	76.0	85.7	64.4	39.1	81.8	42.9	59.3	64.0	41.4	54.4		69.0	65.6	50.0	42.3	47.2					63.6	63.6	74.2	75.0	89.5	89.7					43.5	59.1	57.1	63.0	84.0	72.4	63.9	66.7	88.0	65.5	72.8	$9,979	$455	$9,394
Eagleton College and Career Academy	Public	6-12	2610 Cinema Drive	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-3211	743	51	14.6		498 (67.0%)	24 (3.2%)	189 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	27.6	296^th of 400 public high schools	26.0%					(n/a)				44.9	34.3	33.8	37.3				42.2	30.7	30.3	33.8	84.2	11.1	23.1	66.7	16.5	23.5	80.0	20.7	28.2	39.0		37.5	27.0	26.8	44.4	44.4	78.6	16.3		23.6				41.9	40.7	40.1	40.8	60.0	53.2	40.3	50.4	$11,642	$556	$10,499
Blount County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1500 Jett Road	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(865) 984-9420																			(n/a)																							9.1						30.0	27.3		9.1		8.3						16.7	11.1			25.0	17.6

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alcoa City Schools	1.86 mi	4	13^th
Maryville City Schools	1.88 mi	8	9^th
Knox County Schools	6.45 mi	95	78^th
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	11.71 mi	4
Sevier County Schools	12.57 mi	34	93^rd

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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.

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.