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Cocke County

At a glance

60^thof 139 Tennessee districts▲ 19

Better than 56% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 9 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

305 Hedrick DR
Newport, TN 37821-9998·(423) 623-7821·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 56.8% of districts

Schools

4,295

Students

Top rankedSmoky Mountain Elementary187^th of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Del Rio Elementary up 349 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grassy Fork Elementary 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Cocke County school district in Tennessee consists of 11 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's performance is mixed, with some standout schools like Cosby Elementary and Smoky Mountain Elementary ranking among the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools, while others struggle to meet state averages.

The highest-performing schools in the district are Cosby Elementary, Smoky Mountain Elementary, and Grassy Fork Elementary, all of which rank in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools and excel in subjects like science, social studies, and mathematics. Meanwhile, Centerview Elementary also performs well above the county and state averages.

However, the district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, ranging from 18.9% to 19.9%, well above the state average. Additionally, there are large disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools, with some schools struggling to meet state averages on standardized tests. The district's graduation rates at Cocke County High School and Cosby High School are also slightly below the state average, while the dropout rate at Cocke County High School is higher than the state average.

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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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	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 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
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	287	18	15.7		269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	46.8	524^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.1%		41.7	595^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.6%	71	53.3	32.1	42.9	46.5	50.0	53.7	47.1	36.7	39.3	42.9	41.9	33.3	43.9	39.8																		30.0	35.7	46.4	34.9	50.0	51.2	41.7	37.2	55.6	48.8	46.7	$12,850	$970	$10,559
Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	240	16	14.9		232 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63.8	319^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.4%		46.7	518^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.1%	199	43.5	38.1	73.7	50.0	50.0	58.6	52.3	52.2	57.1	26.3	45.5	43.8	24.1	40.8																		47.8	38.1	63.2	54.5	50.0	55.2	51.5	54.5	75.0	48.3	56.7	$14,143	$1,213	$11,585
Cocke County High School	Public	9-12	216 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-8718	1,140	62	18.2		962 (84.4%)	40 (3.5%)	72 (6.3%)	17 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.0%)	37.6	231^st of 389 public high schools	40.6%		42	215^th of 392 public high schools	45.2%	16															23.9	23.2	88.9	17.2	23.8	24.7	42.6	29.7	45.5	30.4	31.2	29.8	48.5	48.3	18.6	8.3	22.2												$13,218	$867	$11,507
Cosby Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	437	26	17.1		392 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	68.9	249^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.3%		64.4	292^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	71.3%	43	59.5	47.2	43.2	66.7	55.3	48.0	52.9	47.6	41.5	20.5	33.3	31.6	16.0	31.6																		81.0	84.9	56.8	64.4	55.3	50.0	65.8	68.9	76.3	50.0	63.9	$12,764	$1,508	$10,555
Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Highway 107	Del Rio	37727	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5570	86	11	7.6		83 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.8	302^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.1%		36.8	651^st of 1018 public elementary schools	36.1%	349		23.1		36.4			30.9		61.5		54.5			49.1																			53.8		54.5			44.4	81.8			53.8	$19,823	$1,004	$16,653
Edgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3		481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	34.5	685^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.1%		26.1	782^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	23.2%	97	65.4	41.4	32.4	26.7	20.5	23.1	35.5	48.1	31.0	19.7	18.3	15.9	15.4	25.0																		57.7	39.7	31.0	23.3	15.9	17.9	31.8	20.0	18.2	23.1	20.3	$11,942	$1,383	$9,543
Grassy Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek RD	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	124	11	11.2		116 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	70.7	230^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.2%		61.7	326^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.0%	96	50.0	28.6	53.3	63.6	57.9	72.7	53.7	50.0	35.7	46.7	54.5	21.1	36.4	39.0																		91.7	64.3	60.0	63.6	47.4	63.6	63.4	63.6	78.9	72.7	73.2	$15,729	$1,014	$12,728
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Woodson RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4697	378	26	14.4		328 (86.8%)	19 (5.0%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	9.5	948^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.2	964^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.3%	16	20.8	8.1	25.7	12.8			13.0	27.7	10.8		12.5	8.8		12.6																		23.7	10.8	11.4	15.4	8.8	13.6	14.1	5.1	14.7	22.7	12.6	$14,500	$2,305	$11,013
Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.2		478 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	58.9	365^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.8%		62.1	320^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	25.9	49.2	49.2	57.4	34.4	36.2	41.9	44.4	46.0	29.5	36.2	31.1	34.5	36.9																		53.7	60.3	44.3	61.7	47.5	51.7	52.9	55.3	44.3	37.9	45.2	$11,884	$1,015	$9,944
Smoky Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	135 South 32 HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-2255	187	14	13.6		182 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	75.8	187^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.5%		59.3	352^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	65.4%	165	45.5	68.4	58.3	50.0	69.2	76.9	59.6	40.9	52.6	41.7	65.0	46.2	30.8	47.5																		45.5	73.7	66.7	65.0	61.5	76.9	63.6	80.0	61.5	46.2	65.2	$13,027	$1,186	$10,332
Cocke County Adult High School	Public	9-12	241 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	No	(423) 613-0032	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cosby High School	Public	9-12	3318 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5602	347	26	13.3		315 (90.8%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	36.6	238^th of 389 public high schools	38.8%		29.1	277^th of 392 public high schools	29.3%	39															20.2	19.6		8.5	8.3	39.7	39.2	17.4		17.4	39.1	38.7	44.3	44.3	16.9		16.5												$15,381	$720	$13,485

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	3.42 mi	1	16^th
Greene County	12.52 mi	18	50^th
Sevier County	13.31 mi	35	96^th
Jefferson County	13.97 mi	14	57^th
Hamblen County	16.68 mi	18	69^th

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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.