Summary:
Lenoir City Elementary School is the only elementary school in Lenoir City Schools, serving grades PK through 3 in Lenoir City, Tennessee, with 559 students enrolled.
Because this district has just one elementary school, all the attention falls on Lenoir City Elementary School, and it delivered a headline-making turnaround in 2025–2026. After two straight years ranked near the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools (27th percentile in 2023–2024 and 25th percentile in 2024–2025, both 1-star), the school jumped to the 61st percentile—395th out of 1,019 schools—earning a 3-star rating. The gains were dramatic in math and science: math proficiency soared from 38.2% to 57.7%, landing well above the state average of 43.0%, while science jumped from 23.7% to 48.1%, also edging past the state’s 46.9%. The school now outperforms its district in every tested subject, making it a clear strength within Lenoir City Schools.
Not everything is rosy, though. English Language Arts remains the weak spot: 34.6% proficiency is better than the district’s 28.1% but still trails the state’s 40.6% by six points. Chronic absenteeism is a positive sign at 14.3%, lower than both the district’s 16.1% and the state’s 18.3%. Per-student spending is high at $17,711, but without class-size or poverty data, it’s unclear exactly how that money is driving results. Given the school’s volatile ranking history, the big question is whether this one-year surge is sustainable. The next year’s data will be critical—if the school can keep math and science strong while lifting ELA, families in Lenoir City will have an elementary school that’s genuinely competitive across the board.
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