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Whitesburg Elementary School

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Whitesburg Elementary School ranks 463 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Whitesburg Elementary School is a small K–5 school serving 215 students in Whitesburg, Tennessee, as part of Hamblen County Schools. The school has historically been a strong performer, but its statewide ranking has declined in recent years: after peaking at 136th in 2023–2024 (87th percentile), it dropped to 256th in 2024–2025 and then to 463rd out of 1,019 elementary schools in 2025–2026 (55th percentile). That decline appears closely tied to a sharp drop in outcomes for low-income students, who fell from the top 5% of schools statewide to the bottom 10% in just two years—a swing worth treating as a red flag rather than a final verdict for a school this small.

On the positive side, Whitesburg shines in several areas. Its chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.7% is well below the district (14.9%) and state (18.3%) averages. Science is the school's signature strength, especially in upper grades: fifth-grade proficiency reached 71%, far exceeding the district (44.1%) and state (46.5%) averages, with no nearby school coming within 14 percentage points. The school is also remarkably cost-effective, spending about $11,938 per student—less than St Clair Elementary School, Mooresburg Elementary School, and Fairview Marguerite School—while outperforming those higher-spending schools in nearly every subject.

The most pressing concern is the pattern across grade levels. Third-grade scores trail state averages in every subject, but by 5th grade Whitesburg outperforms both district and state averages across the board, indicating the school adds significant value as students progress. The recent ranking decline has also allowed nearby Russellville Elementary School, just 3.8 miles away, to overtake Whitesburg as the top local school: Russellville now ranks in the 77th percentile compared to Whitesburg's 55th. For parents, Whitesburg remains a small, efficient, and historically high-performing school with excellent attendance and a standout science program, though the recent drop in low-income student outcomes is worth monitoring closely.

215

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,938

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7859 East Andrew Johnson
Whitesburg, TN 37891

(423) 235-2547

District: Hamblen County Schools

Students who attend Whitesburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Ridge Middle School
High:	Morristown East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

463^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From top 32% (2017) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Hamblen County Schools

74^th of 141Hamblen County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	463 of 1019	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	256 of 1009	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	136 of 1018	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	154 of 1020	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	293 of 1000	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	274 of 983	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	199 of 985	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	289 of 997	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	59.3	205 of 646	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	82.5	117 of 855	86.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	89 of 853	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.2	80 of 846	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	72.1	225 of 820	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	148 of 818	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	116 of 809	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	327 of 986	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	233 of 990	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	134 of 989	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	246 of 975	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	275 of 945	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	121 of 926	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	737 of 823	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	80.1	75 of 843	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	39 of 853	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	53.6	348 of 865	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	263 of 823	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	46 of 821	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	86 of 877	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	220 of 984	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	88 of 991	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.1	228 of 987	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	352 of 980	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	322 of 941	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	396 of 916	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	122 of 447	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	489 of 849	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.6	289 of 840	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	169 of 847	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	207 of 852	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	367 of 844	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	321 of 844	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	212 of 812	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	327 of 841	61.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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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
Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	7859 East Andrew Johnson	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 235-2547	190	15	12.2	59.7%	170 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	53.1	463^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	54.6%		67.9	256^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.6%	207	41.5	42.1	58.1				46.4	34.1	39.5	51.6				40.9	26.8	63.2	71.0				51.8					$11,938	$256	$10,610
Bulls Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Allen Drive	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5201	343	14	24.5		321 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	48.2	512^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.8%		40.3	606^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.9%	94	24.0	58.8	34.8	22.7	38.5	42.4	37.6	36.0	47.1	39.1	45.5	36.5	30.5	38.4	20.0	50.0	34.8	47.7	46.2	49.2	43.9	61.4	50.0	42.4	50.3	$13,637	$1,049	$11,661
Russellville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5655 Old Russellville Pike	Russellville	37860	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-6560	648	41	15.7	51.0%	539 (83.2%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	71.2	237^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.7	258^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.4%	21	48.0	56.3	60.6				55.6	48.0	64.8	60.6				58.0	41.3	62.0	51.9				51.6					$13,912	$842	$11,704
St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	1350 Melinda Ferry Road	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-2721	172	15	11.2		158 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	62.9	331^st of 1019 public elementary schools	67.5%		44.3	547^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.8%	216	45.2	40.6	56.0				46.6	45.2	56.3	48.0				50.0	51.6	59.4	52.0				54.5					$16,975	$1,147	$14,680
John Hay Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Brittain Court	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1080	257	19	13.7	86.2%	147 (57.2%)	7 (2.7%)	81 (31.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	39.9	634^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.8%		44.3	546^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.9%	88	37.5	51.0	47.8				46.5	21.2	43.4	40.0				36.6	24.2	40.4	34.8				34.4					$12,492	$1,019	$10,532
Mooresburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Hwy 31	Mooresburg	37811	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-9597	205	15	13.6	67.9%	185 (90.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	20.5	851^st of 1019 public elementary schools	16.5%		29.4	745^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.2%	106	22.7	46.7	28.6				33.3	27.3	16.7	17.1				19.5	36.4	36.7	14.3				27.6					$16,442	$1,201	$13,865
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8120 McDonald Road	Mohawk	37810	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5406	247	20	12.2	77.4%	227 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	56.9	415^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.3%		36.9	648^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.8%	233	31.4	82.1	33.3				47.3	40.0	78.6	38.7				51.1	40.0	64.3	48.4				50.0					$16,034	$1,263	$13,295
Union Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3	51.9%	248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	53.6	454^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.4%		64.3	311^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.2%	143	38.5	46.9	57.7				48.6	25.6	42.9	53.8				42.1	38.5	44.9	56.9				47.5					$13,331	$720	$11,424
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 S Liberty Hill Road	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-7472	639	40	16.1	91.5%	206 (32.2%)	15 (2.3%)	359 (56.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.9%)	32.2	731^st of 1019 public elementary schools	28.3%		34	692^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	31.4%	39	26.7	40.5	38.1				35.2	29.1	33.3	43.3				35.6	26.7	29.8	42.3				33.3					$11,638	$1,098	$9,666
Fairview Marguerite School	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Fairview Road	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-4098	502	36	13.8	92.8%	132 (26.3%)	6 (1.2%)	346 (68.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	29	761^st of 1019 public elementary schools	25.3%		28.3	753^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	25.4%	8	41.1	39.0	32.1				37.2	32.9	32.5	40.7				35.5	24.7	31.2	22.2				26.0					$13,403	$1,126	$10,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitesburg Elementary School

How many students attend Whitesburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Whitesburg Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whitesburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitesburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Ridge Middle School
High : Morristown East High School

What is the racial makeup of Whitesburg Elementary School?

Students at Whitesburg Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Whitesburg Elementary School a good school?

Whitesburg Elementary School ranks 463^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Whitesburg Elementary School in?

Hamblen County Schools

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