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Lincoln Heights Elementary School

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Lincoln Heights Elementary School ranks 355 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Heights Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Morristown, TN, serving 565 students within the Hamblen County Schools district. For 2025–2026, Lincoln Heights ranked 355th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (65th percentile, 3 stars), making it the third-highest-ranked elementary school in Hamblen County behind only Russellville Elementary and Alpha Elementary. What makes this especially notable is that the district itself sits in the 48th percentile statewide, so Lincoln Heights is clearly outperforming the typical school in its own backyard.

Math is the school's flagship subject, with 57.7% of students proficient — the highest rate among all nearby elementary schools and roughly 15 points above the state average. Fourth grade math is particularly impressive at 66.3% proficiency. English Language Arts (43.5%) and science (49.6%) also exceed both district and state averages. Attendance is another strong point: only 10.6% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, well below the district's 14.9% and the state's 18.3%. Lincoln Heights also earns remarkable results for specific student groups — African American students rank in the 98th percentile statewide, low-income students in the 96th percentile, and both Hispanic and special education students in the 77th percentile.

This school has transformed itself over the past decade, climbing from the bottom 9% of Tennessee elementary schools in 2013–2014 to a consistent 3-star rating today. The biggest opportunities for continued growth are in upper-grade reading and science, with 3rd grade ELA at 36.8% proficiency and 5th grade science at 41.0%, both trailing state averages. Overall science proficiency, however, has improved rapidly in recent years. With per-student spending of $13,468 — among the highest in the comparison group — Lincoln Heights demonstrates that steady, sustained progress is achievable.

565

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,468

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1523 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 586-2062

District: Hamblen County Schools

Students who attend Lincoln Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Heights Middle School
High:	Morristown West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

355^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 30 pts since 2018

From bottom 35% (2018) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	61.4	355 of 1019	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	404 of 1009	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	358 of 1018	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	367 of 1020	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	397 of 1000	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	419 of 983	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	501 of 985	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	650 of 997	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.4	774 of 855	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	774 of 853	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	757 of 846	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	729 of 820	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	582 of 818	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	647 of 809	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	11 of 498	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	73.4	96 of 498	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	92 of 498	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	83 of 500	83.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	94 of 211	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	46 of 178	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	40 of 164	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	38 of 165	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	24 of 101	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	377 of 986	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	344 of 990	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	321 of 989	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	386 of 975	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	503 of 945	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	454 of 926	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	104 of 458	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	87 of 424	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	81 of 415	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	84 of 387	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	62 of 363	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	56 of 324	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	82 of 250	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	163 of 319	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	34 of 823	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.9	69 of 843	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	79 of 853	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	71 of 865	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	178 of 858	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	118 of 823	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	255 of 821	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	429 of 877	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	410 of 984	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	375 of 991	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	416 of 987	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	400 of 980	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	310 of 941	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	519 of 916	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	150 of 641	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.5	300 of 618	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	312 of 582	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	380 of 528	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	178 of 447	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	174 of 369	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	144 of 255	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	195 of 395	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	305 of 849	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	424 of 840	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	446 of 847	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	382 of 852	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	457 of 844	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	480 of 844	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	385 of 812	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	620 of 841	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+15 vs state

Science50%+3 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1523 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2062	554	38	14.7	91.7%	193 (34.8%)	44 (7.9%)	258 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.8%)	61.4	355^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.2%		56.3	404^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.0%	49	50.0	66.3	56.4	57.7	36.8	52.3	41.0	43.5	43.7	62.9	41.0	49.6	$13,468	$1,239	$10,136
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
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 W Converse	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1263	448	32	14.1	86.2%	182 (40.6%)	22 (4.9%)	184 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	39.2	639^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.2	676^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.0%	37	34.8	47.1	43.3	41.8	40.0	43.5	36.7	40.2	28.8	41.4	33.3	34.7	$12,371	$1,052	$10,371
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
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
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
Manley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 West Economy Road	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-7400	618	39	15.7	58.6%	363 (58.7%)	18 (2.9%)	158 (25.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	43 (7.0%)	49.5	499^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.5	444^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.0%	55	23.8	45.1	62.2	43.0	25.0	48.4	70.3	47.0	25.0	47.3	60.8	43.8	$13,095	$603	$11,472
Witt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett Parkway	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	216	18	12.3	73.5%	138 (63.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (26.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.0%)	42.3	605^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.6%		63.1	327^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.6%	278	22.5	28.3	53.3	32.8	37.5	52.2	36.7	43.1	42.5	50.0	36.7	44.0	$14,088	$1,235	$11,779
Alpha Elementary School	Public	K-5	5620 Old Us 11e Highway	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-3332	594	37	15.9	51.8%	447 (75.3%)	13 (2.2%)	50 (8.4%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.4%)	67.2	285^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.0%		81.9	141^st of 1009 public elementary schools	86.0%	144	41.7	69.1	60.6	56.8	48.5	53.6	60.0	53.9	38.8	66.0	44.7	49.7	$12,064	$521	$10,552
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Heights Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Heights Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Heights Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lincoln Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Lincoln Heights Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Heights Middle School
High : Morristown West High School

What district is Lincoln Heights Elementary School in?

Hamblen County Schools

Is Lincoln Heights Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Heights Elementary School ranks 355^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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