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Morristown East High School

Q: Is Morristown East High School a good school?

Morristown East High School ranks 208 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Morristown East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,468 students attended Morristown East High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Morristown East High School?

Students at Morristown East High School are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Morristown East High School?

Morristown East High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Fairview Marguerite School Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary School Elementary : John Hay Elementary School Elementary : Russellville Elementary School Elementary : Union Heights Elementary School Elementary : Whitesburg Elementary School Middle : East Ridge Middle School Middle : Meadowview Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 48% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Morristown East High School serves about 1,468 students in grades 9 through 12 in Morristown, Tennessee, and is one of two comprehensive public high schools in the Hamblen County Schools district. The school currently ranks 208th out of 400 Tennessee high schools, placing it essentially at the statewide median with a 2-star rating and in the 48th percentile. Its ranking has hovered around the middle of the pack over the past several years, and it currently sits below its same-district counterpart, Morristown West High School, which ranks in the 62nd percentile.

Perhaps the most significant concerns for parents involve attendance and graduation trends. Morristown East's dropout rate jumped to 9.9%—the highest among nearby schools and well above the 6.7% state average—while its graduation rate dipped to 87.1%. Chronic absenteeism is also persistently high, with roughly 1 in 4 students (24.0%) missing significant instructional time, compared to the state average of 18.3%. In math, Morristown East trails its district and state averages, with Algebra I and Algebra II proficiency at 20.3% and 25.8%, respectively. This represents a considerable gap compared to Morristown West, which posts a 50.6% Algebra II proficiency rate. Notably, this reflects a recent downturn, as the school reported a 94.4% graduation rate and a 4.3% dropout rate as recently as 2021-22.

Despite these challenges, Morristown East has some distinct strengths. It significantly outperforms the state in U.S. History, with a 55.4% proficiency rate, and shows strong grade-level results in 9th-grade Biology and Geometry. Additionally, the school is highly effective for specific student groups, earning strong star ratings for African American and low-income students, which highlights areas where support systems are working well. A major red flag, however, is the very low performance ranking for English Language Learners, suggesting that targeted language and academic interventions are urgently needed. Since per-student spending at Morristown East ($11,337) is nearly identical to Morristown West ($11,353), these diverging outcomes suggest that school climate and resource allocation, rather than overall funding levels, are the most important levers for improvement.

1,468

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,337

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Hurricane Lane
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 586-2543

District: Hamblen County Schools

Feeder schools for Morristown East High School:

Elementary:	Fairview Marguerite School
	Hillcrest Elementary School
	John Hay Elementary School
	Russellville Elementary School
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	Union Heights Elementary School
	Whitesburg Elementary School
Middle:	East Ridge Middle School
	Meadowview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

40.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2017 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (10% vs 7%)

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

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg43%

208^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	208 of 400	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	188 of 389	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	190 of 392	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	220 of 384	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	239 of 358	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	139 of 342	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	160 of 341	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.6	197 of 273	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	66.7	76 of 351	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	47.7	197 of 300	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	172 of 296	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	183 of 285	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	189 of 269	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	172 of 273	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.6	106 of 267	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	64 of 230	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	54 of 233	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.4	123 of 240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	114 of 239	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	85 of 208	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	69 of 187	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	193 of 365	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	194 of 365	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	217 of 366	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	256 of 350	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	187 of 340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	146 of 337	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	160 of 229	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	138 of 209	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	127 of 180	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	79 of 153	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	87 of 308	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	111 of 324	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	109 of 337	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	135 of 330	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	132 of 317	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	121 of 302	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	110 of 308	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	182 of 368	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	207 of 359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	209 of 349	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	163 of 332	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	131 of 329	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	157 of 210	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	71.8	20 of 198	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	22.8	156 of 183	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	78 of 154	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	64 of 151	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	88 of 125	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	46 of 127	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	125 of 159	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	148 of 330	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	144 of 323	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	215 of 312	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	143 of 306	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	117 of 301	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	156 of 307	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

US History55%+13 vs state

English II54%-4 vs state

Biology I49%~ state avg

Geometry42%~ state avg

English I30%-7 vs state

Algebra II26%-12 vs state

Algebra I20%-12 vs state

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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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Morristown East High School	Public	9-12	One Hurricane Lane	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5	56.8%	821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	46.2	208^th of 400 public high schools	48.0%		47	188^th of 389 public high schools	51.7%	20							21.7	< 5%			20.3		30.6	8.2	< 5%	25.8	79.3	30.2			49.3			55.3		55.4	30.6				30.4		56.4	< 5%		54.4	92.0	63.8	22.4		41.9							$11,337	$405	$10,174
Morristown West High School	Public	9-12	One Trojan Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16.0	53.2%	815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	55.7	152^nd of 400 public high schools	62.0%		52.5	160^th of 389 public high schools	58.9%	8							25.1				24.6	≥ 95%	74.3	40.4	< 5%	50.6	60.1	22.8	30.0		51.3			46.6		45.8	41.9				41.4		60.0	8.3		56.6	≥ 95%	31.7	12.5		43.1							$11,353	$490	$10,128
Grainger High School	Public	9-12	2201 Hwy 11 W South	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5291	797	53	15.0	53.1%	714 (89.6%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	38.3	248^th of 400 public high schools	38.0%		37.2	235^th of 389 public high schools	39.6%	13							19.2	5.6			17.8			17.8		17.7	47.6				46.0		39.1	63.6		41.2	37.2				37.2		52.3			51.9		23.1	5.9		21.7							$12,534	$1,127	$10,697
Grainger County Adult High School	Public	9-12	7850 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5172	3				2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grainger County Virtual Academy	Public	7-12	7850 Rutledge Pike	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(865) 828-3611																			(n/a)			< 5%			20.0								< 5%		< 5%							30.0			30.8															6.3			6.7			13.3
Grainger Academy	Public	9-12	232 Pioneer Drive	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-6330	11	1	11.0		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																$45,825	$2,163	$43,604
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley Road	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1	48.9%	1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	69.3	89^th of 400 public high schools	77.8%		66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%	1							35.1				34.5		77.5	37.1	< 5%	39.7	80.1	47.6	14.3		56.7			42.0	40.0	42.1	46.0				45.7		65.6	12.5		63.9		41.3	18.2		40.4							$10,693	$315	$9,708
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Greene High School	Public	9-12	275 West Greene Drive	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4061	478	42	11.4	66.1%	430 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	48.6	196^th of 400 public high schools	51.0%		44.8	199^th of 389 public high schools	48.8%	3							27.3				27.3	≥ 95%	21.6			31.7		35.2			35.4				54.0	52.7	34.9	18.2			33.3		51.8			51.8		66.7	30.2		35.8							$10,574	$867	$9,083
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	2927 Hwy 66 South	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 272-6507	996	71	14.1	52.8%	918 (92.2%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	42.7	234^th of 400 public high schools	41.5%		40.9	215^th of 389 public high schools	44.7%	19							21.3	< 5%			19.3		70.9	15.5	< 5%	30.3	79.2	35.1			45.4						39.5				39.5		57.3			57.3	58.5	18.5			30.3							$12,518	$829	$10,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Morristown East High School

What district is Morristown East High School in?

Hamblen County Schools

Is Morristown East High School a good school?

Morristown East High School ranks 208^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Morristown East High School?

Morristown East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Marguerite School
Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary : John Hay Elementary School
Elementary : Russellville Elementary School
Elementary : Union Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Whitesburg Elementary School
Middle : East Ridge Middle School
Middle : Meadowview Middle School

How many students attend Morristown East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,468 students attended Morristown East High School.

What is the racial makeup of Morristown East High School?

Students at Morristown East High School are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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