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Claxton Elementary School

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Claxton Elementary School ranks 686 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Claxton Elementary School is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Powell, Tennessee, serving 456 students as part of Anderson County Schools. The school is currently ranked in the 33rd percentile statewide, a drop from 44th percentile the year before, and proficiency rates trail district and state averages in math (37.7% vs. 43.3% district), English language arts (37.3% vs. 38.7% district), and science (35.3% vs. 45.6% district). What's most striking is that Claxton sits in an area full of stronger schools—South Clinton Elementary, Ball Camp Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Clinton Elementary all rank in the 76th to 85th percentile within about six miles.

The biggest academic concerns are in upper elementary. Fifth grade math proficiency is just 28.4%, compared to 50.4% for the district—the school's single largest gap. Science is also a trouble spot, especially in 3rd grade (27.5% proficient) and 5th grade (31.3% proficient), and female students perform well below male students, a pattern that runs counter to many schools. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism is not the main obstacle—at 14.4% it's below the state average of 18.3%—and Hispanic students have made dramatic gains, jumping from the 15th percentile to the 68th percentile in just two years. Low-income students also perform near the state median, suggesting poverty alone doesn't explain the school's struggles.

Parents should also note that Claxton spends more per student ($15,017) than nearby schools achieving better results—Powell Elementary spends $12,580 and ranks in the 62nd percentile, while South Clinton Elementary spends $13,708 and ranks in the 78th—which raises questions about how effectively resources are being used. While the school has identifiable bright spots to build on, the consistent underperformance relative to its neighbors suggests that classroom practices, not geography, are the likely difference. For families weighing options, understanding these patterns can help in making an informed decision.

456

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,017

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2218 Clinton Highway
Powell, TN 37849

(865) 945-2222

District: Anderson County Schools

Students who attend Claxton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clinton Middle School
High:	Clinton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg43%

686^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Anderson County Schools

75^th of 141Anderson 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	35.5	686 of 1019	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	566 of 1009	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	612 of 1018	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	649 of 1020	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	821 of 1000	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	656 of 983	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	696 of 985	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	657 of 997	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	707 of 855	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.5	474 of 853	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	611 of 846	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	598 of 820	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	651 of 818	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	710 of 809	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	735 of 986	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	691 of 990	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	618 of 989	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	739 of 975	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	603 of 945	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	750 of 926	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	148 of 458	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	147 of 424	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.0	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	387 of 387	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	394 of 823	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	424 of 843	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	260 of 853	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	344 of 865	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	671 of 858	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	415 of 823	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	515 of 821	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	528 of 877	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	371 of 984	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	510 of 991	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	642 of 987	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	843 of 980	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	660 of 941	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	561 of 916	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	495 of 641	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	521 of 618	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	578 of 582	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	469 of 528	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	340 of 447	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	111 of 255	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	747 of 849	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	652 of 840	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	660 of 847	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	676 of 852	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	821 of 844	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	742 of 844	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	691 of 812	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	683 of 841	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Science35%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

I have to find out about children picking on my son from him, they don't take him to the bathroom when he ask. He has come home with bruises and the teacher has nothing to say. Some of these teachers that work here need to be fired for child neglect. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Claxton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 Clinton Highway	Powell	37849	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 945-2222	449	38	11.6		350 (78.0%)	19 (4.2%)	55 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	35.5	686^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.7%		42.9	566^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.9%	120	39.1	45.6	28.4		37.7	34.8	39.7	37.3		37.3	27.5	47.1	31.3		35.3			$15,017	$1,733	$12,359
South Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-6	242 Hiway Drive	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2684	242	17	13.9	56.8%	207 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	72	227^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.4	209^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.3%	18	37.1	59.5	69.0	52.4	55.6	51.4	51.4	64.3	66.7	57.8	37.1	56.8	52.4	71.4	52.6	76.2	76.2	$13,708	$618	$12,387
Karns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8108 Beaver Ridge Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7767	1,047	67	15.5	36.0%	755 (72.1%)	66 (6.3%)	142 (13.6%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.4%)	54.7	440^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.8%		61.5	345^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.8%	95	34.3	52.4	54.9		47.8	41.1	54.8	40.1		45.6	40.8	52.4	44.4		46.2			$13,915	$799	$12,305
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 N Hicks Street	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-0616	549	36	15.1	41.1%	460 (83.8%)	10 (1.8%)	38 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	62.9	330^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.6%		76.9	178^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.4%	152	37.7	37.7	54.3	64.9	47.6	54.4	41.6	46.9	64.9	51.0	48.7	44.2	42.0	68.4	49.5	82.5	82.5	$12,097	$426	$11,103
Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1711 Spring Street	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2048	842	54	15.6	43.2%	610 (72.4%)	23 (2.7%)	148 (17.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	58.5	389^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.8%		57.6	383^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.0%	6	43.1	49.3	47.9		46.8	49.2	51.1	43.0		47.9	54.0	51.8	43.0		49.7			$12,580	$790	$11,089
North Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Beets Street	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2784	178	14	12.4		141 (79.2%)	7 (3.9%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.7%)	55.5	432^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	57.6%		68.1	255^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.7%	177	48.3	50.0	39.1		46.2	53.3	50.0	43.5		49.4	43.3	46.2	43.5		44.3			$14,957	$996	$13,092
Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Schaad Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 560-7001	692	53	13.0	44.7%	434 (62.7%)	57 (8.2%)	123 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	53.8	452^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	55.6%		60.1	353^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	65.0%	99	40.3	50.0	61.1		49.5	45.4	47.9	47.8		46.9	38.7	42.7	44.4		41.6			$15,020	$933	$13,240
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Audubon Road	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9401	359	30	11.8		226 (63.0%)	40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	80.1	154^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.7	135^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.6%	19	63.5	63.2			63.3	60.8	56.6			58.7	58.1	63.2			60.7			$17,331	$855	$15,700
Ball Camp Elementary School	Public	K-5	9801 Middlebrook Pike	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7888	562	36	15.5	28.7%	398 (70.8%)	31 (5.5%)	57 (10.1%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.9%)	77.1	177^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.6%		78.3	166^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.5%	11	56.3	60.8	65.4		60.4	54.8	51.5	67.1		56.9	55.8	56.9	67.9		59.5			$13,270	$674	$11,956
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10515 Coward Mill Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	10 (3.3%)	42 (14.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	70.9	242^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	76.3%		59	363^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.0%	121	55.5	47.7	60.0		54.1	60.2	42.4	58.2		53.2	61.7	52.3	62.7		58.6			$12,211	$675	$11,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Claxton Elementary School

What district is Claxton Elementary School in?

Anderson County Schools

How many students attend Claxton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Claxton Elementary School.

Is Claxton Elementary School a good school?

Claxton Elementary School ranks 686^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Claxton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Clinton Middle School
High : Clinton High School

What is the racial makeup of Claxton Elementary School?

Students at Claxton Elementary School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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