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Lake City Elementary

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Lake City Elementary ranks 557 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lake City Elementary is a public elementary school serving 389 students in grades PK-5 in Lake City, Tennessee, which is part of the Anderson County school district.

While the school has seen increased per-student spending, from $12,226 in 2020-2021 to $16,881 in 2023-2024, it has consistently underperformed compared to the Anderson County and Tennessee state averages on TNReady assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 47.6% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% in Anderson County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Anderson County district, such as Fairview Elementary and Norris Elementary, Lake City Elementary generally underperforms on academic measures and has a lower state ranking. However, the school does perform well for special education and low socioeconomic status students, indicating that it may have effective strategies in place for supporting these populations that could be leveraged to improve overall outcomes.

387

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,328

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

402 Lindsay ST
Lake City, TN 37769

(865) 426-2108

District: Anderson County

Students who attend Lake City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake City Middle School
High:	Anderson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

557^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Anderson County

78^th of 139Anderson County 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
2025	43.2	557 of 1009	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	752 of 1018	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	677 of 1020	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	655 of 1000	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	633 of 983	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	637 of 985	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	664 of 997	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	471 of 646	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	623 of 855	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.0	587 of 853	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	506 of 846	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	518 of 820	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	500 of 818	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.6	688 of 809	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	442 of 986	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	474 of 990	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	539 of 989	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	597 of 975	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	488 of 945	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	582 of 926	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	360 of 843	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	492 of 853	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	303 of 865	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	481 of 858	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	557 of 823	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	608 of 821	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	679 of 877	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	646 of 984	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	877 of 991	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	737 of 987	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	646 of 980	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	731 of 941	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	632 of 916	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	154 of 618	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	35.2	358 of 582	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	496 of 528	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	329 of 369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	245 of 255	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	369 of 395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	637 of 840	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	788 of 847	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	741 of 852	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	717 of 844	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	708 of 844	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	690 of 812	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	717 of 841	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

English Language Arts32%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Lake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 Lindsay ST	Lake City	37769	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 426-2108	389	30	12.9		362 (93.1%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	43.2	557^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.8%		28.2	752^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	26.1%	195	46.8	65.1	29.3		47.6	33.3	39.7	24.1		32.5	48.9	42.9	30.5		40.2			$16,328	$1,708	$13,613
Briceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Slatestone RD	Briceville	37710	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 426-2289	122	12	10.3		118 (96.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	32	713^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.3%		31.7	715^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.8%	2	28.6	36.4			35.3	14.3	54.5			38.2	35.7	36.4			35.3			$20,524	$1,467	$17,386
Norris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 East Circle DR	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7422	270	18	15.2		250 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	91.3	80^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.1%		82.8	138^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.4%	58	82.9	57.9	65.3		68.0	85.7	71.1	61.2		71.3	80.0	81.6	67.3		75.4			$14,360	$810	$12,563
Andersonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 Mountain RD	Andersonville	37705	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7695	304	26	11.4		284 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	63.8	318^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.5%		57.6	387^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.0%	69	50.0	41.3	76.1		55.6	50.0	47.8	45.7		47.9	44.2	47.8	54.3		48.6			$14,884	$615	$13,150
Dutch Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Old Dutch Valley RD	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2599	124	10	11.9		119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	27.6	760^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.7%		28.9	742^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	27.1%	18	26.3	21.7	36.0		28.4	36.8	31.8	36.0		34.8	31.6	26.1	32.0		29.9			$16,346	$1,220	$13,933
Jacksboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Jacksboro Elem School RD	Jacksboro	37757	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-7433	612	33	18.4		589 (96.2%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.8	436^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.8%		48	501^st of 1018 public elementary schools	50.8%	65	31.3	41.0	75.7		46.2	40.7	51.0	55.4		48.1	35.7	44.0	52.7		43.0			$10,686	$893	$8,878
North Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Beets ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton	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%)	68.1	255^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.7%		48	504^th of 1018 public elementary schools	50.5%	249	55.0	57.9	35.3		50.0	60.0	68.4	58.8		62.5	35.0	63.2	41.2		46.4			$14,957	$996	$13,092
Caryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Cardinal CIR	Caryville	37714	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-2687	623	47	13.1		607 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26.5	778^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.9%		36.3	662^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	35.0%	116	23.5	35.4	45.7		33.6	26.5	30.5	31.4		29.2	27.8	29.3	31.9		29.4			$11,252	$1,165	$9,085
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	210 N Hicks ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-0616	549	36	15.1		460 (83.8%)	10 (1.8%)	38 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	76.9	178^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.4%		79.3	160^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.3%	18	40.0	53.5	63.5	70.7	56.8	44.0	67.4	59.5	67.3	59.3	46.7	49.4	56.8	73.3	56.3	81.3	81.3	$12,097	$426	$11,103
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6715 Hickory Valley RD	Heiskell	37754	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7959	268	18	14.5		256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	69.9	236^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.6%		79.4	159^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.4%	77	48.8	76.3	53.1		58.6	52.4	68.4	34.7		50.4	59.5	71.1	38.8		55.0			$15,957	$1,242	$13,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake City Elementary

How many students attend Lake City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Lake City Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lake City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake City Middle School
High : Anderson County High School

What is the racial makeup of Lake City Elementary?

Students at Lake City Elementary are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Lake City Elementary a good school?

Lake City Elementary ranks 557^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lake City Elementary in?

Anderson County

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