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Lanier Elementary School

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Lanier Elementary School ranks 721 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lanier Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Maryville, TN, serving 333 students in Blount County Schools. The school has struggled academically for years: it ranks in the 29th percentile statewide (721st out of 1,019 elementary schools, 1-star rating), and proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science all fall below the district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 26.0% of students missing enough school to be considered chronically absent—far above the district rate of 17.6% and state rate of 18.3%.

Among nearby Blount County schools, Lanier Elementary School is the lowest performer in math (28.1% proficient) and ELA (34.2% proficient). Its math results have dropped sharply, from 39.0% proficient in 2022–2023 to just 28.1% today, while the state average rose from 38.1% to 43.0% over the same period. Nearby schools do much better: Middlesettlements (55.9% math), Friendsville (61.0% math), and Carpenters (53.1% math) all outperform Lanier substantially. The gap with Maryville City Schools is even starker—Foothills Elementary and Sam Houston Elementary rank in the 97th and 94th percentiles, respectively, with chronic absenteeism around 8–10%.

Interestingly, Lanier spends $14,127 per student—more than several higher-performing neighbors like Carpenters ($12,353) and Middlesettlements ($12,504)—so funding alone isn't the issue. Science is a relative bright spot in 3rd grade (43.8% proficient, matching the state), but students lose ground by 4th and 5th grade. Subgroup results are weak across the board, with White, female, and special education students ranking near the bottom statewide. The clearest fix is attendance: bringing chronic absenteeism down from 26% to the district average could have a measurable impact on learning.

333

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,127

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6006 Lanier Road
Maryville, TN 37742

(865) 980-1051

District: Blount County Schools

Students who attend Lanier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carpenters Middle School
High:	William Blount High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

721^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Blount County Schools

67^th of 141Blount 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	33.2	721 of 1019	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	741 of 1009	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	617 of 1018	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	629 of 1020	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	679 of 1000	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	643 of 983	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	649 of 985	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	627 of 997	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	517 of 646	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.4	625 of 855	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	625 of 853	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	57.1	439 of 846	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	525 of 820	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.2	618 of 818	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	722 of 809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	706 of 986	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	713 of 990	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	716 of 989	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	670 of 975	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	695 of 945	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	612 of 926	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	476 of 843	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	417 of 853	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	568 of 865	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	391 of 858	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	348 of 823	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	592 of 821	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	483 of 877	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	737 of 984	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.3	476 of 991	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	487 of 987	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	643 of 980	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	571 of 941	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	588 of 916	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	531 of 618	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	384 of 582	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	187 of 395	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	784 of 849	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	781 of 840	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	650 of 847	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	701 of 852	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	732 of 844	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	694 of 844	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	673 of 812	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	695 of 841	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science43%-4 vs state

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 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
Lanier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6006 Lanier Road	Maryville	37742	Loudon County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1051	333	23	14.3		298 (89.5%)	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	33.2	721^st of 1019 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.7	741^st of 1009 public elementary schools	26.6%	20	22.9	27.5	34.0	28.1	31.3	35.3	36.2	34.2	43.8	45.1	40.4	43.2	$14,127	$983	$12,228
Carpenters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Huffstetler Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1490	556	36	15.3	43.0%	481 (86.5%)	14 (2.5%)	36 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	67.4	284^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.7	306^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.7%	22	44.3	64.2	50.6	53.1	37.1	50.0	48.2	45.0	55.7	69.5	60.0	61.7	$12,353	$837	$10,889
Vonore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1135 Hwy 411	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 884-6485	352	22	16.1	72.3%	298 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	55.1	438^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.0%		43.9	549^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.6%	111	58.5	45.3		51.3	50.9	46.9		48.7	49.1	37.5		42.7	$15,933	$1,026	$13,605
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Old Niles Ferry	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-0630	305	21	14.5	48.3%	272 (89.2%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	41.6	624^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.8%		67.6	261^st of 1009 public elementary schools	74.1%	363	34.1	44.9	54.5	44.8	45.0	36.7	25.0	35.3	39.0	42.9	38.6	40.3	$13,568	$820	$11,922
Montvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3128 Montvale Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2666	309	21	15.0	54.5%	280 (90.6%)	6 (1.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	41	630^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.2%		36.7	654^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.2%	24	13.9	27.3	52.0	33.6	30.6	33.3	44.0	37.0	33.3	45.5	52.0	44.5	$14,975	$1,070	$13,162
Union Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South Old Grey Ridge Road	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1515	236	13	18.1	41.8%	207 (87.7%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	44	582^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	42.9%		39.1	617^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%	35	26.7	25.0	53.3	34.4	43.3	38.9	43.3	41.7	43.3	47.2	46.7	45.8	$18,126	$799	$16,442
Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	520 Sandy Springs Road	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 681-0364	656	44	15.0	33.6%	517 (78.8%)	13 (2.0%)	62 (9.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	96.8	32^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.7	34^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	77.5			77.5	78.8			78.8	73.5			73.5	$14,654	$805	$12,698
Mary Blount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	131 South Old Glory Road	Maryville	37801	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1430	557	36	15.4		424 (76.1%)	9 (1.6%)	79 (14.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	37.8	665^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.7%		36.9	651^st of 1009 public elementary schools	35.5%	14	41.9	32.2	50.6	41.3	29.7	34.5	40.5	35.0	29.7	44.3	38.5	37.9	$13,755	$1,058	$11,984
Friendsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E 4th Avenue	Friendsville	37777	Blount County	Blount County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1252	208	14	14.8	49.4%	186 (89.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	70.1	253^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	75.2%		55.2	417^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.7%	164	43.3	62.5	72.1	61.0	43.3	34.4	61.4	48.1	51.7	53.1	65.9	58.1	$14,432	$839	$12,756
Sam Houston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	330 Melrose Street	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-3241	502	33	15.4	31.0%	414 (82.5%)	19 (3.8%)	39 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	93.6	59^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.1	72^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	92.9%	13	75.2			75.2	71.6			71.6	65.8			65.8	$15,106	$783	$13,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanier Elementary School

How many students attend Lanier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Lanier Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lanier Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carpenters Middle School
High : William Blount High School

Is Lanier Elementary School a good school?

Lanier Elementary School ranks 721^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lanier Elementary School?

Students at Lanier Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Lanier Elementary School in?

Blount County Schools

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