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Lanier Elementary

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Lanier Elementary ranks 741 st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lanier Elementary is a public elementary school located in Maryville, Tennessee, serving 333 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Blount County school district, which is ranked 59 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lanier Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the Blount County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 32.7% in Math, 29.7% in ELA, and 35.7% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. Lanier Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, white students, and students with special needs.

Lanier Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 20.2% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools, Lanier Elementary's performance is significantly lower than most of the other schools in the Blount County district, as well as the higher-performing schools in the Maryville district.

333

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,127

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6006 Lanier RD
Maryville, TN 37742

(865) 980-1051

District: Blount County

Students who attend Lanier Elementary 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 2014 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

741^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Blount County

59^th of 139Blount 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	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
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 (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 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	Public	PK, KG-5	6006 Lanier RD	Maryville	37742	Blount County	Blount County	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%)	29.7	741^st of 1009 public elementary schools	26.6%		39.9	617^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.4%	124	26.8	31.9	40.0	32.7	25.9	40.4	24.0	29.7	28.1	44.7	36.0	35.7	$14,127	$983	$12,228
Carpenters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Huffstetler RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1490	556	36	15.3		481 (86.5%)	14 (2.5%)	36 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	64.7	306^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.7%		76.8	178^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.5%	128	43.5	46.1	49.4	46.3	30.4	55.3	44.3	42.6	66.3	65.8	60.7	64.2	$12,353	$837	$10,889
Vonore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1135 Hwy 411	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 884-6485	352	22	16.1		298 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	43.9	549^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.6%		32.7	702^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	31.0%	153	48.5	37.0		43.4	32.8	33.3		33.1	45.6	44.2		45.0	$15,933	$1,026	$13,605
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Old Niles Ferry	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-0630	305	21	14.5		272 (89.2%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	67.6	261^st of 1009 public elementary schools	74.1%		64.2	297^th of 1018 public elementary schools	70.8%	36	48.8	39.5	66.7	54.5	51.2	37.2	43.1	43.6	51.2	60.5	63.9	59.6	$13,568	$820	$11,922
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3128 Montvale RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2666	309	21	15.0		280 (90.6%)	6 (1.9%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	36.7	654^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.2%		45.4	540^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.0%	114	25.7	38.5	30.8	32.4	31.4	50.0	26.9	36.7	45.7	50.0	25.0	39.6	$14,975	$1,070	$13,162
Union Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South Old Grey Ridge RD	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1515	236	13	18.1		207 (87.7%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	39.1	617^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%		43.4	564^th of 1018 public elementary schools	44.6%	53	48.5	28.2	27.9	33.9	33.3	38.5	40.5	37.7	45.5	44.7	32.6	40.4	$18,126	$799	$16,442
Foothills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	520 Sandy Springs RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 681-0364	656	44	15.0		517 (78.8%)	13 (2.0%)	62 (9.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	96.7	34^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.4	47^th of 1018 public elementary schools	95.4%	13	78.8			78.8	72.5			72.5	75.0			75.0	$14,654	$805	$12,698
Mary Blount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 South Old Glory RD	Maryville	37801	Blount County	Blount County	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%)	36.9	651^st of 1009 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.3	581^st of 1018 public elementary schools	42.9%	70	39.5	41.4	37.0	39.3	21.8	38.6	41.1	33.0	19.5	53.5	35.6	35.1	$13,755	$1,058	$11,984
Friendsville Elementary	Public	K-5	210 E 4th AVE	Friendsville	37777	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1252	208	14	14.8		186 (89.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	55.2	417^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.7%		38.6	629^th of 1018 public elementary schools	38.2%	212	33.3	62.2	41.2	47.3	33.3	50.0	29.4	38.7	36.4	66.7	52.9	53.6	$14,432	$839	$12,756
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	330 Melrose ST	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-3241	502	33	15.4		414 (82.5%)	19 (3.8%)	39 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	92.1	72^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.2	83^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	91.8%	11	68.5			68.5	66.7			66.7	67.6			67.6	$15,106	$783	$13,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanier Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lanier Elementary?

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

Is Lanier Elementary a good school?

Lanier Elementary ranks 741^st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Lanier Elementary in?

Blount County

How many students attend Lanier Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Lanier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lanier Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carpenters Middle School
High : William Blount High School

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