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Union Grove Elementary School

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Union Grove Elementary School ranks 617 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Union Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Friendsville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school is part of the Blount County School District, which is ranked 59 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Grove Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a ranking between 357 and 660 out of 983-1020 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is generally below the Blount County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Union Grove's proficiency rates in Mathematics (33.9%), English Language Arts (37.7%), and Science (40.4%) are all lower than the Blount County and Tennessee state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in 2022-2023 to 18.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of the nearby schools in the Blount County district.

However, Union Grove Elementary School's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students have shown a relatively strong performance, ranking 214 out of 853 Tennessee elementary schools in 2023-2024. This, coupled with the school's higher spending per student, suggests that the school may be effectively allocating resources to support its student population. Collaboration with the higher-performing nearby schools in the Blount County district, such as Montvale Elementary, Carpenters Elementary School, and Fairview Elementary, could provide valuable insights and strategies for improving Union Grove's academic performance.

213

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,126

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 South Old Grey Ridge RD
Friendsville, TN 37737

(865) 980-1515

District: Blount County

Students who attend Union Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Union Grove Middle School
High:	William Blount High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

617^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	39.1	617 of 1009	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	564 of 1018	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	530 of 1020	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	524 of 1000	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	357 of 983	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	646 of 985	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	660 of 997	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	690 of 855	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.7	441 of 853	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	459 of 846	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	570 of 820	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	517 of 818	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.9	655 of 809	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	665 of 986	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	502 of 990	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	457 of 989	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	374 of 975	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	328 of 945	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	665 of 926	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	214 of 853	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	29.5	685 of 877	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	566 of 984	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	611 of 991	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	482 of 987	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	599 of 980	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	382 of 941	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	564 of 916	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	709 of 840	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	633 of 847	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	567 of 852	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	572 of 844	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	389 of 844	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	679 of 812	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	707 of 841	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)75th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-6 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-8 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
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
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
Middlesettlements	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Miser Station RD	Louisville	37777	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-6644	372	20	18.8		332 (89.2%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	75.8	185^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.7%		78.3	163^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	84.0%	22	40.0	62.7	51.7	51.4	58.3	61.0	47.5	55.6	61.7	74.6	56.7	64.2	$12,504	$700	$11,106
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
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
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
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
Alcoa Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1325 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-4767	456	31	14.7		288 (63.2%)	51 (11.2%)	70 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	74.3	200^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.2%		59	361^st of 1018 public elementary schools	64.5%	161	57.3	60.0	61.7	59.6	47.0	57.7	49.0	51.2	49.4	60.0	59.1	56.0	$13,966	$607	$12,703
Alcoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-3120	559	35	15.9		332 (59.4%)	73 (13.1%)	78 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.9%)								(n/a)													$13,768	$836	$12,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Grove Elementary School

Is Union Grove Elementary School a good school?

Union Grove Elementary School ranks 617^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Union Grove Elementary School in?

Blount County

What schools do graduates of Union Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Union Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Union Grove Middle School
High : William Blount High School

What is the racial makeup of Union Grove Elementary School?

Students at Union Grove Elementary School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Union Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Union Grove Elementary School.

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