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Black Fox Elementary School

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Black Fox Elementary School ranks 460 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Black Fox Elementary School in Cleveland, TN, is a pre-kindergarten through 5th-grade school serving 493 students as part of Bradley County Schools, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 55th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools. The school's academic profile shows solid performance in English language arts, with 45% of students proficient compared to the state average of 40.6%, and science, where 47.8% of students meet proficiency standards versus 46.9% statewide. Math proficiency sits right at the state average of 43%. Over the past several years, Black Fox has consistently outperformed both its district and the state in reading by meaningful margins, often by 6 to 12 percentage points.

One of the school's standout features is attendance. Black Fox posted a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.5% in 2024-2025, dramatically better than the district rate of 14.9% and the state rate of 18.3%. The school also spends less per student ($11,751) than nearly every nearby school, yet achieves stronger results than the neighboring Cleveland City Schools, where schools like Arnold Memorial, G.R. Stuart, Blythe-Bower, and Mayfield rank in the bottom third of the state with proficiency rates in the 20s and 30s. However, within its own district, Black Fox sits in the middle of the pack — outperforming Oak Grove, Prospect, and Waterville, but trailing Park View and especially Michigan Avenue, which ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools.

The most significant challenges are found in specific areas. Third-grade math proficiency stands at just 31.8%, roughly 11 points below the state average, a gap that stands out since 4th and 5th grade math are much closer to state averages. Special education outcomes are also deeply concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 13th percentile statewide for this subgroup in 2025-2026. Black Fox's overall state ranking has drifted downward in recent years, from a 4-star school in the 73rd percentile (2017-2022) to its current 3-star, 55th-percentile rating. Families considering this school will find strong reading instruction, good attendance, and efficient spending, but should be aware of the math intervention needs and special education challenges.

493

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,751

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3119 Varnell Road
Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 478-8800

District: Bradley County Schools

Students who attend Black Fox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Forest Middle School
High:	Bradley Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg43%

460^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From top 36% (2017) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Bradley County Schools

58^th of 141Bradley 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	53.2	460 of 1019	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	359 of 1009	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	342 of 1018	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	355 of 1020	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	272 of 1000	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	267 of 983	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	271 of 985	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	269 of 997	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.1	235 of 646	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	343 of 855	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.7	458 of 853	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	392 of 846	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	356 of 820	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	255 of 818	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	307 of 809	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	303 of 986	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	277 of 990	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	434 of 989	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	345 of 975	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	320 of 945	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	211 of 926	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	515 of 823	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.8	258 of 843	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	493 of 853	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	268 of 865	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	136 of 858	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	145 of 823	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	219 of 821	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	125 of 877	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	424 of 984	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	450 of 991	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	277 of 987	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	226 of 980	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	243 of 941	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	357 of 916	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	555 of 641	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	546 of 618	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	582 of 582	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	291 of 528	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	299 of 447	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	450 of 849	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	425 of 840	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	386 of 847	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	428 of 852	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	304 of 844	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	312 of 844	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	311 of 812	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	338 of 841	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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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	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
Black Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3119 Varnell Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8800	506	32	15.8		444 (87.7%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	53.2	460^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.5	359^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.4%	101	31.8	49.3	48.9	43.0	47.1	44.8	43.3	45.0	45.9	44.8	52.7	47.8	$11,751	$1,011	$9,878
Blythe-Bower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	604 20th St SE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-5121	668	48	13.8		288 (43.1%)	85 (12.7%)	216 (32.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	66 (9.9%)	22.8	823^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	19.2%		22.1	823^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.4%		29.0	42.5	32.7	34.9	21.3	35.8	20.9	26.0	22.6	36.2	23.7	27.6	$14,011	$1,395	$11,795
Waterville Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4081 Dalton Pike	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8827	672	42	16.0		504 (75.0%)	11 (1.6%)	116 (17.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (5.1%)	49.6	498^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.1%		50.6	477^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.7%	21	33.3	52.7	48.1	45.3	47.6	41.3	42.2	43.5	35.7	48.4	43.5	42.8	$11,940	$1,177	$9,914
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Prospect School Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8814	421	24	17.5		340 (80.8%)	7 (1.7%)	66 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46.7	532^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	47.8%		55.6	412^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.2%	120	38.2	47.3	35.1	39.5	52.6	34.5	42.7	44.2	40.8	50.9	37.3	42.2	$11,409	$980	$9,580
Arnold Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	473 8th N W Street	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 472-2241	312	21	14.7		97 (31.1%)	52 (16.7%)	124 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.6%)	16.3	883^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.1	885^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.3%	2	22.4	16.7	31.3	23.4	28.6	20.4	29.2	26.0	26.5	27.1	19.1	24.3	$15,875	$1,048	$14,036
G.R. Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 20th Nw Street	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-8246	291	29	9.9		117 (40.2%)	36 (12.4%)	95 (32.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	19.7	857^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.9%		27	766^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.1%	91	34.5	30.6	21.1	28.2	37.9	30.6	10.5	25.2	34.5	27.8	18.4	26.2	$19,551	$1,966	$16,499
Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 20th Street NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 472-4541	448	34	13.1		177 (39.5%)	56 (12.5%)	156 (34.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.5%)	35.7	684^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.1	661^st of 1009 public elementary schools	34.5%	23	28.0	22.2	50.0	31.8	41.3	33.3	40.7	38.3	41.3	32.4	42.6	38.5	$15,672	$1,149	$13,701
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Durkee Road SE	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8812	380	26	14.9		274 (72.1%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	37.7	669^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.3%		39.3	616^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%	53	25.8	50.9	37.0	37.3	31.7	50.9	45.3	42.0	32.3	35.8	33.3	33.7	$12,959	$1,081	$10,860
Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Minnis Road	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-6622	443	29	15.5		375 (84.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	67.8	280^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.5%		65.8	287^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.6%	7	46.4	51.8	57.1	51.6	49.1	60.7	51.0	53.7	33.3	69.6	67.3	56.2	$13,169	$1,161	$11,048
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	188 Michigan Ave School Road	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8807	453	29	15.8		353 (77.9%)	13 (2.9%)	48 (10.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	89.5	92^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.7	90^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.1%	2	57.5	71.6	72.9	67.3	67.1	71.6	65.7	68.2	70.8	81.1	58.0	70.2	$11,288	$816	$9,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Fox Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Black Fox Elementary School?

Students at Black Fox Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Black Fox Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Black Fox Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Black Fox Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Black Fox Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Forest Middle School
High : Bradley Central High School

What district is Black Fox Elementary School in?

Bradley County Schools

Is Black Fox Elementary School a good school?

Black Fox Elementary School ranks 460^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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