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North Lee Elementary School

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North Lee Elementary School ranks 163 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

North Lee Elementary School is a PK–5 public elementary school in Cleveland, TN, serving 485 students as part of Bradley County Schools. The school is a consistently strong performer in Tennessee, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for the 2025–2026 school year.

Academically, North Lee significantly outperforms both district and state averages in every tested subject. In the most recent testing year, 59.1% of students scored proficient in math, 62.1% in ELA, and 58.0% in science—roughly 12 to 22 points above Bradley County Schools and Tennessee as a whole. Test scores typically improve as students advance through grade levels, with 5th-grade math proficiency at 66.7%. The school also excels at supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide (5 stars) for that subgroup—an unusually strong result. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism has historically stayed far below district and state levels, though it did rise to 12.4% in 2024–2025, still under both averages.

Compared with nearby schools, North Lee stands out for both results and efficiency. It outperforms nearby Cleveland City Schools campuses by wide margins—for example, ELA proficiency is 36 points higher than at G.R. Stuart Elementary School—and it does so while spending less per student than nearly every surrounding school. The one local school with higher overall rankings is Michigan Avenue Elementary School (91st percentile), also in Bradley County Schools. Math proficiency has drifted downward slightly over the past three years, and support for low-income students has been more variable, but North Lee remains a reliable, high-performing choice for families in the area.

485

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,535

Per pupil spending ?

14.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

205 Sequoia Drive
Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 478-8809

District: Bradley County Schools

Students who attend North Lee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ocoee Middle School
High:	Walker Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg43%

163^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 8% (2017) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	79.1	163 of 1019	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	144 of 1009	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	161 of 1018	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	124 of 1020	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	107 of 1000	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	155 of 983	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	108 of 985	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	125 of 997	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	51 of 646	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	65.4	290 of 855	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	192 of 853	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.7	99 of 846	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	89.1	80 of 820	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	75 of 818	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	68 of 809	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	117 of 498	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	163 of 498	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	95.1	12 of 483	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	36 of 450	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	197 of 986	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	221 of 990	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	172 of 989	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	118 of 975	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	165 of 945	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	108 of 926	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	309 of 843	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	364 of 853	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.6	67 of 865	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	44.0	457 of 858	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.5	109 of 823	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	51 of 821	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	112 of 877	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	124 of 984	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	124 of 991	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	98 of 987	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	103 of 980	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	158 of 941	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	105 of 916	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	58 of 641	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	200 of 849	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	190 of 840	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	189 of 847	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	148 of 852	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	128 of 844	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	154 of 844	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	125 of 812	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	142 of 841	83.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Mathematics59%+16 vs state

Science58%+11 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
North Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Sequoia Drive	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8809	509	32	16.1	14.0%	400 (78.6%)	23 (4.5%)	41 (8.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.3%)	79.1	163^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	84.0%		81.4	144^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.7%	19	48.1	62.9	66.7	59.1	63.0	57.1	65.4	62.1	56.3	60.0	58.0	58.0	$10,535	$653	$9,142
D.P. Yates Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	750 Mouse Creek Road	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-1723	298	23	12.8	30.2%	162 (54.4%)	25 (8.4%)	77 (25.8%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.7%)								(n/a)													$16,484	$1,002	$14,630
E.L. Ross Elementary School	Public	3-5	4340 Mouse Creek Road	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-7274	254	19	13.2	25.4%	140 (55.1%)	17 (6.7%)	69 (27.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	52.3	472^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.3	376^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.7%	96	47.5	51.6	59.2	52.2	42.2	38.5	46.1	42.0	37.3	46.2	43.4	42.0	$15,393	$1,160	$13,362
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4445 Georgetown Road	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-1160	473	34	13.8	17.3%	292 (61.7%)	30 (6.3%)	98 (20.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	65.5	303^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	70.3%		62.3	333^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	67.0%	30	67.1	49.3	59.8	58.9	65.8	47.9	54.0	55.8	54.8	36.6	39.1	43.3	$14,333	$1,041	$12,694
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	26.7%	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
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	33.4%	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
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5350 Freewill Road NW	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8802	463	32	14.6	23.4%	414 (89.4%)	9 (1.9%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	64.1	316^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.0%		63.4	323^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	68.0%	7	43.5	47.9	50.7	47.6	53.2	52.1	56.3	53.9	51.6	53.4	49.3	51.5	$12,289	$1,260	$10,227
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	17.9%	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
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	48.5%	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
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	27.3%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lee Elementary School

How many students attend North Lee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended North Lee Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Lee Elementary School?

Students at North Lee Elementary School are 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of North Lee Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Lee Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ocoee Middle School
High : Walker Valley High School

What district is North Lee Elementary School in?

Bradley County Schools

Is North Lee Elementary School a good school?

North Lee Elementary School ranks 163^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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