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Powell Valley Elementary School

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Powell Valley Elementary School ranks 726 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Powell Valley Elementary School is a PK-8 school in Speedwell, Tennessee, serving 280 students in Claiborne County Schools. The school currently carries a 1-star rating, ranking in the 29th percentile statewide — a modest improvement from recent years but well below its 2022-23 peak. Chronic absenteeism affects 25.8% of students, well above the state rate of 18.3% and one of the highest rates among nearby schools. The school spends about $15,854 per student.

In math and science, Powell Valley shows relative strengths. Math proficiency is 33.5%, above the district's 29.7%, while science proficiency is 40.3%, also ahead of the district's 37.2%. But reading and social studies are trouble spots. ELA proficiency is just 28.8%, far below nearby Ellen Myers Primary School's 54.1% and Springdale Elementary School's 41.5%. Social studies is the most striking outlier: only 27.6% of students are proficient, compared with 40.4% across the district and 51.4% statewide. Sixth grade is especially concerning, with just 14.7% proficient in social studies. This gap has widened over the past several years.

Despite the overall rating, some grade levels are competitive with the state. Sixth and 8th grade math proficiency (41.2% and 42.1%) match or exceed Tennessee averages, and 6th grade science nearly matches the state. Grade-level results swing dramatically, however — 3rd grade math is at 43.3% while 4th grade math drops to 20.0%. Notably, Powell Valley spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors including Springdale ($12,799) and Ellen Myers ($12,753), yet those schools outperform it in reading and social studies. Reducing chronic absenteeism and focusing on social studies instruction in the middle grades could be the school's clearest path forward.

280

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,854

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

255 Powell Valley School Lane
Speedwell, TN 37870

(423) 869-4659

District: Claiborne County Schools

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Claiborne Adult High School
	Cumberland Gap High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

Two or more races:

1.1%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 45% 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 school33%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

726^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 35% (2018) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

387^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2018

From bottom 47% (2018) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Claiborne County Schools

115^th of 141Claiborne 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	726 of 1019	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	748 of 1009	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	768 of 1018	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	487 of 1020	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	574 of 1000	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	541 of 983	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	732 of 985	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	645 of 997	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	682 of 855	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.1	636 of 853	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.4	523 of 846	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.9	763 of 820	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	597 of 818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	716 of 809	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	773 of 986	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	844 of 990	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	614 of 989	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	727 of 975	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	745 of 945	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	740 of 926	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	650 of 823	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	620 of 843	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.3	286 of 853	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	391 of 865	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	568 of 858	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	224 of 823	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	484 of 821	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	563 of 877	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	675 of 984	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	633 of 991	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	321 of 987	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	398 of 980	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	294 of 941	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	637 of 916	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	489 of 618	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	748 of 849	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	776 of 840	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	791 of 847	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	540 of 852	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	636 of 844	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	605 of 844	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	723 of 812	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	699 of 841	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	387 of 594	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	353 of 583	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	436 of 587	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	458 of 594	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	368 of 569	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	394 of 576	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	326 of 574	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	296 of 563	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	339 of 492	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.3	360 of 485	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.0	247 of 475	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	279 of 466	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	287 of 462	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	327 of 435	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	422 of 546	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	486 of 554	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	484 of 560	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	399 of 552	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	368 of 538	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	238 of 529	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	220 of 490	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	275 of 510	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	473 of 514	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	263 of 495	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	350 of 483	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	194 of 490	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	188 of 481	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	244 of 550	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	307 of 560	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	392 of 557	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	323 of 540	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	348 of 529	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	390 of 523	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	386 of 492	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	449 of 504	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	466 of 503	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	410 of 500	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	424 of 496	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	334 of 484	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	329 of 481	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Social Studies28%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powell Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School Lane	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	299	19	15.9	32.1%	292 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32.9	726^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.8%		29.3	748^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.9%	22	43.3	20.0	32.4	41.2	29.4	42.1	33.5	40.0	25.0	29.4	29.4	17.6	36.8	28.8	36.7	37.5	41.2	47.1	38.2	42.1	40.3	14.7	38.2	31.6	27.6	$15,854	$1,451	$12,027
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4411 Clouds Road	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3067	386	24	15.8	33.4%	356 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	34.3	701^st of 1019 public elementary schools	31.2%		38.2	626^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.0%	75	48.9	31.7	20.0	31.7	37.8	34.8	34.2	34.0	29.3	17.8	39.0	35.1	34.8	31.5	36.2	39.0	20.0	39.0	48.6	47.8	38.1	61.0	51.4	50.0	54.0	$12,946	$1,356	$9,948
Clairfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	6360 Hwy 90	Clairfield	37715	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6052	69	7	9.4	53.6%	69 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							12.8	20.0						20.0							28.2				18.8	$20,605	$3,243	$15,510
Ellen Myers Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Nettleton Road	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2172	356	21	17.3	26.3%	337 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	58	396^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.1%		50.6	478^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.6%	82	46.0	29.5					36.9	62.0	47.5					54.1	58.0	52.5					55.0					$12,753	$1,165	$10,061
Sharps Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel Road	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	124	11	11.2	27.6%	118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	50.7	484^th of 1019 public elementary schools	52.5%		40.5	602^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.3%	118	5.9	31.6	53.3				29.4	23.5	52.6	64.3				46.0	35.3	63.2	73.3				56.9					$20,947	$183	$18,922
Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School	Public	K-4	501 Davis Drive	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9502	518	33	15.5	46.4%	493 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	21.3	842^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	17.4%		22	824^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.3%	18	18.7	34.8					26.8	19.8	33.7					27.2	22.0	43.5					32.8					$12,684	$1,856	$9,306
Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill Road	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	132	12	11.0	22.7%	129 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	22.4	828^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.7%		35.5	672^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	33.4%	156	18.2	50.0	22.2	26.7	33.3	45.5	31.3	27.3	27.8	27.8	33.3	58.3	18.2	31.3	13.6	22.2	27.8	40.0	50.0	36.4	29.2	26.7	50.0	45.5	39.5	$18,714	$1,567	$14,533
White Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak Road	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	128	13	10.1	55.4%	128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.2	252^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	75.3%		39.6	612^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.3%	360	45.5				41.7		48.1	72.7				16.7		48.1	45.5				50.0		48.1		41.7		35.7	$18,858	$1,169	$15,878
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Old Middlesboro Highway	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-5278	443	30	14.9	39.6%	429 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.9	663^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	34.9%		22.5	817^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.0%	154	49.1	26.4	32.7				36.4	57.9	26.4	23.6				36.4	57.9	34.0	20.0				37.6					$11,766	$1,021	$9,781
Springdale Elementary School	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	364	26	13.7	30.0%	348 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	37.9	660^th of 1019 public elementary schools	35.2%		30.6	728^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	30.0	45.2	28.9	23.9	20.5	41.3	31.6	49.0	38.1	42.1	52.2	31.8	34.8	41.5	30.0	45.2	34.2	21.7	27.3	43.5	33.5	34.8	56.8	63.0	51.5	$12,799	$1,056	$10,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Powell Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Claiborne Adult High School
High : Cumberland Gap High School

How many students attend Powell Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Powell Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Powell Valley Elementary School?

Students at Powell Valley Elementary School are 99% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Powell Valley Elementary School a good school?

Powell Valley Elementary School ranks 726^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Powell Valley Elementary School in?

Claiborne County Schools

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