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Powell Valley Elementary

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Powell Valley Elementary ranks 748 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Powell Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Speedwell, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Claiborne County School District, which is ranked 105 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Powell Valley Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.9% to 26.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and county averages. The school's academic performance on standardized tests is also consistently lower than the state and Claiborne County averages in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 523 out of 846 schools in 2012-2013 to 748 out of 1009 schools in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Springdale Elementary and Forge Ridge School, which are also part of the Claiborne County School District, generally perform better than Powell Valley Elementary on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings. Schools in neighboring districts, such as White Oak Elementary and Valley View Elementary in Campbell County, also outperform Powell Valley Elementary on various academic measures.

280

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,854

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Powell Valley School LN
Speedwell, TN 37870

(423) 869-4659

District: Claiborne County

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary 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: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

748^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

353^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Claiborne County

105^th of 139Claiborne 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2025)8th percentile-18 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 (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School LN	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	299	19	15.9		292 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	29.3	748^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.9	768^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.6%	20	20.0	36.4	28.6	38.9	41.7	35.7	32.7	27.5	30.3	34.3	27.8	29.2	39.3	31.1	25.0	36.4	37.1	38.9	33.3	28.6	33.2	27.8	37.5	21.4	28.4	$15,854	$1,451	$12,027
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4411 Clouds RD	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3067	386	24	15.8		356 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	38.2	626^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.0%		31.2	720^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.3%	94	42.9	29.8	26.8	45.2	25.6	52.4	36.6	26.2	25.5	22.0	45.2	18.6	23.8	26.0	40.5	25.5	31.7	61.3	48.8	40.5	40.2	67.7	53.5	47.6	55.2	$12,946	$1,356	$9,948
Clairfield Elementary	Public	K-8	6360 Hwy 90	Clairfield	37715	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6052	69	7	9.4		69 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							9.5							11.9							21.4				16.7	$20,605	$3,243	$15,510
Ellen Myers Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Nettleton RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2172	356	21	17.3		337 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	50.6	478^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.9	531^st of 1018 public elementary schools	47.8%	53	29.3	36.5					33.1	41.4	55.6					48.8	50.0	49.2					49.6					$12,753	$1,165	$10,061
Sharps Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel RD	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	124	11	11.2		118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	40.5	602^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.1	602^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	40.9%		23.5	38.9	33.3				32.1	29.4	50.0	27.8				35.8	52.9	55.6	31.6				46.3					$20,947	$183	$18,922
Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary	Public	K-4	501 Davis DR	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9502	518	33	15.5		493 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	22	824^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.3%		26.7	775^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.9%	49	27.1	23.4					25.3	25.0	31.9					28.4	33.3	33.0					33.2					$12,684	$1,856	$9,306
Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	132	12	11.0		129 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	35.5	672^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	33.4%		54.6	412^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.5%	260	44.4	23.5	50.0	23.1	33.3	21.4	33.0	38.9	41.2	28.6	46.2	33.3	14.3	34.1	5.6	23.5	42.9	46.2	33.3	28.6	28.4	15.4	41.7	28.6	28.2	$18,714	$1,567	$14,533
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	128	13	10.1		128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.6	612^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.3%		36	664^th of 1018 public elementary schools	34.8%	52	30.0		70.0	30.8	9.1	20.0	37.3	80.0		70.0	23.1	18.2	30.0	45.8	20.0		30.0	23.1	18.2	30.0	28.8	7.7		10.0	5.9	$18,858	$1,169	$15,878
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Old Middlesboro HWY	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-5278	443	30	14.9		429 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.5	817^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.3	762^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	25.1%	55	8.9	17.5	24.0				16.6	28.6	38.6	20.4				29.6	35.7	45.6	22.4				35.2					$11,766	$1,021	$9,781
Wynn Habersham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Habersham RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-9482	144	12	12.2		143 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	805^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.2%		31.3	719^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.4%	86	19.0	25.0	26.3	26.7	41.7		27.2	47.6	18.8	21.1	20.0	41.7		32.6	23.8	37.5	31.6	26.7	41.7		31.5	33.3	41.7		38.9	$14,502	$1,315	$12,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Powell Valley Elementary?

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

Is Powell Valley Elementary a good school?

Powell Valley Elementary ranks 748^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Powell Valley Elementary?

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

What district is Powell Valley Elementary in?

Claiborne County

What schools do graduates of Powell Valley Elementary attend?

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

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

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