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Springdale Elementary

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Springdale Elementary ranks 728 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Springdale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tazewell, Tennessee, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 364 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.

Academically, Springdale Elementary's performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 29.4% at Springdale Elementary, compared to 30.2% for Claiborne County and 42.2% for the state of Tennessee. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 8th grade English Language Arts, where only 40.9% and 17.9% of students, respectively, were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 40.7% and 29.6%. Additionally, Springdale Elementary has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 23.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 18.9%.

Compared to nearby schools in the Claiborne County district, such as Powell Valley Elementary and Forge Ridge School, Springdale Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Midway Elementary, another Claiborne County school, outperformed Springdale Elementary in Mathematics (36.6% vs. 29.4% proficient or better) and English Language Arts (26% vs. 34.9% proficient or better). While Springdale Elementary's per-student spending has increased over the years, the school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, which may impact the quality of instruction and individual attention students receive.

380

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,799

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 Hwy 25E South
Tazewell, TN 37879

(423) 626-9142

District: Claiborne County

Students who attend Springdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Soldiers Memorial Middle School
High:	Claiborne Adult High School
	Claiborne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

728^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

331^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 27 pts since 2021

From top 30% (2021) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	30.6	728 of 1009	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	529 of 1018	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	351 of 1020	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	566 of 1000	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	318 of 983	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	300 of 985	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	565 of 997	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	229 of 646	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	326 of 855	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.4	447 of 853	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.9	410 of 846	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	228 of 820	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	23.9	692 of 818	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.4	476 of 809	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	666 of 986	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	569 of 990	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	413 of 989	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	452 of 975	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	325 of 945	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	311 of 926	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	464 of 843	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	343 of 853	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	349 of 865	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	377 of 858	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	165 of 823	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	176 of 821	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	523 of 877	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	717 of 984	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	473 of 991	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	275 of 987	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	37.4	598 of 980	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	298 of 941	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	319 of 916	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	768 of 840	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	544 of 847	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	408 of 852	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	615 of 844	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	360 of 844	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	319 of 812	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	590 of 841	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	331 of 583	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	206 of 587	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	219 of 594	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	280 of 569	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	173 of 576	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	313 of 546	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	193 of 554	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	301 of 560	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	176 of 552	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	131 of 538	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	156 of 529	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	168 of 490	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	41 of 510	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	56.3	164 of 514	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	242 of 495	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	68 of 483	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	48 of 490	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	39.1	307 of 481	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	301 of 550	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	186 of 560	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	152 of 557	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	332 of 540	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	229 of 529	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	184 of 523	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	339 of 492	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	220 of 504	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	251 of 503	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	306 of 500	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	192 of 496	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	174 of 484	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	339 of 481	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies51%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

Science33%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 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
Springdale Elementary	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	364	26	13.7		348 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	30.6	728^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%		46.1	529^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.0%	199	34.1	34.2	20.5	26.2	33.3	28.2	29.4	40.9	42.1	40.9	28.6	37.8	17.9	34.9	27.3	44.7	27.3	23.8	51.1	25.6	33.3	21.4	71.1	59.0	50.8	$12,799	$1,056	$10,291
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
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
Rutledge Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	470 Water ST	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5614	176	16	11.0		153 (86.9%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)																										$17,363	$2,789	$13,031
Rutledge Elementary School	Public	2-6	7480 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5530	334	24	13.9		274 (82.0%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	57.5	385^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.8%		43.9	560^th of 1018 public elementary schools	45.0%	175	44.6	52.8	32.2	36.4			40.8	51.8	62.3	40.0	41.6			48.0	55.4	69.8	47.5	40.3			51.8	32.5			32.5	$14,628	$1,783	$11,750
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
Bean Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Bean Station School RD	Bean Station	37708	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 767-2131	421	29	14.5		390 (92.6%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	56.7	401^st of 1009 public elementary schools	60.3%		46.3	524^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.5%	123	26.9	22.7	51.5	50.0			39.3	34.6	29.5	47.0	53.8			42.1	53.8	43.2	53.0	63.5			53.7	46.2			46.2	$13,193	$1,306	$10,861
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
Joppa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4745 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5721	415	31	13.6		403 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	65.5	292^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	71.1%		54	423^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	58.4%	131	45.0	54.0	50.0	45.7			48.6	47.5	51.0	46.4	39.1			46.3	58.3	66.7	48.2	47.8			55.4	45.5			45.5	$12,285	$1,238	$10,172
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Springdale Elementary

How many students attend Springdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Springdale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Springdale Elementary?

Students at Springdale Elementary are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Springdale Elementary in?

Claiborne County

What schools do graduates of Springdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Springdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Soldiers Memorial Middle School
High : Claiborne Adult High School
High : Claiborne High School

Is Springdale Elementary a good school?

Springdale Elementary ranks 728^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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