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Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School serves 472 students in grades K-4 in New Tazewell, Tennessee, a small community in the Claiborne County Schools district. The school has struggled academically in recent years, ranking in the 17th percentile among Tennessee elementary schools in 2025-26 — down significantly from its 49th percentile peak in 2017-18 — and proficiency rates in every tested subject fall well below state averages.

The school ranks below every comparable nearby school, including Ellen Myers Primary School, Springdale Elementary School, and Powell Valley Elementary School, even though it spends roughly the same amount per student (about $12,684) as higher-performing peers like Ellen Myers ($12,753). Chronic absenteeism (22.9%) is a concern but nearly identical to Ellen Myers (22.6%), which achieves far stronger results — suggesting that attendance alone doesn't explain the gap. The school also shows a significant gender gap, with girls outperforming boys, and a unique pattern where 4th grade scores jump dramatically from 3rd grade levels: math proficiency rises from 18.7% to 34.8% and science from 22% to 43.5%.

There are positive signs to build on. Fourth grade science proficiency (43.5%) approaches the state average and exceeds the district average, showing the school can reach near-state norms in at least one area. Students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds perform relatively better than the school's overall ranking would suggest, indicating that poverty alone doesn't tell the whole story. The fact that Ellen Myers — a same-district school with similar spending and attendance — ranks in the 61st percentile demonstrates that significant improvement is achievable at this school with the right school-level strategies.

472

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,684

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

501 Davis Drive
New Tazewell, TN 37825

(423) 626-9502

District: Claiborne County Schools

Students who attend Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

842^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	842 of 1019	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	824 of 1009	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	775 of 1018	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	683 of 1020	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	719 of 1000	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	763 of 983	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	650 of 985	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	511 of 997	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	544 of 646	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.0	606 of 855	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	712 of 846	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	573 of 820	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	656 of 818	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	753 of 809	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	730 of 986	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	643 of 990	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	651 of 989	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	660 of 975	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	762 of 945	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	557 of 926	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	578 of 823	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	626 of 843	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	610 of 853	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	506 of 865	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	578 of 858	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	545 of 823	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	434 of 821	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	276 of 877	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	869 of 984	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	859 of 991	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	683 of 987	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	745 of 980	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	683 of 941	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	654 of 916	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	479 of 618	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	447 of 582	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	401 of 447	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	221 of 395	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	828 of 849	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	815 of 840	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	778 of 847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	770 of 852	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	769 of 844	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	802 of 844	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	668 of 812	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	578 of 841	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-14 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
Rutledge Elementary School	Public	2-6	7480 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5530	334	24	13.9	27.9%	274 (82.0%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	55.6	430^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.5	385^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.8%	45	41.9	50.9	30.5	40.0			40.6	50.0	62.3	42.4	43.3			49.1	46.8	66.0	40.7	43.3			48.7	38.3			38.3	$14,628	$1,783	$11,750
Rutledge Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	470 Water Street	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5614	176	16	11.0	20.1%	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
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
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
Joppa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4745 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5721	415	31	13.6	25.2%	403 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	65.7	300^th of 1019 public elementary schools	70.6%		65.5	292^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	71.1%	8	39.7	54.2	56.5	46.2			48.8	56.9	57.6	37.0	53.8			52.1	60.3	51.7	50.0	48.1			52.8	48.1			48.1	$12,285	$1,238	$10,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School

Is Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School a good school?

Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School in?

Claiborne County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School?

Students at Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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