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Arnold Memorial Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Arnold Memorial Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving 330 students and operating as part of Cleveland City Schools, a district currently ranked in the 13th percentile statewide. The school itself ranks 883rd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — also in the 13th percentile with a 1-star rating — and its standing has slipped from the 34th percentile in 2018–2019 to where it sits today.

Academically, Arnold's proficiency rates are far below district and state averages. Just 23.4% of students are proficient in math, compared with 34.0% for the district and 43.0% statewide; ELA proficiency is 26.0% versus 31.1% district and 40.6% state; and science proficiency is 24.3% versus 34.7% district and 46.9% state. Some grades are especially concerning — only 16.7% of 4th graders are proficient in math. Chronic absenteeism is also the highest among nearby schools, with 26.0% of students considered chronically absent, versus 18.3% statewide and rates between 10.6% and 23.8% at nearby schools like Prospect Elementary (10.6%) and North Lee Elementary (12.4%).

Notably, Arnold spends $15,875 per student — more than several higher-performing nearby schools such as Michigan Avenue Elementary ($11,288, 91st percentile) and Oak Grove Elementary. Even within the same district, E.L. Ross Elementary spends a nearly identical amount ($15,393) but posts dramatically higher proficiency — 52.2% in math versus Arnold's 23.4%. There are small signs of improvement: math proficiency has risen from 14.6%, and low-income students improved from the 5th to 25th percentile. Still, Arnold remains one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the area, and addressing attendance and instructional quality will be critical to changing that trajectory.

330

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,875

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

473 8th N W Street
Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 472-2241

District: Cleveland City Schools

Students who attend Arnold Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cleveland Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

White:

28.2%

African American:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

883^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 49% (2017) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cleveland City Schools

123^rd of 141Cleveland City 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	16.3	883 of 1019	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	885 of 1009	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	878 of 1018	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	874 of 1020	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	731 of 1000	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	773 of 983	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	648 of 985	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	760 of 997	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.5	332 of 646	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	602 of 855	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	720 of 853	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	703 of 846	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.6	533 of 820	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.5	728 of 818	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	678 of 809	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	413 of 498	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	450 of 498	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	391 of 498	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	400 of 500	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	406 of 483	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	171 of 404	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	294 of 450	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	737 of 986	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	754 of 990	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	869 of 989	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	673 of 975	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	781 of 945	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	714 of 926	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	405 of 458	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	393 of 424	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	351 of 387	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	285 of 363	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	237 of 324	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	228 of 319	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	617 of 823	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	710 of 843	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	808 of 853	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	797 of 865	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	626 of 858	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	657 of 823	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	390 of 821	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	696 of 877	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	859 of 984	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	935 of 991	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	835 of 987	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	750 of 980	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	675 of 941	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	479 of 916	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	516 of 641	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	647 of 849	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	584 of 840	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.0	820 of 847	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	751 of 852	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	489 of 844	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	673 of 844	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	454 of 812	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	729 of 841	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science24%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
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	81.6%	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
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	71.0%	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
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	74.2%	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
Blythe-Bower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	604 20th St SE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-5121	668	48	13.8	87.5%	288 (43.1%)	85 (12.7%)	216 (32.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	66 (9.9%)	22.8	823^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	19.2%		22.1	823^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.4%		29.0	42.5	32.7	34.9	21.3	35.8	20.9	26.0	22.6	36.2	23.7	27.6	$14,011	$1,395	$11,795
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Prospect School Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8814	421	24	17.5	63.8%	340 (80.8%)	7 (1.7%)	66 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46.7	532^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	47.8%		55.6	412^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.2%	120	38.2	47.3	35.1	39.5	52.6	34.5	42.7	44.2	40.8	50.9	37.3	42.2	$11,409	$980	$9,580
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Durkee Road SE	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8812	380	26	14.9	68.8%	274 (72.1%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	37.7	669^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.3%		39.3	616^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%	53	25.8	50.9	37.0	37.3	31.7	50.9	45.3	42.0	32.3	35.8	33.3	33.7	$12,959	$1,081	$10,860
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	61.4%	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
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	52.2%	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
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	52.2%	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
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	76.3%	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 Arnold Memorial Elementary School

How many students attend Arnold Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Arnold Memorial Elementary School.

Is Arnold Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Arnold Memorial Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Arnold Memorial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arnold Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

What district is Arnold Memorial Elementary School in?

Cleveland City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Arnold Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Arnold Memorial Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 28% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races.

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