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E.L. Ross Elementary School

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E.L. Ross Elementary School ranks 472 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

E.L. Ross Elementary School is an upper-elementary school in Cleveland, TN, serving grades 3–5 with 272 students and is part of Cleveland City Schools. While the district as a whole ranks in the bottom 13% of Tennessee districts, E.L. Ross is a bright spot, placing in the 54th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating — a solid mid-tier performance that outpaces most of its same-district peers, including G.R. Stuart Elementary, Mayfield Elementary, and Arnold Memorial Elementary. It sits directly next to D.P. Yates Primary School, which feeds into it, and is competitive with Prospect Elementary while trailing several nearby Bradley County Schools standouts.

One of the school's clearest strengths is math, where 52.2% of students are proficient — well above the district's 34% and the state's 43%. Fifth-grade math is especially strong at 59.2% proficient. E.L. Ross also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 15.2%, far better than the district's 24.2%, and it performs exceptionally well with low-income students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for that subgroup. However, not all subjects shine: ELA proficiency sits at 42% (just above state average), while science at 42% trails the state's 46.9%. The school's biggest concern is special education, where it ranks in the 12th percentile statewide, a significant decline from stronger years.

Compared to its neighbors, E.L. Ross spends more per student ($15,393) than high-performing Bradley County schools like North Lee Elementary ($10,535), Michigan Avenue Elementary ($11,288), and Hopewell Elementary ($12,289), yet those schools rank higher overall. Math proficiency has climbed 15 points in three years, and the school's trajectory is upward — reducing chronic absenteeism further (to match North Lee's 12.4% or Hopewell's 10.3%) could help close the gap with the region's top elementary schools.

272

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,393

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4340 Mouse Creek Road
Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 479-7274

District: Cleveland City Schools

Students who attend E.L. Ross Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cleveland Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 43rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Tennessee median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

472^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2017

From top 40% (2017) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	52.3	472 of 1019	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	376 of 1009	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	480 of 1018	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	578 of 1020	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	556 of 1000	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	531 of 983	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	371 of 985	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	273 of 997	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	261 of 646	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	322 of 855	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.5	407 of 853	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	230 of 846	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.3	300 of 820	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.5	113 of 818	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	90.4	70 of 809	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	298 of 498	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	264 of 498	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.2	478 of 498	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	383 of 500	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	251 of 483	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	115 of 411	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.9	283 of 404	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	255 of 450	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	66 of 211	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	130 of 178	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	78 of 165	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	76 of 101	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	296 of 986	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	522 of 990	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	561 of 989	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	632 of 975	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	455 of 945	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	453 of 926	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	282 of 458	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	165 of 424	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	174 of 415	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	175 of 387	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	150 of 363	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	157 of 324	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	188 of 250	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	201 of 319	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	173 of 823	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	333 of 843	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	328 of 853	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	496 of 865	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	623 of 858	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	504 of 823	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	656 of 821	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	396 of 877	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	465 of 984	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	455 of 991	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	567 of 987	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	472 of 980	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	572 of 941	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	305 of 916	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	567 of 641	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	579 of 618	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	197 of 447	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.2	358 of 369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	72.6	60 of 395	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	345 of 849	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	259 of 840	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	326 of 847	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	471 of 852	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	448 of 844	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	526 of 844	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	272 of 812	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	170 of 841	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)79th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science42%-5 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
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
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
North Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Sequoia Drive	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8809	509	32	16.1	42.3%	400 (78.6%)	23 (4.5%)	41 (8.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.3%)	79.1	163^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	84.0%		81.4	144^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.7%	19	48.1	62.9	66.7	59.1	63.0	57.1	65.4	62.1	56.3	60.0	58.0	58.0	$10,535	$653	$9,142
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4445 Georgetown Road	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-1160	473	34	13.8		292 (61.7%)	30 (6.3%)	98 (20.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	65.5	303^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	70.3%		62.3	333^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	67.0%	30	67.1	49.3	59.8	58.9	65.8	47.9	54.0	55.8	54.8	36.6	39.1	43.3	$14,333	$1,041	$12,694
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5350 Freewill Road NW	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8802	463	32	14.6	48.1%	414 (89.4%)	9 (1.9%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	64.1	316^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.0%		63.4	323^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	68.0%	7	43.5	47.9	50.7	47.6	53.2	52.1	56.3	53.9	51.6	53.4	49.3	51.5	$12,289	$1,260	$10,227
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about E.L. Ross Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of E.L. Ross Elementary School?

Students at E.L. Ross Elementary School are 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of E.L. Ross Elementary School attend?

Students who attend E.L. Ross Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

How many students attend E.L. Ross Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended E.L. Ross Elementary School.

Is E.L. Ross Elementary School a good school?

E.L. Ross Elementary School ranks 472^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is E.L. Ross Elementary School in?

Cleveland City Schools

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