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G.R. Stuart Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

G.R. Stuart Elementary School is a PK–5 public elementary school in Cleveland, TN, serving 317 students as part of Cleveland City Schools. The school has declined significantly over recent years: it ranked in the 65th percentile statewide in 2017–2018, but for 2025–2026 it sits in the 16th percentile (1 star), placing it among the bottom fifth of Tennessee elementary schools. Cleveland City Schools itself ranks 123rd out of 141 Tennessee districts, so Stuart is tracking below an already-low district context.

Test scores fall below district and state averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 28.2% versus 34.0% for the district and 43.0% statewide; ELA was 25.2% versus 31.1% and 40.6%; science was 26.2% versus 34.7% and 46.9%. The most striking pattern is a grade-level slide: 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 37.9%, but 5th grade ELA is just 10.5%—far below the district average of 34.9% and state average of 42.7%. Nearby Arnold Memorial Elementary School, another low-performing school, achieves 29.2% in 5th grade ELA, while Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School achieves 54.0%. Stuart also spends more per student than any comparable school—$19,551 in 2024–2025—compared with $14,333 at Candy's Creek, $15,875 at Arnold Memorial, and $10,535–$12,959 at Bradley County Schools elementaries.

There are positives. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 25.2% in 2022–2023 to 16.9% in 2024–2025, now below the state average of 18.3%. Still, higher-performing nearby schools like Michigan Avenue Elementary School (10.8%), Prospect Elementary School (10.6%), Candy's Creek (11.6%), and North Lee Elementary School (12.4%) have even lower rates. Subgroup rankings are concerning: low-income students rank in the 4th percentile statewide. The takeaway is that Stuart's high spending has not translated into strong results, and early-grade gains are not carrying through to 5th grade. However, Candy's Creek Cherokee—ranking in the 70th percentile in the same district—shows stronger performance is achievable in this community.

317

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,551

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

802 20th Nw Street
Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 476-8246

District: Cleveland City Schools

Students who attend G.R. Stuart Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cleveland Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

32.8%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

857^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 31 pts since 2017

From bottom 47% (2017) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	19.7	857 of 1019	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	766 of 1009	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	865 of 1018	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	730 of 1020	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	763 of 1000	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.1	359 of 983	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	465 of 985	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	348 of 997	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	342 of 646	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	538 of 855	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.5	569 of 853	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	504 of 846	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.8	311 of 820	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.2	226 of 818	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	56.2	375 of 809	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	351 of 498	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.4	222 of 498	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	177 of 404	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	745 of 986	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	878 of 990	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	820 of 989	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	798 of 975	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	474 of 945	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	480 of 926	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	376 of 458	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	334 of 424	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	305 of 387	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	271 of 363	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.7	77 of 324	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	119 of 250	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	134 of 319	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	792 of 823	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	794 of 843	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	57.5	295 of 853	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	518 of 865	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	665 of 858	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	381 of 823	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	446 of 821	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	287 of 877	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	705 of 984	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	641 of 991	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	587 of 987	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	703 of 980	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.7	292 of 941	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	421 of 916	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	463 of 528	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	758 of 849	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	656 of 840	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	646 of 847	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	608 of 852	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	573 of 844	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	208 of 844	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	396 of 812	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	231 of 841	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

Science26%-21 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 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	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 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
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	33.4%	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
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	48.5%	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
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	26.7%	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
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	25.8%	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
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	30.2%	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
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	25.4%	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
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	46.2%	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
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	14.0%	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
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	38.1%	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
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	17.3%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about G.R. Stuart Elementary School

How many students attend G.R. Stuart Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended G.R. Stuart Elementary School.

What district is G.R. Stuart Elementary School in?

Cleveland City Schools

Is G.R. Stuart Elementary School a good school?

G.R. Stuart Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of G.R. Stuart Elementary School attend?

Students who attend G.R. Stuart Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

What is the racial makeup of G.R. Stuart Elementary School?

Students at G.R. Stuart Elementary School are 42% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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