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Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School

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Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School ranks 303 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Cleveland, TN, serving 481 students in the Cleveland City Schools district. Despite its district ranking in the bottom 13% of Tennessee, Candy's Creek stands out as a clear academic standout, ranking 303rd out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (70th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 and earning 3 or 4 stars every year for the past six years. In math and English language arts, the school's proficiency rates (58.9% and 55.8%) outpace the district by roughly 20–25 percentage points and exceed state averages. Science (43.3%) sits below the state average, though still above the district.

Among same-district elementary schools, Candy's Creek is the highest-ranked, with E.L. Ross Elementary (54th percentile) the next closest, and Mayfield Elementary, Blythe-Bower Elementary, G.R. Stuart Elementary, and Arnold Memorial Elementary all in the bottom fifth of Tennessee. Chronic absenteeism is another differentiator: at just 11.6%, it is less than half the district's 24.2% and below the state's 18.3%. This attendance profile more closely resembles nearby Bradley County Schools than Cleveland City peers. The school accomplishes all of this while spending $14,333 per student—less than several lower-performing district schools.

The clearest growth areas are science, the 4th-grade transition, and specific student subgroups. Math and ELA proficiency fall from strong 3rd-grade levels to roughly state averages in 4th grade before rebounding in 5th. Hispanic students and special education students show the widest achievement gaps relative to the school's overall performance, while students from low-income households have been improving. Nearby Michigan Avenue Elementary and North Lee Elementary in Bradley County outperform Candy's Creek in all three subjects while spending less per student, and Hopewell Elementary performs at a similar level—offering useful benchmarks for continued improvement.

481

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,333

Per pupil spending ?

4445 Georgetown Road
Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 476-1160

District: Cleveland City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cleveland City Schools

✓Above the Tennessee median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

303^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From top 21% (2021) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	65.5	303 of 1019	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	333 of 1009	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	258 of 1018	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	228 of 1020	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	239 of 1000	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	210 of 983	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	164 of 498	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	168 of 498	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	182 of 498	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	275 of 483	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	223 of 411	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	277 of 986	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	283 of 990	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	293 of 989	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	298 of 975	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	222 of 945	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	315 of 458	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.2	364 of 424	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	163 of 415	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	164 of 387	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	106 of 363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	121 of 324	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	306 of 823	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	335 of 843	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	434 of 853	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	381 of 865	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	154 of 858	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	474 of 823	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	367 of 984	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	245 of 991	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	195 of 987	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	217 of 980	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	208 of 941	77.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	244 of 641	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	317 of 618	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	215 of 582	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	100 of 528	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	82 of 447	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	30 of 369	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	225 of 849	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	218 of 840	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	208 of 847	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	194 of 852	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	173 of 844	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	153 of 844	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+16 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Science43%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School

How many students attend Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School.

What district is Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School in?

Cleveland City Schools

Is Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School ranks 303^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School?

Students at Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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