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North Clinton Elementary School

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North Clinton Elementary School ranks 432 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

North Clinton Elementary School is a small public school in Clinton, Tennessee, serving 192 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade within Clinton City Schools, a district ranked 32nd of 141 in Tennessee with a 4-star rating. The school itself ranks 432nd of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (58th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–26—a major improvement from its 1-star, 16th-percentile ranking in 2017–18, though results have been volatile. Within the district, it trails South Clinton Elementary School (78th percentile) and Clinton Elementary School (68th percentile), as well as nearby out-of-district schools like Norris Elementary School (89th percentile) and Glenwood Elementary School (85th percentile).

The biggest concern for parents is chronic absenteeism: 25.2% of North Clinton students were chronically absent in 2024–25, more than double the district rate of 13.0% and above the state's 18.3%. It's the highest rate among all nearby schools—same-district peers South Clinton Elementary School (11.4%) and Clinton Elementary School (10.2%) are dramatically better. Yet the school also has real strengths. Its economically disadvantaged students ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2025–26—a standout result—and 3rd and 4th grade math and English scores generally meet or beat district and state averages. The clearest academic weakness is 5th grade, where math proficiency drops to 39.1% versus a 56.2% district average, and science trails at every grade level.

North Clinton spends $14,957 per student—more than either same-district peer—yet both outperform it, suggesting funding isn't the limiting factor. With only 192 students, year-to-year ranking swings are expected: the school moved from the 50th to 75th to 58th percentile over the past three years. For parents, the bottom line is cautiously positive: the school has made real progress since its 1-star days, serves its highest-need students exceptionally well, and beats state averages in overall math and ELA. But attendance, 5th-grade performance, and science are the areas most worth watching.

192

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,957

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Beets Street
Clinton, TN 37716

(865) 457-2784

District: Clinton City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

432^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 39 pts since 2017

From bottom 19% (2017) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Clinton City Schools

32^nd of 141Clinton 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	55.5	432 of 1019	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	255 of 1009	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	504 of 1018	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	568 of 1020	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	504 of 1000	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	465 of 983	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	694 of 985	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	841 of 997	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	524 of 646	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	729 of 855	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.3	618 of 853	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	64.0	332 of 846	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.4	475 of 820	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	89.4	79 of 818	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	31.5	613 of 809	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	233 of 986	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	526 of 989	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	699 of 975	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	508 of 945	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	587 of 926	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	92 of 823	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	12 of 865	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	60.2	257 of 858	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	185 of 823	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	412 of 821	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	409 of 984	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	175 of 991	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	444 of 980	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	552 of 941	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	553 of 849	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	404 of 840	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	605 of 847	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	617 of 852	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	639 of 844	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	597 of 844	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	743 of 812	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	819 of 841	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

Science44%-3 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	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 6th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Beets Street	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2784	178	14	12.4	87.2%	141 (79.2%)	7 (3.9%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.7%)	55.5	432^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	57.6%		68.1	255^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.7%	177	48.3	50.0	39.1		46.2	53.3	50.0	43.5		49.4	43.3	46.2	43.5		44.3			$14,957	$996	$13,092
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 N Hicks Street	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-0616	549	36	15.1	49.8%	460 (83.8%)	10 (1.8%)	38 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	62.9	330^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.6%		76.9	178^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.4%	152	37.7	37.7	54.3	64.9	47.6	54.4	41.6	46.9	64.9	51.0	48.7	44.2	42.0	68.4	49.5	82.5	82.5	$12,097	$426	$11,103
South Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-6	242 Hiway Drive	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2684	242	17	13.9	59.8%	207 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	72	227^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.4	209^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.3%	18	37.1	59.5	69.0	52.4	55.6	51.4	51.4	64.3	66.7	57.8	37.1	56.8	52.4	71.4	52.6	76.2	76.2	$13,708	$618	$12,387
Dutch Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Old Dutch Valley Road	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2599	124	10	11.9	70.3%	119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	25.3	800^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.6	760^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.7%	40	35.7	35.0	21.7		29.8	28.6	20.0	34.8		28.1	42.9	30.0	30.4		33.3			$16,346	$1,220	$13,933
Claxton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 Clinton Highway	Powell	37849	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 945-2222	449	38	11.6	66.8%	350 (78.0%)	19 (4.2%)	55 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	35.5	686^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.7%		42.9	566^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.9%	120	39.1	45.6	28.4		37.7	34.8	39.7	37.3		37.3	27.5	47.1	31.3		35.3			$15,017	$1,733	$12,359
Briceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Slatestone Road	Briceville	37710	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 426-2289	122	12	10.3	78.2%	118 (96.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	42.2	608^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.3%		32	713^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.3%	105	52.4	42.9	41.7		46.8	42.9	42.9	33.3		40.4	33.3	42.9	16.7		31.9			$20,524	$1,467	$17,386
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6715 Hickory Valley Road	Heiskell	37754	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7959	268	18	14.5	62.3%	256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	75.7	193^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	236^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.6%	43	45.5	72.7	60.0		60.7	72.7	64.4	42.5		59.3	45.5	66.7	55.0		56.8			$15,957	$1,242	$13,542
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Audubon Road	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9401	359	30	11.8	70.6%	226 (63.0%)	40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	80.1	154^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.7	135^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.6%	19	63.5	63.2			63.3	60.8	56.6			58.7	58.1	63.2			60.7			$17,331	$855	$15,700
Norris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42 East Circle Drive	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7422	270	18	15.2	39.7%	250 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	86.2	113^th of 1019 public elementary schools	88.9%		91.3	80^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.1%	33	69.2	88.6	47.4		67.9	66.7	94.3	60.5		73.2	59.0	88.6	55.3		67.0			$14,360	$810	$12,563
Grand Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1033 Oliver Springs Highway	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7506	321	22	14.4	73.2%	286 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	71.4	235^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.8	368^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.5%	133	57.6	48.1	71.8		57.9	54.5	42.6	59.0		50.8	63.6	55.6	66.7		61.1			$15,462	$1,127	$13,391

Frequently Asked Questions about North Clinton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of North Clinton Elementary School?

Students at North Clinton Elementary School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is North Clinton Elementary School in?

Clinton City Schools

Is North Clinton Elementary School a good school?

North Clinton Elementary School ranks 432^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Clinton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended North Clinton Elementary School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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