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Cocke County High School

Q: Is Cocke County High School a good school?

Cocke County High School ranks 231 st of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 41% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Cocke County High School is a public high school located in Newport, Tennessee, serving 1,140 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cocke County School District, which is ranked 60 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cocke County High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on TNReady assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state in Algebra I (23.2% vs. 29.4%), Algebra II (23.8% vs. 34.6%), and Geometry (22.2% vs. 36.8%). The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.2% is on par with the state average, but its dropout rate of 6.7% is higher. Additionally, Cocke County High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 33.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Cocke County High School to nearby schools, such as West Greene High School, Sevier County High School, and Cosby High School, it becomes evident that Cocke County High School is generally underperforming academically. These nearby schools often have higher proficiency rates on TNReady assessments and better overall performance metrics. Addressing the challenges faced by Cocke County High School, such as declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and disparities in subgroup performance, will be crucial for improving the school's overall quality and providing a high-quality education for all its students.

1,074

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,218

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 Hedrick DR
Newport, TN 37821

(423) 623-8718

District: Cocke County

Feeder schools for Cocke County High School:

Elementary:	Bridgeport Elementary
	Centerview Elementary
	Del Rio Elementary
	Edgemont Elementary
	More...
	Northwest Elementary
	Parrottsville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Geometry scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Tennessee avg40%

231^st of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Cocke County

60^th of 139Cocke County 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
2025	37.6	231 of 389	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	215 of 392	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	272 of 384	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	234 of 358	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	233 of 347	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	212 of 342	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	247 of 341	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	244 of 273	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	242 of 351	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	207 of 300	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	202 of 296	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	219 of 285	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.6	170 of 269	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	166 of 273	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	148 of 267	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	157 of 233	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	88 of 240	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	116 of 239	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	85 of 222	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	94 of 208	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	128 of 187	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	101 of 199	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	263 of 365	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	229 of 365	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	255 of 366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	241 of 350	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	226 of 337	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	97 of 213	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	25.8	158 of 202	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	83 of 189	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	238 of 324	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	233 of 337	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	268 of 330	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	214 of 322	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	235 of 317	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	129 of 302	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	216 of 308	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	196 of 368	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	192 of 366	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	276 of 359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	234 of 349	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	240 of 332	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	193 of 329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	114 of 198	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	167 of 183	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	112 of 154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	118 of 151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	226 of 323	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	246 of 326	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	283 of 325	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	256 of 306	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	249 of 301	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	275 of 307	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II48%-6 vs state

Biology I43%-3 vs state

US History30%-8 vs state

English I30%-9 vs state

Algebra II24%-11 vs state

Algebra I23%-6 vs state

Geometry22%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)					TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cocke County High School	Public	9-12	216 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-8718	1,140	62	18.2		962 (84.4%)	40 (3.5%)	72 (6.3%)	17 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.0%)	37.6	231^st of 389 public high schools	40.6%		42	215^th of 392 public high schools	45.2%	16	23.9	23.2		88.9	17.2		23.8		24.7		42.6	29.7	45.5	30.4	31.2	29.8	48.5			48.3		18.6	8.3	22.2	$13,218	$867	$11,507
Cocke County Adult High School	Public	9-12	241 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	No	(423) 613-0032	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cosby High School	Public	9-12	3318 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5602	347	26	13.3		315 (90.8%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	36.6	238^th of 389 public high schools	38.8%		29.1	277^th of 392 public high schools	29.3%	39	20.2	19.6			8.5		8.3		39.7		39.2	17.4		17.4	39.1	38.7	44.3			44.3		16.9		16.5	$15,381	$720	$13,485
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1		1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%		60.9	114^th of 392 public high schools	70.9%	26	27.7	27.5		77.4	29.6		31.4	84.1	40.9		54.2	41.9	33.3	41.5	52.3	51.9	55.9			55.8		42.0	12.5	40.3	$10,693	$315	$9,708
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley RD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morristown West High	Public	9-12	One Trojan TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16.0		815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	52.5	160^th of 389 public high schools	58.9%		53.9	145^th of 392 public high schools	63.0%	15	17.5	17.1		73.3	26.1	13.0	36.3	60.1	14.0	6.7	50.1	24.5		23.9	42.2	42.2	62.0	9.1		57.0	94.8	36.7		47.5	$11,353	$490	$10,128
Morristown East High	Public	9-12	One Hurricane LN	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5		821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	47	188^th of 389 public high schools	51.7%		46.6	190^th of 392 public high schools	51.5%	2	15.6	14.2		30.9	20.0		28.2	75.9	31.3	18.2	44.3	50.2		49.4	32.7	32.4	60.1			59.1	90.0	65.6	18.2	38.6	$11,337	$405	$10,174
Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2851 Webb Creek RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-8338	1	2	.4		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Greene High School	Public	9-12	275 West Greene DR	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4061	478	42	11.4		430 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	44.8	199^th of 389 public high schools	48.8%		51.3	162^nd of 392 public high schools	58.7%	37	21.0	19.5	52.4	24.2	16.0		24.4	87.5	42.4		50.4		40.0	40.5	28.6	26.7	57.4			57.3		81.3	12.5	30.8	$10,574	$867	$9,083
Sevier County High School	Public	10-12	1200 Dolly Parton PKWY	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-5525	925	66	14.0		592 (64.0%)	21 (2.3%)	286 (30.9%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	27.4	285^th of 389 public high schools	26.7%		30.6	270^th of 392 public high schools	31.1%	15				67.5	13.1	6.7	27.2					23.9	31.1	25.6			46.4		7.4	43.1		7.8		7.3	$16,285	$475	$15,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Cocke County High School

How many students attend Cocke County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,074 students attended Cocke County High School.

Is Cocke County High School a good school?

Cocke County High School ranks 231^st of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cocke County High School?

Students at Cocke County High School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Cocke County High School in?

Cocke County

What schools feed into Cocke County High School?

Cocke County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgeport Elementary
Elementary : Centerview Elementary
Elementary : Del Rio Elementary
Elementary : Edgemont Elementary
Elementary : Northwest Elementary
Elementary : Parrottsville Elementary

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.