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Cosby Elementary

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Cosby Elementary ranks 249 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cosby Elementary is a public school serving 437 students in grades K-8 in the rural town of Cosby, Tennessee. As part of the Cocke County School District, Cosby Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas.

The school's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (52.9%), Science (65.8%), and Social Studies (63.9%) significantly higher than the Cocke County and Tennessee state averages. Cosby Elementary's performance is especially strong in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates are 10-25 percentage points above the district and state. The school also supports the academic success of various student subgroups, including female, male, low socioeconomic status, and special education students, often ranking in the top 25-30% of Cosby Elementary schools in Tennessee.

Despite its rural location, with the nearest comparable schools being 8-12 miles away, Cosby Elementary has managed to outperform these nearby schools, which are also part of the Cocke County district, in most academic areas. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 26.9% in 2022-2023 to 18.9% in 2023-2024, indicating a commitment to addressing this issue and further enhancing student outcomes.

429

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,764

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 Cosby HWY
Cosby, TN 37722

(423) 487-3850

District: Cocke County

Students who attend Cosby Elementary usually attend:

High:	Cocke County Adult High School
	Cosby High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

249^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

143^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	249 of 1009	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	292 of 1018	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	320 of 1020	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	437 of 1000	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	314 of 983	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	346 of 985	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	244 of 997	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	59.1	209 of 646	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.1	165 of 855	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	233 of 853	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	221 of 846	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.5	112 of 820	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	160 of 818	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	124 of 809	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	255 of 986	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	270 of 990	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	353 of 989	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	589 of 975	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	364 of 945	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	491 of 926	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	98 of 843	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	197 of 853	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	128 of 865	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	190 of 858	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	237 of 823	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	130 of 821	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	82 of 877	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	253 of 984	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	310 of 991	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	293 of 987	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	291 of 980	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	274 of 941	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	248 of 916	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	144 of 618	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	284 of 582	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	315 of 840	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	362 of 847	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	391 of 852	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	501 of 844	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	358 of 844	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	389 of 812	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	282 of 841	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	143 of 583	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	146 of 587	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	180 of 594	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	260 of 569	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	269 of 576	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	162 of 574	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	151 of 563	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	36.1	275 of 362	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	76.1	83 of 492	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	55.9	215 of 485	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	173 of 475	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	88.6	34 of 466	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	78.0	91 of 462	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	65.3	139 of 435	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	152 of 546	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	198 of 554	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	181 of 560	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	296 of 552	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	266 of 538	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	193 of 529	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	45 of 490	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	15 of 510	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	59.6	145 of 514	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	287 of 495	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	175 of 483	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	41 of 490	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	72 of 481	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	133 of 550	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	97 of 560	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	159 of 557	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	224 of 540	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	244 of 529	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	131 of 523	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	179 of 492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	177 of 504	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	202 of 503	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	278 of 500	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	299 of 496	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	182 of 484	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	167 of 481	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+20 vs state

Social Studies64%+15 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts32%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cosby Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	437	26	17.1		392 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	68.9	249^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.3%		64.4	292^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	71.3%	43	59.5	47.2	43.2	66.7	55.3	48.0	52.9	47.6	41.5	20.5	33.3	31.6	16.0	31.6	81.0	84.9	56.8	64.4	55.3	50.0	65.8	68.9	76.3	50.0	63.9	$12,764	$1,508	$10,555
Smoky Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	135 South 32 HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-2255	187	14	13.6		182 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	75.8	187^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.5%		59.3	352^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	65.4%	165	45.5	68.4	58.3	50.0	69.2	76.9	59.6	40.9	52.6	41.7	65.0	46.2	30.8	47.5	45.5	73.7	66.7	65.0	61.5	76.9	63.6	80.0	61.5	46.2	65.2	$13,027	$1,186	$10,332
Jones Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4554 Jones Cove RD	Cosby	37722	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-9325	99	13	7.4		85 (85.9%)	1 (1.0%)	10 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	42.9	565^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.0%		41.9	592^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	41.8%	27	29.4	40.0					34.0	16.7	33.3					29.2	58.8	64.3					56.5					$28,788	$1,197	$25,349
Grassy Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek RD	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	124	11	11.2		116 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	70.7	230^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.2%		61.7	326^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.0%	96	50.0	28.6	53.3	63.6	57.9	72.7	53.7	50.0	35.7	46.7	54.5	21.1	36.4	39.0	91.7	64.3	60.0	63.6	47.4	63.6	63.4	63.6	78.9	72.7	73.2	$15,729	$1,014	$12,728
Edgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3		481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	34.5	685^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.1%		26.1	782^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	23.2%	97	65.4	41.4	32.4	26.7	20.5	23.1	35.5	48.1	31.0	19.7	18.3	15.9	15.4	25.0	57.7	39.7	31.0	23.3	15.9	17.9	31.8	20.0	18.2	23.1	20.3	$11,942	$1,383	$9,543
Newport Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 College ST	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Newport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-3811	690	57	12.2		566 (82.0%)	18 (2.6%)	33 (4.8%)	29 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.9%)	65	297^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.6%		64.6	289^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.6%	8	30.4	44.0	30.3	36.2	43.1	68.6	42.3	36.2	55.4	62.1	52.2	55.6	48.6	51.7	47.8	78.7	63.6	62.3	61.1	51.4	61.0	59.4	69.4	81.4	70.1	$11,989	$1,317	$9,802
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	287	18	15.7		269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	46.8	524^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.1%		41.7	595^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.6%	71	53.3	32.1	42.9	46.5	50.0	53.7	47.1	36.7	39.3	42.9	41.9	33.3	43.9	39.8	30.0	35.7	46.4	34.9	50.0	51.2	41.7	37.2	55.6	48.8	46.7	$12,850	$970	$10,559
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Woodson RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4697	378	26	14.4		328 (86.8%)	19 (5.0%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	9.5	948^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.2	964^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.3%	16	20.8	8.1	25.7	12.8			13.0	27.7	10.8		12.5	8.8		12.6	23.7	10.8	11.4	15.4	8.8	13.6	14.1	5.1	14.7	22.7	12.6	$14,500	$2,305	$11,013
Pittman Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 East PKWY	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-4515	305	21	14.5		282 (92.5%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	58	380^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.8	409^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.8%	29	41.7	56.1	39.2	35.0			42.8	50.0	65.9	36.5	27.5			44.8	50.0	87.8	44.0	57.5			58.7	27.5			27.5	$18,020	$674	$16,218
New Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Old Newport HWY	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2123	617	44	14.1		552 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	40 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	58.2	379^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.4%		53.1	436^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.2%	57	39.6	46.4	29.5	58.8			44.2	47.9	49.4	37.2	40.8			44.0	54.2	58.8	37.2	49.0			50.1	43.9			43.9	$15,906	$816	$14,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Cosby Elementary

How many students attend Cosby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Cosby Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cosby Elementary?

Students at Cosby Elementary are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cosby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cosby Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cocke County Adult High School
High : Cosby High School

Is Cosby Elementary a good school?

Cosby Elementary ranks 249^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cosby Elementary in?

Cocke County

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