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Northwest Elementary

Q: Is Northwest Elementary a good school?

Northwest Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Northwest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Northwest Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary?

Students at Northwest Elementary are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Cocke County Adult High School High : Cocke County High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary is a PK-8 school in Newport, Tennessee with 378 students, part of the Cocke County School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger every year.

Northwest Elementary significantly underperforms the Cocke County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.6% of Northwest students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 32.6% in Cocke County and 38.9% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was just 13% compared to 41.5% in Cocke County and 42.2% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 35% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing Northwest Elementary to other nearby schools like Cosby Elementary, Grassy Fork Elementary, and Parrottsville Elementary, the performance gap is quite alarming. These schools significantly outperform Northwest across nearly every metric. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Northwest Elementary remains one of the lowest-performing schools in Cocke County and the state of Tennessee.

422

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,500

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

344 Woodson RD
Newport, TN 37821

(423) 623-4697

District: Cocke County

Students who attend Northwest Elementary usually attend:

High:	Cocke County Adult High School
	Cocke County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Hispanic:

7.8%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

948^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

568^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	9.5	948 of 1009	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	964 of 1018	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	920 of 1020	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	923 of 1000	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	911 of 983	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	945 of 985	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	937 of 997	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	775 of 855	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	777 of 853	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	801 of 846	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	795 of 820	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	51.5	436 of 818	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	14.5	743 of 809	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	904 of 986	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	873 of 990	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	853 of 989	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	887 of 975	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	807 of 945	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	899 of 926	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	732 of 843	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	822 of 853	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	694 of 865	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	744 of 858	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	702 of 823	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	772 of 821	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	829 of 877	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	934 of 984	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	917 of 991	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	874 of 987	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	845 of 980	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	910 of 941	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	839 of 916	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	320 of 618	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	504 of 582	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	472 of 528	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	838 of 840	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	845 of 847	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	846 of 852	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	836 of 844	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	843 of 844	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	812 of 812	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	839 of 841	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	568 of 583	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	572 of 587	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	532 of 594	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	526 of 569	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	570 of 576	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	519 of 574	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	518 of 563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	362 of 362	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	434 of 492	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	446 of 485	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	400 of 475	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	397 of 466	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	302 of 462	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	509 of 546	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	539 of 554	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	488 of 560	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	525 of 552	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	527 of 538	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	499 of 529	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	470 of 490	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	510 of 510	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	420 of 514	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	458 of 495	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	457 of 490	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	419 of 481	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	540 of 550	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	539 of 560	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	443 of 557	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	484 of 540	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	452 of 523	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	299 of 332	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	176 of 279	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	490 of 492	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	502 of 504	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	498 of 503	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	493 of 500	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	482 of 484	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	479 of 481	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science14%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

Social Studies13%-36 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
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
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
Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.2		478 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	58.9	365^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.8%		62.1	320^th of 1018 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	25.9	49.2	49.2	57.4	34.4	36.2	41.9	44.4	46.0	29.5	36.2	31.1	34.5	36.9	53.7	60.3	44.3	61.7	47.5	51.7	52.9	55.3	44.3	37.9	45.2	$11,884	$1,015	$9,944
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
Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	240	16	14.9		232 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63.8	319^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.4%		46.7	518^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.1%	199	43.5	38.1	73.7	50.0	50.0	58.6	52.3	52.2	57.1	26.3	45.5	43.8	24.1	40.8	47.8	38.1	63.2	54.5	50.0	55.2	51.5	54.5	75.0	48.3	56.7	$14,143	$1,213	$11,585
White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer HWY	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8		509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	34.4	686^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.3	692^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	32.0%	6	35.7	36.5	32.5	28.9	28.6	24.7	31.0	32.9	34.9	28.6	34.2	46.4	23.3	33.6	25.7	32.8	31.0	42.1	35.7	35.6	33.9	48.7	50.0	57.5	51.9	$11,829	$929	$10,104
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
Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Highway 107	Del Rio	37727	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5570	86	11	7.6		83 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.8	302^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.1%		36.8	651^st of 1018 public elementary schools	36.1%	349		23.1		36.4			30.9		61.5		54.5			49.1		53.8		54.5			44.4	81.8			53.8	$19,823	$1,004	$16,653
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Northwest Elementary a good school?

Northwest Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary?

Students at Northwest Elementary are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northwest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Northwest Elementary.

What district is Northwest Elementary in?

Cocke County

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