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Northwest Elementary School

Q: Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

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

Q: What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School in Newport, Tennessee, serves 422 students in grades PK–8 and is part of Cocke County Schools. The school has historically struggled academically, ranking in the 15th percentile of Tennessee schools for 2025–2026 and earning 1 star — a notable improvement from previous years when it ranked in the 5th–10th percentile and received 0 stars. Still, proficiency rates remain far below district and state averages: just 18.4% of students are proficient in math and 16.2% in ELA, compared with roughly 43% and 41% statewide, meaning about 4 out of 5 students are not proficient in math and 5 out of 6 are not proficient in ELA.

Northwest is the lowest-performing school among all nearby comparison schools. For example, Cosby Elementary (64th percentile) posts 53.1% math proficiency, Parrottsville Elementary (75th percentile) posts 49.8%, and Grassy Fork Elementary reaches 58.1% — all far above Northwest's 18.4%. Chronic absenteeism is also the highest in the area at 30.7%, more than four times Centerview Elementary's 7.4% and nearly three times Bridgeport Elementary's 11.2%. Notably, the school's spending of $14,500 per student is higher than many stronger-performing nearby schools, suggesting resources alone are not the issue.

There are genuine signs of progress. Every subject improved year-over-year in 2025–2026, with social studies jumping from 12.6% to 25.5% proficiency. Special education students improved from the 13th to 47th percentile statewide, and low-income students from the 4th to 37th percentile. The biggest challenges now are attendance, a sharp decline in upper grades (7th and 8th grade ELA proficiency sits near 5%), and translating subgroup gains into schoolwide improvement.

422

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,500

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

344 Woodson Road
Newport, TN 37821

(423) 623-4697

District: Cocke County Schools

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School 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: Improving — 9th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

871^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 6% (2018) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

538^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Cocke County Schools

61^st of 141Cocke County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	871 of 1019	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.4	518 of 823	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.4	342 of 641	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	821 of 849	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.0	538 of 594	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.6	437 of 478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	59.0	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	5.8	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)47th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+69 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies26%-26 vs state

Science22%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 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 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 School	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Woodson Road	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4697	378	26	14.4	78.1%	328 (86.8%)	19 (5.0%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18.2	871^st of 1019 public elementary schools	14.5%		9.5	948^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.0%	77	20.9	34.1	15.4	23.3	11.4	< 5%	18.4	23.3	38.6	12.8	< 5%	5.7	5.4	16.2	20.9	40.9	15.4	13.3	22.9	16.2	22.4	36.7	28.6	13.5	25.5	$14,500	$2,305	$11,013
Newport Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 College Street	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Newport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-3811	690	57	12.2	63.4%	566 (82.0%)	18 (2.6%)	33 (4.8%)	29 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.9%)	56.1	421^st of 1019 public elementary schools	58.7%		65	297^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.6%	124	35.6	36.8	26.9	12.3	43.4	69.9	37.3	40.4	47.4	47.4	60.3	57.9	41.1	48.8	62.2	61.8	60.3	52.1	68.4	56.2	60.3	52.1	78.9	75.3	68.9	$11,989	$1,317	$9,802
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport Road	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	287	18	15.7	65.5%	269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	57.6	403^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	60.5%		46.8	524^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.1%	121	75.0	46.4	36.7	45.2	50.0	62.5	51.4	50.0	46.4	36.7	51.6	31.8	43.8	42.2	40.0	46.4	33.3	51.6	38.6	43.8	42.2	64.5	45.5	46.9	51.4	$12,850	$970	$10,559
Parrottsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.2	71.7%	478 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	69.2	259^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.6%		58.9	365^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.8%	106	49.1	47.3	64.5	50.8	45.7	39.7	49.8	49.1	43.6	51.6	37.3	34.8	31.0	41.4	56.6	56.4	56.5	62.7	45.7	43.1	53.8	61.0	56.5	34.5	50.3	$11,884	$1,015	$9,944
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs Road	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3	81.4%	481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	46.1	544^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.6%		34.5	685^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.1%	141	52.8	65.5	54.5	16.7	39.2	23.4	42.1	41.5	41.8	30.9	26.7	25.5	14.9	30.5	50.9	43.6	45.5	31.7	31.4	21.3	37.7	38.3	43.1	10.6	31.6	$11,942	$1,383	$9,543
Centerview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	240	16	14.9	73.4%	232 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	55.7	424^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.4%		63.8	319^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.4%	105	60.0	56.0	22.7	36.8	52.6	44.4	46.1	52.0	60.0	36.4	26.3	31.6	16.7	39.1	64.0	60.0	36.4	42.1	52.6	55.6	52.3	31.6	57.9	50.0	46.4	$14,143	$1,213	$11,585
White Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer Highway	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8	73.2%	509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	34.4	700^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.4	686^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.0%	14	35.2	42.9	43.1	26.7	28.9	38.2	35.4	43.7	37.1	31.9	23.6	35.5	27.3	32.7	40.0	32.9	29.6	29.9	36.0	45.2	35.4	43.8	50.0	61.3	51.3	$11,829	$929	$10,104
Cosby Elementary School	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby Highway	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	437	26	17.1	72.2%	392 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	59.9	365^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.2%		68.9	249^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.3%	116	57.8	52.8	41.8	62.2	46.9	61.5	53.1	55.6	28.3	30.9	40.0	30.6	22.5	34.5	60.0	60.4	38.2	51.1	44.9	53.8	51.0	60.0	57.1	42.5	53.7	$12,764	$1,508	$10,555
Del Rio Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 South Highway 107	Del Rio	37727	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5570	86	11	7.6	66.9%	83 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	404^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.4%		64.8	302^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.1%	102	23.1		18.2		27.3		30.0	61.5		63.6		54.5		60.0	46.2		63.6		72.7		55.0		81.8		55.6	$19,823	$1,004	$16,653
Grassy Fork Elementary School	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek Road	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	124	11	11.2	76.7%	116 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	69.1	261^st of 1019 public elementary schools	74.4%		70.7	230^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.2%	31	43.8	66.7	53.3	60.0	72.7	57.1	58.1	56.3	40.0	26.7	53.3	27.3	14.3	35.5	56.3	53.3	53.3	60.0	81.8	47.6	57.0	73.3	72.7	57.1	66.0	$15,729	$1,014	$12,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

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

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

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

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

Cocke County Schools

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