Smoky Mountain Elementary

Public PK, KG-8

 135 South 32 HWY
       Cosby, TN  37722


(423) 487-2255

District: Cocke County

SchoolDigger Rank:
291st of 1,020 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,283 Help


Students who attend Smoky Mountain Elementary usually attend:

High:    Cocke County Adult High School
    Cosby High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  178

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.5%
Hispanic:
2.8%
Two or more races:
1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.3% Help


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Compare Details Smoky Mountain Elementary ranks better than 71.5% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 2nd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Cocke County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.51. (See more...)
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Compare Details Smoky Mountain Elementary ranks better than 67.2% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.71. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (95.5%), Hispanic (2.8%), two or more races (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smoky Mountain Elementary is 12.7, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Cocke County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smoky Mountain Elementary is $11,283. 4 elementary schools in the Cocke County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Smoky Mountain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Smoky Mountain Elementary 291st of 1020 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Smoky Mountain Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Smoky Mountain Elementary 195th of 594 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Smoky Mountain Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cocke County:

SchoolDigger ranks Cocke County 69th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 46.49 461st 809 43.0%
2011 58.41 358th 818 56.2%
2012 93.22 57th 820 93.0%
2013 64.67 325th 846 61.6%
2014 18.28 756th 853 11.4%
2015 34.35 657th 855 23.2%
2018 53.91 404th 997 59.5%
2019 53.19 393rd 985 60.1%
2021 52.26 412th 983 58.1%
2022 73.36 197th 1000 80.3%
2023 65.51 291st 1020 71.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.74 16th 877 98.2%
2021 98.05 5th 823 99.4%
2022 99.52 1st 858 99.9%
2023 71.86 147th 865 83.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.17 130th 945 86.2%
2022 91.11 72nd 975 92.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.38 466th 941 50.5%
2022 56.54 349th 980 64.4%
2023 68.75 235th 987 76.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.65 444th 841 47.2%
2019 42.18 451st 812 44.5%
2021 45.49 422nd 844 50.0%
2022 64.34 234th 844 72.3%
2023 54.60 317th 852 62.8%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 45.36 279th 462 39.6%
2012 2.85 465th 466 0.2%
2013 23.15 431st 475 9.3%
2014 14.48 449th 485 7.4%
2015 18.03 453rd 492 7.9%
2017 10.70 350th 362 3.3%
2018 30.55 411th 563 27.0%
2019 43.18 314th 574 45.3%
2021 62.85 156th 576 72.9%
2022 80.89 68th 569 88.0%
2023 61.71 195th 594 67.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.11 82nd 481 83.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.03 412th 529 22.1%
2022 77.82 77th 552 86.1%
2023 73.49 113th 560 79.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.58 120th 557 78.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Smoky Mountain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.14 416th 481 13.5%
2019 39.58 284th 484 41.3%
2021 55.26 181st 496 63.5%
2022 72.97 91st 500 81.8%
2023 51.72 223rd 503 55.7%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 142 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 5 149
1989 138 n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 139
1990 141 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 141
1991 146 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 146
1992 135 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 135
1993 148 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 148
1994 144 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 144
1995 163 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 163
1996 163 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 163
1997 181 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 8 189
1998 177 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 183
1999 188 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 188
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 213 213
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 183 183
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 186 186
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 186 186
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 174 174
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 170 170
2006 145 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 145
2007 177 0 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 180
2008 183 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2009 180 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 183
2010 190 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 192
2011 181 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 184
2012 178 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 183
2013 176 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 180
2014 178 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 185
2015 169 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 175
2016 171 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 176
2017 178 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 184
2018 157 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 164
2019 150 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 156
2020 135 1 1 4 0 0 6 0 147
2021 158 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 165
2022 183 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 190
2023 170 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 178

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 149 7.0 21.2 n/a
1989 139 7.0 19.8 n/a
1990 141 7.0 20.1 n/a
1991 146 11.0 13.2 n/a
1992 135 11.0 12.2 n/a
1993 148 10.0 14.8 n/a
1994 144 10.0 14.4 n/a
1995 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1996 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1997 189 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 183 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 188 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 213 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 183 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 186 n/a n/a n/a
2003 186 n/a n/a n/a
2004 174 n/a n/a n/a
2005 170 n/a n/a n/a
2006 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
2007 180 14.0 12.9 68.3
2008 185 12.0 15.4 66.5
2009 183 12.0 15.3 80.3
2010 192 13.0 14.7 85.9
2011 184 12.9 14.2 94
2012 183 13.0 14.0 86.9
2013 180 13.3 13.5 91.1
2014 185 15.0 12.3 91.9
2015 175 14.0 12.5 85.1
2016 176 14.0 12.5 90.3
2017 184 14.0 13.1 n/a
2018 164 12.0 13.6 n/a
2019 156 13.0 12.0 n/a
2020 147 12.9 11.3 n/a
2021 165 11.4 14.4 n/a
2022 190 11.5 16.4 n/a
2023 178 13.9 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 149 7.0 21.2 n/a
1989 139 7.0 19.8 n/a
1990 141 7.0 20.1 n/a
1991 146 11.0 13.2 n/a
1992 135 11.0 12.2 n/a
1993 148 10.0 14.8 n/a
1994 144 10.0 14.4 n/a
1995 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1996 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1997 189 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 183 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 188 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 213 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 183 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 186 n/a n/a n/a
2003 186 n/a n/a n/a
2004 174 n/a n/a n/a
2005 170 n/a n/a n/a
2006 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
2007 180 14.0 12.9 68.3
2008 185 12.0 15.4 66.5
2009 183 12.0 15.3 80.3
2010 192 13.0 14.7 85.9
2011 184 12.9 14.2 94
2012 183 13.0 14.0 86.9
2013 180 13.3 13.5 91.1
2014 185 15.0 12.3 91.9
2015 175 14.0 12.5 85.1
2016 176 14.0 12.5 90.3
2017 184 14.0 13.1 n/a
2018 164 12.0 13.6 n/a
2019 156 13.0 12.0 n/a
2020 147 12.9 11.3 n/a
2021 165 11.4 14.4 n/a
2022 190 11.5 16.4 n/a
2023 178 13.9 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Smoky Mountain Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $490 (4.2%) $9,929 (86.1%) $11,536
2020 $588 (5.2%) $9,516 (84.7%) $11,233
2021 $1,480 (13.1%) $8,776 (77.8%) $11,283

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smoky Mountain Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 393rd of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 291st of 1020 Elementary schools
 11.4%
Ranks 314th of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 195th of 594 Middle schools
 21.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)71.440
 31.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cocke County)36.136.5
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)64.327.8
 36.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cocke County)35.527.5
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)33.333.3
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cocke County)34.528.7
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)22.240
 17.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cocke County)2829.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)5026.7
 23.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cocke County)37.335
 2.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)33.340
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cocke County)25.135
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Smoky Mountain Elementary)16.773.3
 56.6%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Cocke County)23.935.7
 11.8%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)2050
 30%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cocke County)32.338.6
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)2040
 20%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cocke County)33.230.5
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Smoky Mountain Elementary)2040
 20%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Cocke County)33.843.4
 9.6%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)33.347.1
 13.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cocke County)32.833.6
 0.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)2017.6
 2.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cocke County)21.725.8
 4.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Smoky Mountain Elementary)53.311.8
 41.5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Cocke County)32.436.1
 3.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Smoky Mountain Elementary)42.243.9
 1.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Cocke County)34.536.1
 1.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Smoky Mountain Elementary)34.943.1
 8.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Cocke County)29.231.3
 2.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Social Studies (Smoky Mountain Elementary)30.240.4
 10.2%
   All Grades Social Studies (Cocke County)29.938.6
 8.7%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students156178
 14.1%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic35
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White150170
 13.3%
Two or More Races23
 50%


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Students at Smoky Mountain Elementary are 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Smoky Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Smoky Mountain Elementary ranks 291st of 1020 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 178 students attended Smoky Mountain Elementary.


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