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Etowah Elementary School

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Etowah Elementary School ranks 636 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Etowah Elementary School serves 332 students in grades PK-8 in the small town of Etowah, Tennessee, under the Etowah City Schools district. The school holds a 2-star rating, ranking 636th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (38th percentile)—a slip from its position near the 49th percentile earlier in the 2020s.

Academically, Etowah trails state averages in every core subject: math proficiency is 31.7% (state: 43%), ELA is 34% (state: 40.6%), science is 39.1% (state: 46.9%), and social studies is just 30.6% (state: 51.4%). The most striking comparison is with Mountain View Elementary School, located half a mile away in the same town under McMinn County Schools. Mountain View outperforms Etowah in every subject—math 45% vs. 31.7%, social studies 51.7% vs. 30.6%—despite serving a nearly identical community. Riceville Elementary School, Calhoun Elementary School, and Athens City Intermediate School also rank well above Etowah. Math has dropped sharply from 46.6% (2023–24) to 31.7% (2025–26), and 7th/8th grade ELA scores (22.2% and 20.0%) suggest a "middle school cliff." Bright spots include 6th grade, where ELA and science exceed state averages, and 8th grade Algebra I (72.7%).

Chronic absenteeism is a real strength at 9.4%—half the state rate of 18.3%—and Etowah spends more per student ($12,746) than higher-performing neighbors like Riceville Elementary School ($11,941), yet results lag. The school served economically disadvantaged students well as recently as 2024–2025 (earning a 4-star rating), suggesting improvement is possible. Parents may want to ask school leaders about the math decline, social studies gap, and support for the middle school grades.

332

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,746

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

858 Eighth Street
Etowah, TN 37331

(423) 263-5483

District: Etowah City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2019 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2019) to 38th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg44%

Elementary school

636^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

346^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 46% (2017) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 141Etowah City 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	39.6	636 of 1019	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	621 of 1009	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	521 of 1018	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	525 of 1020	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	511 of 1000	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	424 of 983	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	357 of 985	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	596 of 997	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	408 of 646	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	622 of 855	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	657 of 853	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	635 of 846	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.3	545 of 820	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	609 of 818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	583 of 809	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	661 of 986	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	470 of 990	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	641 of 989	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	564 of 975	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	604 of 945	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	417 of 926	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	472 of 823	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.6	243 of 843	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	181 of 853	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	287 of 865	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	215 of 858	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	199 of 823	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	145 of 821	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	488 of 877	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	562 of 984	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	564 of 991	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	417 of 987	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	456 of 980	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	305 of 941	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	296 of 916	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	660 of 849	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	660 of 840	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	537 of 847	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	591 of 852	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	529 of 844	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	404 of 844	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	422 of 812	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	659 of 841	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	346 of 594	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	407 of 583	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	301 of 587	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	257 of 594	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	171 of 569	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	161 of 576	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	403 of 574	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	357 of 563	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	197 of 362	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	342 of 492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	379 of 485	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.3	245 of 475	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	235 of 466	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.3	349 of 462	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.9	155 of 435	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	378 of 546	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	250 of 554	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	258 of 560	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	185 of 552	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	157 of 538	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.8	394 of 529	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	167 of 478	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	140 of 490	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	23 of 510	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	66 of 514	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	26 of 495	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	50 of 483	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	198 of 490	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	270 of 481	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	393 of 550	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	309 of 560	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	242 of 557	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	157 of 540	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	109 of 529	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	331 of 523	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	387 of 494	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	419 of 492	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	283 of 504	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	282 of 503	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	172 of 500	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	179 of 496	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	407 of 484	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	368 of 481	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I73%+40 vs state

Science39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

Social Studies31%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Etowah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth Street	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	351	21	16.7	73.5%	298 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	39.6	636^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.6%		38.7	621^st of 1009 public elementary schools	38.5%	15	28.9	28.1	27.6	38.9	25.9	41.7	31.7	39.5	31.3	34.5	52.8	22.2	20.0	34.0	72.7	72.7			34.2	40.6	27.6	55.6	29.6	42.9	39.1	41.7	25.9	22.9	30.6	$12,746	$1,406	$10,110
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Co Road 627	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	McMinn County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-2498	557	35	16.1	68.8%	471 (84.6%)	19 (3.4%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	43.1	591^st of 1019 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.5	516^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.9%	75	45.2	50.7	50.0	37.0	43.8	43.4	45.0	38.4	37.3	36.4	28.8	39.6	32.1	35.3					24.7	56.7	42.4	30.1	64.6	49.1	42.9	39.7	75.0	47.2	51.7	$12,093	$1,012	$10,199
Englewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 College Street	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 887-5260	550	35	15.9	63.1%	506 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	46.8	531^st of 1019 public elementary schools	47.9%		48.4	506^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.9%	25	21.0	28.9	19.1	30.6	46.7	34.9	31.2	40.3	40.0	44.7	57.1	48.0	40.4	45.2					35.5	51.1	38.3	65.3	62.7	57.7	52.1	71.4	70.7	51.9	65.3	$11,271	$868	$9,557
Athens City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	316 McMinn Avenue	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	733	45	16.3		496 (67.7%)	54 (7.4%)	101 (13.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.9%)								(n/a)																														$13,515	$1,116	$11,375
Athens City Intermediate School	Public	3-5	255 Keith Lane	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	577	32	18.1		408 (70.7%)	31 (5.4%)	72 (12.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	63.3	325^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.1%		56.3	405^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.9%	80	49.0	60.8	51.8				54.3	40.1	50.5	44.0				45.3					53.1	57.5	47.6				52.9					$12,609	$1,123	$10,534
Rural Vale Elementary School	Public	K-8	395 Daugherty Springs Road	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-3551	241	11	22.2		212 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	28.7	770^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.2	821^st of 1009 public elementary schools	18.6%	51	23.1	34.8	42.1	11.1	13.0	15.8	21.9	34.6	21.7	36.8	22.2	30.4	15.8	26.7					23.1	39.1	47.4	41.7	30.4	36.8	36.3	38.9	43.5	47.4	42.3	$14,185	$847	$12,002
Riceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3592 Hwy 11 South	Riceville	37370	McMinn County	McMinn County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 462-2488	619	39	15.7	57.1%	521 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	68.4	274^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.3	245^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.7%	29	62.0	45.7	64.2	64.2	60.0	70.5	60.7	46.5	59.4	46.3	52.8	40.0	34.4	46.8					43.7	47.1	59.7	60.4	47.3	47.5	50.7	43.4	61.8	52.5	52.7	$11,941	$993	$10,061
Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Sherwood Avenue	Calhoun	37309	McMinn County	McMinn County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 336-2974	325	22	14.8	71.7%	283 (87.1%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	57.7	401^st of 1019 public elementary schools	60.6%		66.7	276^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.6%	125	48.6	48.3	61.5	46.9	34.3	48.1	47.3	40.0	34.5	46.2	43.8	22.9	44.4	38.0					25.7	48.3	65.4	53.1	57.1	77.8	53.3	56.3	57.1	77.8	62.8	$14,075	$899	$12,174
Benton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Schoolhouse Hill Road	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0090	395	26	15.4	68.0%	370 (93.7%)	11 (2.8%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.6	796^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.9%		43.1	559^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.6%	237	21.5	22.8	23.8				22.7	44.6	29.8	33.9				36.4					27.7	35.1	34.9				32.4					$11,644	$707	$9,931
Charleston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8797 Hiwassee Street	Charleston	37310	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 336-2232	342	24	14.2	56.2%	284 (83.0%)	9 (2.6%)	28 (8.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	57.2	411^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.7%		67.6	260^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.2%	151	35.8	46.5	59.4				48.2	43.4	45.1	40.6				43.0					47.2	54.9	53.6				52.3					$12,164	$1,000	$10,321

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Etowah Elementary School ranks 636^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Etowah Elementary School.

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Students at Etowah Elementary School are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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