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Grainger High School

Q: Is Grainger High School a good school?

Grainger High School ranks 248 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Grainger High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended Grainger High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grainger High School?

Students at Grainger High School are 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Grainger High School?

Grainger High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bean Station Elementary School Elementary : Joppa Elementary School Elementary : Rutledge Elementary School Elementary : Rutledge Primary School Middle : Rutledge Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Grainger High School is a public high school in Rutledge, Tennessee, serving 756 students in grades 9–12 as part of Grainger County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 38th percentile statewide (2 stars), placing it in the middle-to-lower tier among nearby non-alternative high schools. It outperforms Claiborne High School but trails Jefferson County High School, Morristown West High School, and Morristown East High School in overall state ranking.

Where Grainger High School truly shines is in keeping students on track to graduate. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 95.9% tops every nearby high school, including Jefferson County High School (95.4%), Claiborne High School (94.4%), Morristown West High School (91.2%), and Morristown East High School (87.1%). The dropout rate of just 1.5% is far below the state average of 6.7%, and chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 53.4% in 2021–2022 to 19.2% in 2024–2025 — lower than all comparable nearby schools. However, academic proficiency on state tests tells a different story, particularly in math. Algebra I proficiency sits at 17.8% and Algebra II at 17.7%, both far below state averages of roughly 32% and 37%, and the lowest among nearby schools. English and science scores are closer to state averages but still lag in most subjects.

The school does show promising momentum. English I, Biology I, and US History proficiency all improved by roughly 6–8 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and math scores ticked upward as well. Per-student spending of $12,534 is higher than several nearby schools, including Jefferson County High School ($10,693) and Morristown East High School ($11,337). The most significant concern is special education: that subgroup's statewide ranking fell to the 1st percentile in 2025–2026, a sharp decline from previous years. Overall, Grainger High School is a school that excels at getting students to graduation, but it still has meaningful work ahead in raising math achievement and supporting its most vulnerable learners.

756

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,534

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Hwy 11 W South
Rutledge, TN 37861

(865) 828-5291

District: Grainger County Schools

Feeder schools for Grainger High School:

Elementary:	Bean Station Elementary School
	Joppa Elementary School
	Rutledge Elementary School
	Rutledge Primary School
Middle:	Rutledge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Geometry scores 21 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg43%

248^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 141Grainger 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	248 of 400	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	235 of 389	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	269 of 392	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	265 of 384	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	259 of 358	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	258 of 347	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	218 of 342	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	219 of 341	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.6	231 of 273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.4	222 of 351	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	244 of 300	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	261 of 296	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	266 of 285	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	51.2	162 of 269	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	139 of 273	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.4	89 of 267	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	236 of 365	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	248 of 365	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	259 of 366	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	252 of 350	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	235 of 340	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	221 of 337	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	183 of 229	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	144 of 213	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	185 of 209	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	180 of 202	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	97 of 189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	157 of 180	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	155 of 159	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	213 of 308	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	285 of 337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	260 of 330	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	195 of 322	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	226 of 317	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	199 of 302	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	233 of 308	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	217 of 368	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	261 of 366	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	247 of 359	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	258 of 349	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	265 of 332	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	192 of 329	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	207 of 210	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	124 of 183	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	251 of 330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	250 of 323	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	273 of 326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	273 of 325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	277 of 312	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	224 of 301	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	238 of 307	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II52%-6 vs state

Biology I46%-4 vs state

US History41%~ state avg

English I37%~ state avg

Geometry22%-21 vs state

Algebra I18%-14 vs state

Algebra II18%-20 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 Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (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 (2020)	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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Grainger High School	Public	9-12	2201 Hwy 11 W South	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5291	797	53	15.0	53.1%	714 (89.6%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	38.3	248^th of 400 public high schools	38.0%		37.2	235^th of 389 public high schools	39.6%	13							19.2	5.6			17.8			17.8		17.7	47.6				46.0		39.1	63.6		41.2	37.2				37.2		52.3			51.9		23.1	5.9		21.7							$12,534	$1,127	$10,697
Grainger County Adult High School	Public	9-12	7850 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5172	3				2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grainger County Virtual Academy	Public	7-12	7850 Rutledge Pike	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(865) 828-3611																			(n/a)			< 5%			20.0								< 5%		< 5%							30.0			30.8															6.3			6.7			13.3
Grainger Academy	Public	9-12	232 Pioneer Drive	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-6330	11	1	11.0		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																$45,825	$2,163	$43,604
Morristown East High School	Public	9-12	One Hurricane Lane	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5	56.8%	821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	46.2	208^th of 400 public high schools	48.0%		47	188^th of 389 public high schools	51.7%	20							21.7	< 5%			20.3		30.6	8.2	< 5%	25.8	79.3	30.2			49.3			55.3		55.4	30.6				30.4		56.4	< 5%		54.4	92.0	63.8	22.4		41.9							$11,337	$405	$10,174
Morristown West High School	Public	9-12	One Trojan Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16.0	53.2%	815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	55.7	152^nd of 400 public high schools	62.0%		52.5	160^th of 389 public high schools	58.9%	8							25.1				24.6	≥ 95%	74.3	40.4	< 5%	50.6	60.1	22.8	30.0		51.3			46.6		45.8	41.9				41.4		60.0	8.3		56.6	≥ 95%	31.7	12.5		43.1							$11,353	$490	$10,128
Claiborne High School	Public	9-12	815 Davis Drive	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3532	656	44	14.7		628 (95.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	25.8	305^th of 400 public high schools	23.8%		33.6	259^th of 389 public high schools	33.4%	46							22.4				21.8		47.1	20.3		22.6	37.4	19.0			30.4		41.7	36.7		38.6	21.2				20.7		43.4			42.1		5.4			5.1							$13,193	$1,057	$10,949
Claiborne Adult High School	Public	9-12	1403 Tazewell Road	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 626-8222	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley Road	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1	48.9%	1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	69.3	89^th of 400 public high schools	77.8%		66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%	1							35.1				34.5		77.5	37.1	< 5%	39.7	80.1	47.6	14.3		56.7			42.0	40.0	42.1	46.0				45.7		65.6	12.5		63.9		41.3	18.2		40.4							$10,693	$315	$9,708
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Grainger High School

Is Grainger High School a good school?

Grainger High School ranks 248^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grainger High School?

Students at Grainger High School are 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Grainger High School?

Grainger High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bean Station Elementary School
Elementary : Joppa Elementary School
Elementary : Rutledge Elementary School
Elementary : Rutledge Primary School
Middle : Rutledge Middle School

What district is Grainger High School in?

Grainger County Schools

How many students attend Grainger High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended Grainger High School.

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