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Mooresburg Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
745th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Mooresburg Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mooresburg, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 205 students. The school is part of the Hawkins County School District, which is ranked 114 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mooresburg Elementary's performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the Hawkins County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics for all grades was 30.7% at Mooresburg Elementary, compared to 30.5% in Hawkins County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade Mathematics, where only 22.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 36.7% in Hawkins County and 45.8% statewide. Additionally, Mooresburg Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Mooresburg Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Hawkins County and Hamblen County districts, such as Bulls Gap School, St Clair Elementary, and the schools in Morristown. For example, Russellville Elementary, located about 6.57 miles away, consistently outperforms Mooresburg Elementary in academic achievement, with significantly higher percentages of students proficient or better in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science.

192
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,442
Per pupil spending ?
67.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 305 Hwy 31
       Mooresburg, TN  37811

(423) 921-8969

District: Hawkins County


Students who attend Mooresburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rogersville Middle School
High:    Cherokee High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.0%
Two or more races:
5.7%
Hispanic:
4.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2022) to 26th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg36%
Tennessee avg42%
745th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hawkins County
114th of 139Hawkins 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.4745 of 100926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202437.9637 of 101837.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.2662 of 102035.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.8505 of 100049.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.9665 of 98332.3%★★☆☆☆
201931.8693 of 98529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.0504 of 99749.4%★★☆☆☆
201734.2473 of 64626.8%★☆☆☆☆
201514.9800 of 8556.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201420.1747 of 85312.4%★☆☆☆☆
201328.5740 of 84612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201218.1737 of 82010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201127.7658 of 81819.6%★☆☆☆☆
201032.1604 of 80925.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202533.3685 of 98630.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.0704 of 99028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202333.2660 of 98933.3%★★☆☆☆
202250.3439 of 97555.0%★★★☆☆
202137.3570 of 94539.7%★★☆☆☆
201932.7654 of 92629.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202553.4356 of 84357.8%★★★☆☆
202459.0273 of 85368.0%★★★☆☆
202359.9284 of 86567.2%★★★☆☆
202238.6530 of 85838.2%★★☆☆☆
202144.5425 of 82348.4%★★☆☆☆
201926.2684 of 82116.7%★☆☆☆☆
201859.8265 of 87769.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.0755 of 98423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202444.1541 of 99145.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.6596 of 98739.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.0552 of 98043.7%★★☆☆☆
202124.2727 of 94122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8659 of 91628.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202566.9118 of 61880.9%★★★★☆
202440.5313 of 58246.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.8416 of 52821.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202517.5764 of 8409.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2709 of 84716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5717 of 85215.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.7556 of 84434.1%★★☆☆☆
202122.4711 of 84415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0696 of 81214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201834.7575 of 84131.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+32 vs school
Female (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts33%-6 vs state
Science33%-13 vs state
Mathematics31%-11 vs state

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Students who attend Mooresburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogersville Middle School
High : Cherokee High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Mooresburg Elementary.

Students at Mooresburg Elementary are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Mooresburg Elementary ranks 745th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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