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Rush Strong Elementary School

Q: Is Rush Strong Elementary School a good school?

Rush Strong Elementary School ranks 733 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Rush Strong Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Rush Strong Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rush Strong Elementary School?

Students at Rush Strong Elementary School are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Rush Strong Elementary School serves 518 students in grades PK-8 in the east Tennessee community of Strawberry Plains and is part of Jefferson County Schools, a much wider grade span than nearby schools, which typically stop at 5th or 6th grade. The school's overall state ranking fell sharply in the most recent year, dropping from the 51st percentile to the 28th percentile (1 star), and its ranking history has been volatile, ranging from the 6th to the 54th percentile over the past decade. This volatility and the PK-8 structure matter for parents because the middle school grades are included in the school's overall scores and they are the weakest part of the school.

Academically, the school trails every same-district elementary school in its comparison group by wide margins on Tennessee state assessments. Mathematics proficiency is 34.6%, compared to roughly 52% at Piedmont Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and New Market Elementary; ELA proficiency is 27.9%, more than 20 points behind those same schools. The bright spot is 3rd grade, where math (53.7%) and science (50.0%) exceed district and state averages, though 3rd grade ELA at 37.0% still trails the state's 44.9%. But scores collapse in upper grades: 5th grade ELA is just 18.4% proficient, and 6th grade math is 17.9% versus 40.1% statewide. Eighth grade remains very low across subjects.

Attendance is not the issue: the school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 11.5%, well below the district's 19.1% and the state's 18.3%. However, the school spends less per student ($11,942) than every nearby school with data, including New Market Elementary ($13,637), Ritta Elementary ($14,142), and Corryton Elementary ($15,264). The most urgent concern is a sharp reversal for low-income students, who fell from the 71st–72nd percentile ranking to the 29th percentile, and for special education students, who dropped to the 9th percentile. Female students remain a relative strength. Overall, the school shows it can succeed in early grades but needs targeted support in upper elementary and middle school, especially for its most vulnerable students.

518

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,942

Per pupil spending ?

25.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3081 W Old Andrew Johnson High
Strawberry Plains, TN 37871

(865) 933-5313

District: Jefferson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

733^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 22 pts since 2017

From bottom 6% (2017) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

428^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2017

From bottom 7% (2017) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County Schools

71^st of 141Jefferson 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	32.1	733 of 1019	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.0	497 of 1009	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	542 of 1018	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	474 of 1020	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	686 of 1000	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	769 of 983	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	698 of 985	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	570 of 997	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	605 of 646	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	42.1	577 of 855	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	633 of 853	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	610 of 846	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	650 of 820	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	619 of 818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	581 of 809	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	447 of 986	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	455 of 990	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	412 of 989	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	603 of 975	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	739 of 945	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	694 of 926	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	389 of 458	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	582 of 823	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.4	245 of 843	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	238 of 853	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	248 of 865	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	521 of 858	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	580 of 823	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	474 of 821	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	368 of 877	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	543 of 984	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	555 of 991	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	537 of 987	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	739 of 980	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	654 of 941	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	608 of 916	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	586 of 641	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	368 of 618	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	458 of 528	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	270 of 447	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	357 of 395	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	741 of 849	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	542 of 840	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	585 of 847	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	537 of 852	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	744 of 844	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	809 of 844	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	684 of 812	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	619 of 841	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	428 of 594	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	306 of 583	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	321 of 587	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	291 of 594	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	333 of 569	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	309 of 576	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	399 of 574	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	207 of 563	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	16.8	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	54.9	248 of 492	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	325 of 485	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	314 of 475	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.7	377 of 466	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.2	231 of 462	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	231 of 435	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	211 of 546	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	292 of 554	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	240 of 560	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	313 of 552	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	244 of 538	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	387 of 529	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	242 of 302	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	246 of 478	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	197 of 490	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	201 of 510	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	111 of 514	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	241 of 495	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	114 of 483	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	266 of 490	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	92 of 481	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	366 of 550	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	343 of 560	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	319 of 557	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	365 of 540	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	303 of 529	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	322 of 523	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	348 of 349	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	160 of 332	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	437 of 494	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	323 of 492	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	334 of 504	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	323 of 503	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	377 of 500	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	330 of 496	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	406 of 484	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	262 of 481	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-13 vs state

Science35%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Rush Strong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3081 W Old Andrew Johnson High	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-5313	489	33	14.7	25.9%	434 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	32.1	733^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	28.1%		49	497^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.7%	236	53.7	38.6	41.7	17.9	34.4	28.2	34.6	37.0	39.7	18.4	19.4	30.1	23.3	27.9	50.0	40.4	29.2	22.7	43.0	23.9	35.0	32.8	49.5	29.6	38.5	$11,942	$855	$10,282
Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8455 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-4172	517	36	14.5	17.0%	426 (82.4%)	18 (3.5%)	38 (7.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	45.7	553^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	45.7%		45.1	539^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.6%	14	24.4	43.2	51.8				39.5	38.9	46.6	39.8				41.8	40.0	48.9	43.4				44.1					$14,808	$868	$13,080
East Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9315 Rutledge Pike	Mascot	37806	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-3493	489	38	13.0	27.1%	425 (86.9%)	15 (3.1%)	38 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	39	644^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.8%		34.8	680^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.6%	36	31.3	36.8	38.2				35.8	35.8	43.4	32.6				37.1	36.8	47.4	43.8				42.9					$16,544	$1,493	$14,030
New Market Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1559 W Old A Johnson Highway	New Market	37820	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-3551	295	23	12.8	26.8%	263 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	64.6	312^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.4%		67.1	268^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.4%	44	40.4	62.2	52.8				51.6	51.1	46.7	52.8				50.0	53.2	53.3	50.0				52.3					$13,637	$924	$11,436
Sunnyview Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	412 Bagwell Road	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1173	284	18	15.4	27.3%	185 (65.1%)	51 (18.0%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)								(n/a)																										$19,526	$1,425	$16,772
Corryton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7200 Corryton Road	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 687-4573	195	14	13.9	14.9%	189 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	72.7	221^st of 1019 public elementary schools	78.3%		66.6	279^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.3%	58	75.8	48.3	56.1				60.2	75.8	51.7	65.9				65.0	51.5	41.4	51.2				48.5					$15,264	$678	$14,005
Northview Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3293 Douglas Dam Road	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-2415	612	33	18.5	26.0%	492 (80.4%)	16 (2.6%)	83 (13.6%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	65.4	304^th of 1019 public elementary schools	70.2%		44.5	544^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.1%	240	54.0						54.0	39.3						39.3	57.6						57.6					$14,948	$898	$13,293
Boyds Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1729 Indian Warpath	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 774-8285	437	34	12.8	19.0%	354 (81.0%)	12 (2.7%)	58 (13.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	68.9	265^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.0%		65.3	294^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.9%	29	49.3	51.5	50.8	54.5			51.4	49.3	60.6	48.4	43.6			50.8	44.0	63.6	54.7	58.2			54.6	58.2			58.2	$15,698	$708	$14,080
Piedmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Dumplin Valley Road	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-2939	371	26	14.5	26.7%	327 (88.1%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	53.6	455^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.3%		66.9	272^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	73.0%	183	50.0	45.8	59.1				51.6	40.4	33.3	48.5				40.5	42.3	37.5	60.6				46.8					$12,761	$830	$10,957
Ritta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6	22.1%	359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	42.7	600^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.1%		46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%	73	38.2	47.3	44.7				43.6	36.8	38.0	39.0				38.0	36.8	45.1	39.5				40.7					$14,142	$834	$12,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Rush Strong Elementary School

How many students attend Rush Strong Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Rush Strong Elementary School.

Is Rush Strong Elementary School a good school?

Rush Strong Elementary School ranks 733^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rush Strong Elementary School?

Students at Rush Strong Elementary School are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Rush Strong Elementary School in?

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