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Talbott Elementary School

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Talbott Elementary School ranks 243 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Talbott Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Talbott, TN, serving 300 students in Jefferson County Schools. For the 2025-2026 school year, Talbott ranked 243rd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — the 76th percentile — earning a 4-star rating, making it the highest-ranked among all nearby elementary schools.

The school's math program is its clear standout, with 63.3% of students proficient compared to 43.3% for the district and 43.0% statewide. This strength extends across grade levels, with 5th graders hitting 72.1% proficiency. Talbott also outpaces nearby Alpha Elementary in math (63.3% vs. 56.8%) and science (54.7% vs. 49.7%), though Alpha leads in ELA (53.9% vs. 48.9%). Talbott achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,449) than several Hamblen County Schools that post lower scores, including Witt Elementary at $14,088 per student. Its turnaround is remarkable: a 1-star school in 2014-2015, it has now been a 4-star school for four consecutive years.

Talbott also serves its economically disadvantaged students well, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for that subgroup, and male students perform at the 81st percentile. However, there are areas for improvement. Fifth-grade ELA (41.9%) and science (48.8%) both dip below the school's overall averages, and special education outcomes are a concern. Chronic absenteeism, while below district and state averages at 17.1%, is far higher than Alpha Elementary's 5.0% — an area that, if improved, could help Talbott unlock even stronger results.

300

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,449

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

848 Talbott Kansas Road
Talbott, TN 37877

(865) 475-2988

District: Jefferson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

243^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 18 pts since 2017

From top 42% (2017) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	243 of 1019	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	231 of 1009	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	298 of 1018	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	302 of 1020	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	375 of 1000	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	368 of 983	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	413 of 985	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	179 of 997	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.2	273 of 646	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.7	651 of 855	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	646 of 853	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.0	496 of 846	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.3	663 of 820	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.1	371 of 818	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.9	567 of 809	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	302 of 986	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	419 of 990	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	337 of 989	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	437 of 975	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	392 of 945	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	281 of 926	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	368 of 823	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	193 of 843	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	237 of 853	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	209 of 865	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	181 of 858	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	342 of 823	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	454 of 821	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	187 of 877	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	188 of 984	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	223 of 991	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	300 of 987	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	275 of 980	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	324 of 941	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	515 of 916	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	443 of 528	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	357 of 849	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	331 of 840	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	444 of 847	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	400 of 852	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	426 of 844	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	403 of 844	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	457 of 812	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	205 of 841	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+20 vs state

Science55%+8 vs state

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Horrible School! Terrible communication to parents. Principal and staff are biased and do not treat all children and parents equally. The school will bend policy and procedure when they are out of compliance, however quick to point out policy and procedure when in there favor and on the pettiest of things. On a positive note they're a few teachers that are good. Close Quote

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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	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 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
Talbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 Talbott Kansas Road	Talbott	37877	Hamblen County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-2988	292	17	17.3	65.9%	248 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	70.7	243^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	76.2%		70.6	231^st of 1009 public elementary schools	77.1%	12	65.1	54.7	72.1				63.3	55.8	49.1	41.9				48.9	55.8	58.5	48.8				54.7					$11,449	$856	$9,629
Alpha Elementary School	Public	K-5	5620 Old Us 11e Highway	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-3332	594	37	15.9	51.8%	447 (75.3%)	13 (2.2%)	50 (8.4%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.4%)	67.2	285^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.0%		81.9	141^st of 1009 public elementary schools	86.0%	144	41.7	69.1	60.6				56.8	48.5	53.6	60.0				53.9	38.8	66.0	44.7				49.7					$12,064	$521	$10,552
Mount Horeb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 East Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-9472	575	37	15.7	59.2%	442 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.3%)	52.7	469^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.0%		54.7	420^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.4%	49	50.0	50.0	43.5				47.5	53.6	47.1	37.1				45.0	49.4	49.5	33.9				43.4					$10,864	$821	$9,280
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 W Broadway Boulevard	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-4712	463	29	15.9	66.3%	351 (75.8%)	12 (2.6%)	62 (13.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	58.9	383^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.4	388^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.5%	5	35.5	54.4	64.7				52.0	38.7	47.8	57.4				48.2	38.7	50.7	50.0				46.7					$12,485	$1,069	$10,470
Manley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 West Economy Road	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-7400	618	39	15.7	58.6%	363 (58.7%)	18 (2.9%)	158 (25.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	43 (7.0%)	49.5	499^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.5	444^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.0%	55	23.8	45.1	62.2				43.0	25.0	48.4	70.3				47.0	25.0	47.3	60.8				43.8					$13,095	$603	$11,472
White Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer Highway	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8	71.5%	509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	34.4	700^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.4	686^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.0%	14	35.2	42.9	43.1	26.7	28.9	38.2	35.4	43.7	37.1	31.9	23.6	35.5	27.3	32.7	40.0	32.9	29.6	29.9	36.0	45.2	35.4	43.8	50.0	61.3	51.3	$11,829	$929	$10,104
Dandridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 S Highway 92	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-3127	537	33	16.5	58.9%	473 (88.1%)	7 (1.3%)	26 (4.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	67.2	286^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.9%		63.4	324^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.9%	38	45.1	62.2	56.5				54.3	47.3	61.4	45.7				51.1	52.2	61.0	44.6				52.3					$11,467	$806	$9,760
Witt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett Parkway	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	216	18	12.3	73.5%	138 (63.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (26.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.0%)	42.3	605^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.6%		63.1	327^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.6%	278	22.5	28.3	53.3				32.8	37.5	52.2	36.7				43.1	42.5	50.0	36.7				44.0					$14,088	$1,235	$11,779
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1523 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2062	554	38	14.7	91.7%	193 (34.8%)	44 (7.9%)	258 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.8%)	61.4	355^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.2%		56.3	404^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.0%	49	50.0	66.3	56.4				57.7	36.8	52.3	41.0				43.5	43.7	62.9	41.0				49.6					$13,468	$1,239	$10,136
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 W Converse	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1263	448	32	14.1	86.2%	182 (40.6%)	22 (4.9%)	184 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	39.2	639^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.2	676^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.0%	37	34.8	47.1	43.3				41.8	40.0	43.5	36.7				40.2	28.8	41.4	33.3				34.7					$12,371	$1,052	$10,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Talbott Elementary School

How many students attend Talbott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Talbott Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Talbott Elementary School?

Students at Talbott Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Talbott Elementary School a good school?

Talbott Elementary School ranks 243^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Talbott Elementary School in?

Jefferson County Schools

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