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Mount Horeb Elementary School

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Mount Horeb Elementary School ranks 469 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Mount Horeb Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Jefferson City, TN, serving 616 students as part of Jefferson County Schools. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the 17th percentile statewide in 2014–2015 to its current 54th-percentile ranking for 2025–2026 with a 3-star rating. Mount Horeb now outperforms both its district and the state average in math and English language arts, posting 47.5% proficiency in math and 45.0% in ELA.

Perhaps the school's most defining strength is its work with economically disadvantaged students, who ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide with a 4-star rating in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot: at 14.3%, it runs well below the district rate of 19.1% and the state rate of 18.3%. Mount Horeb also does more with less — its per-student spending of about $10,864 is the lowest among nearby schools like New Market Elementary School ($13,637), Piedmont Elementary School ($12,761), and Talbott Elementary School ($11,449), yet it still delivers above-average results.

Clear challenges remain. Science proficiency sits at 43.4%, below the state's 46.9%, and 5th grade is a particular trouble spot, with just 33.9% of students proficient in science versus 46.5% statewide. Special education students also lag, ranking in the 33rd percentile in 2025–2026 despite recent improvement. Among nearby Jefferson County schools, Mount Horeb trails Talbott Elementary School (76th percentile), Dandridge Elementary School (72nd), and New Market Elementary School (69th), though it comfortably surpasses White Pine Elementary School (31st). With strong attendance, efficient spending, and excellent outcomes for low-income students, Mount Horeb has a solid foundation — the next step is closing the special education gap and reversing the 5th-grade slide.

616

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

28.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

500 East Dumplin Valley Road
Jefferson City, TN 37760

(865) 397-9472

District: Jefferson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

469^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 23 pts since 2017

From bottom 31% (2017) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	52.7	469 of 1019	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	420 of 1009	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	464 of 1018	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	570 of 1020	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	640 of 1000	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	616 of 983	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	582 of 985	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	648 of 997	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	444 of 646	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	708 of 855	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	155 of 498	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	504 of 986	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	490 of 990	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	543 of 989	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	635 of 975	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	582 of 945	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	403 of 926	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	278 of 458	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	209 of 424	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	201 of 387	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	264 of 363	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	229 of 324	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	243 of 250	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	283 of 319	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	233 of 823	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	140 of 843	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	215 of 853	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	420 of 865	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	660 of 858	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	650 of 823	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	468 of 821	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	676 of 877	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	331 of 984	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	439 of 991	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	585 of 987	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	642 of 980	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	617 of 941	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	672 of 916	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	430 of 641	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	573 of 618	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	498 of 582	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	461 of 528	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	404 of 447	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	476 of 849	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	491 of 840	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	501 of 847	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	619 of 852	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	651 of 844	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	635 of 844	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	546 of 812	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	629 of 841	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Science43%-4 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
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	28.2%	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
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	29.5%	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
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	28.9%	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
Talbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 Talbott Kansas Road	Talbott	37877	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-2988	292	17	17.3	25.3%	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
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
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	24.4%	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
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
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	34.2%	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
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	30.8%	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
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	35.6%	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

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Jefferson County Schools

Is Mount Horeb Elementary School a good school?

Mount Horeb Elementary School ranks 469^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Horeb Elementary School?

Students at Mount Horeb Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mount Horeb Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Mount Horeb Elementary School.

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