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Philadelphia Elementary School

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Philadelphia Elementary School ranks 207 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Philadelphia Elementary School serves 522 students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in the small town of Philadelphia, Tennessee, and is part of Loudon County Schools. The school has climbed dramatically in statewide rankings, moving from the 43rd percentile in 2021-22 to the 80th percentile in 2025-26, placing it 207th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools and essentially tied with Steekee Elementary School as the top-performing school in the district — well ahead of Loudon Elementary School, which sits at the 39th percentile.

Philadelphia's standout strengths are science, service to economically disadvantaged students, and attendance. Science proficiency reached 55.6% in 2025-26, above the district's 52.8% and the state's 46.9%, making it the clear regional leader in science compared to nearby schools like Highland Park Elementary School (46.7%) and Steekee Elementary School (49.0%). The school is exceptionally effective with low-income students, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for that subgroup — actually higher than its already-strong overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at 8.6%, far below the district's 12.4% and the state's 18.3%.

The school's main academic weakness is social studies, where proficiency trails both district and state averages by significant margins — most notably in 7th grade, where just 41.3% of students are proficient versus 59.5% district-wide. In fact, 7th grade shows a consistent dip across all subjects, while 8th grade rebounds strongly. As the only nearby PK-8 school, Philadelphia is uniquely accountable for middle-grades social studies compared to schools like Midway Elementary School or Sweetwater Elementary School. Still, with rising per-pupil spending ($13,717 in 2024-25), improving attendance, and a steady upward trajectory, Philadelphia Elementary has clearly recovered from its 35th-percentile ranking a decade ago and now stands as one of the strongest schools in the area.

522

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,717

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

300 Spring Street
Philadelphia, TN 37846

(865) 458-6801

District: Loudon County Schools

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ft Loudoun Middle School
	North Middle School
High:	Loudon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 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 school51%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

207^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 45 pts since 2017

From bottom 35% (2017) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

213^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 38 pts since 2017

From bottom 26% (2017) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Loudon County Schools

39^th of 141Loudon 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	73.8	207 of 1019	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	296 of 1009	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	382 of 1018	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	279 of 1020	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.7	573 of 1000	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	449 of 983	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	219 of 985	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	285 of 997	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	38.7	421 of 646	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.4	230 of 855	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	213 of 853	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	60.1	391 of 846	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	322 of 820	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.3	253 of 818	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	31.2	619 of 809	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	389 of 986	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	468 of 990	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	327 of 989	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	551 of 975	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	435 of 945	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	220 of 926	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	35 of 823	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	83.6	55 of 843	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	57.5	294 of 853	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	412 of 865	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	512 of 858	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	363 of 823	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	213 of 821	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	22 of 877	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	233 of 984	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	307 of 991	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	251 of 987	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	573 of 980	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	453 of 941	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	236 of 916	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	297 of 641	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	235 of 618	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	230 of 582	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	283 of 528	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	87 of 447	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	235 of 849	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.0	361 of 840	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	433 of 847	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	345 of 852	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	620 of 844	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	476 of 844	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	266 of 812	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	320 of 841	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	213 of 594	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	197 of 583	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	205 of 587	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	175 of 594	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	298 of 569	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	180 of 576	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	159 of 574	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	146 of 563	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	37.7	268 of 362	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	65.7	163 of 492	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	112 of 485	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	111 of 475	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	117 of 466	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	87 of 462	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	52.6	201 of 435	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	223 of 546	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	202 of 554	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	191 of 560	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	278 of 552	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	221 of 538	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	194 of 529	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	252 of 478	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	368 of 510	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	187 of 514	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	342 of 495	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.9	34 of 483	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.1	100 of 490	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	160 of 481	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	182 of 550	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	208 of 560	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	161 of 557	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	313 of 540	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	161 of 529	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	139 of 523	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	240 of 494	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	217 of 492	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	235 of 504	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	207 of 503	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	303 of 500	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	207 of 496	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	177 of 484	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	158 of 481	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+9 vs state

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Social Studies42%-9 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
Philadelphia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Spring Street	Philadelphia	37846	Loudon County	Loudon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-6801	542	41	13.2	17.2%	482 (88.9%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	73.8	207^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.7%		65.2	296^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.7%	89	48.1	66.1	63.2	56.8	42.2	56.9	55.5	55.8	59.3	47.4	44.6	32.8	43.1	46.8	61.5	67.8	63.2	52.7	39.7	51.0	55.6	41.9	41.3	43.1	42.0	$13,717	$840	$12,209
Loudon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2175 Roberts Road	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-2001	687	47	14.7	24.5%	373 (54.3%)	23 (3.3%)	263 (38.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	41.3	626^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.1	677^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.9%	51	42.5	51.9	45.5				46.6	37.2	34.3	29.5				34.0	31.9	50.5	35.2				39.2					$12,849	$878	$11,194
Steekee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Steekee School Road	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-3322	189	17	11.1	21.3%	165 (87.3%)	3 (1.6%)	14 (7.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	73.6	211^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.3%		72.5	214^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.8%	3	56.8	74.1	82.4				70.4	54.1	48.1	61.8				55.1	43.2	48.1	55.9				49.0					$15,594	$610	$13,894
Sweetwater Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Highway 322 East	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 351-7004	579	37	15.6	42.8%	452 (78.1%)	10 (1.7%)	80 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)								(n/a)																										$10,328	$1,172	$9,102
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	3-4	301 Broad Street	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7062	287	18	16.4	35.6%	233 (81.2%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	61.9	349^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.8%		64	315^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.8%	34	45.2	56.1					50.6	51.0	46.8					48.9	45.5	58.7					52.1					$10,705	$806	$9,529
Madisonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 Green Road	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2454	498	27	18.4	33.5%	453 (91.0%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	46.4	537^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.3%		30.1	735^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.2%	198	53.8	46.0	50.0				49.9	36.9	38.6	35.4				36.9	41.5	36.7	43.5				40.6					$12,110	$983	$10,109
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Laurel Bluff Road	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 376-2341	400	27	14.9	22.9%	368 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	72	228^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.6%		67.3	266^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.6%	38	46.4	59.1	67.1				58.6	48.2	54.5	51.3				51.5	48.2	63.6	56.6				56.6					$13,276	$810	$11,517
Madisonville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	268 Warren Street	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2236	540	31	17.4	31.4%	495 (91.7%)	6 (1.1%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)								(n/a)																										$14,267	$911	$12,202
Vonore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1135 Hwy 411	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 884-6485	352	22	16.1	27.1%	298 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	55.1	438^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.0%		43.9	549^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.6%	111	58.5	45.3					51.3	50.9	46.9					48.7	49.1	37.5					42.7					$15,933	$1,026	$13,605
Lenoir City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	203 Kelly Lane	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2009	596	42	14.1	19.5%	269 (45.1%)	15 (2.5%)	296 (49.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	58	395^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.2%		28.3	752^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	25.5%	357	57.7						57.7	34.6						34.6	48.1						48.1					$17,711	$921	$15,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Elementary School

How many students attend Philadelphia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Philadelphia Elementary School.

What district is Philadelphia Elementary School in?

Loudon County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Philadelphia Elementary School?

Students at Philadelphia Elementary School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Philadelphia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ft Loudoun Middle School
Middle : North Middle School
High : Loudon High School

Is Philadelphia Elementary School a good school?

Philadelphia Elementary School ranks 207^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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