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South Pittsburg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

South Pittsburg Elementary School is a PK-6 school in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, serving 515 students as part of Marion County Schools. The school currently ranks 802nd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 21st percentile with a 1-star rating. This marks a significant decline from the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years, when the school ranked in the 54th and 53rd percentiles and earned 3 stars. Over the past four years, the school has fallen steadily and now sits in the bottom quarter of elementary schools statewide.

The most urgent academic concern is mathematics. In 2025-2026, only 17.6% of South Pittsburg students scored proficient or above in math, compared to 34% for Marion County Schools and 43% across Tennessee. The gap has more than doubled since 2022-2023, and every grade level trails far behind state averages — 6th grade math is particularly weak at just 12% proficiency. The school is also below district and state averages in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. Among nearby schools, South Pittsburg ranks lowest — behind Sewanee Elementary, Lookout Valley Elementary, Whitwell Elementary, Jasper Elementary, and Monteagle Elementary. Within Marion County, the gap is especially stark: Whitwell Elementary and Jasper Elementary both post math proficiency rates above 38%, more than double the school's rate.

There are some positives to build on. Chronic absenteeism at South Pittsburg was 14.7% in 2024-2025, well below the district rate of 21.8% and the state rate of 18.3%. Social studies proficiency has improved dramatically, from 19% in 2023-2024 to 44% in 2025-2026, now nearly matching the district average. Several grades and subjects also showed relative strength, including 5th grade math and 4th and 5th grade science, which exceeded district averages. The school spends about $12,071 per student, more than Jasper Elementary, which achieves far better results, suggesting funding alone doesn't explain the performance gap. The overall picture is one of a school that has declined sharply and will need focused intervention, particularly in math, to reverse the trend.

515

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,071

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

310 Elm Avenue
South Pittsburg, TN 37380

(423) 837-6117

District: Marion County Schools

Students who attend South Pittsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jasper Middle School
	Whitwell Middle School
High:	Marion County High School
	South Pittsburg High School
	Whitwell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg45%

802^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 26% (2017) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Marion County Schools

97^th of 141Marion 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	25.2	802 of 1019	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	794 of 1009	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	756 of 1018	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	697 of 1020	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	469 of 1000	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	454 of 983	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	748 of 985	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	554 of 997	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	479 of 646	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.4	471 of 855	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	455 of 853	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	517 of 846	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	391 of 820	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	17.6	734 of 818	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	75.8	186 of 809	77.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	353 of 498	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	303 of 498	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	339 of 498	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	259 of 500	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	189 of 483	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	342 of 411	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	175 of 450	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	836 of 986	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	775 of 990	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	764 of 989	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	619 of 975	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	427 of 945	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	699 of 926	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	604 of 823	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	623 of 843	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	533 of 853	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	594 of 865	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	367 of 858	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	346 of 823	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	699 of 821	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.9	389 of 877	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	725 of 984	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	682 of 991	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	584 of 987	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	333 of 980	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	464 of 941	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	730 of 916	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	544 of 618	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	445 of 582	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	313 of 528	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	216 of 255	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	256 of 395	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	762 of 849	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	772 of 840	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	700 of 847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	708 of 852	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	468 of 844	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	472 of 844	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	719 of 812	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	570 of 841	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies44%-7 vs state

Science33%-14 vs state

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 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
South Pittsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Elm Avenue	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 837-6117	531	33	15.8	52.4%	386 (72.7%)	74 (13.9%)	30 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	25.2	802^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.8	794^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.3%	8	14.3	15.0	28.3	12.0			17.6	22.6	38.3	36.7	30.0			31.9	15.9	43.3	41.7	30.0			32.6	44.0			44.0	$12,071	$932	$9,994
Marion Virtual Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	204 Betsy Pack Drive	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 942-3434	1	4	.2	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$3,553	$468	$3,085
Jasper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Warrior Drive	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 942-2110	650	38	17.2	40.6%	558 (85.8%)	22 (3.4%)	26 (4.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	45	562^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	44.8%		40.7	600^th of 1009 public elementary schools	40.5%	38	33.3	43.9					39.1	45.1	52.8					49.3	38.2	39.8					39.1					$11,456	$1,002	$9,206
Whitwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Tiger Trail	Whitwell	37397	Sequatchie County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 658-5313	511	30	16.8	43.6%	464 (90.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	45.9	550^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.0%		39.9	609^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.6%	59	40.4	35.6					38.3	51.7	39.7					46.3	40.4	45.2					42.6					$12,740	$667	$10,937
Tracy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	276 3rd Street	Tracy City	37387	Grundy County	Grundy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4752	329	27	12.4	39.9%	318 (96.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29	762^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	25.2%		25.6	782^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	22.5%	20	45.7	40.6	34.3	20.8	22.9	19.2	31.6	40.0	25.0	22.9	20.8	20.0	11.5	24.1	37.1	34.4	34.3	20.8	34.3	23.1	31.6	29.2	28.6	19.2	25.9	$13,608	$1,345	$11,163
Monteagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 East Main Street	Monteagle	37356	Grundy County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 924-2136	252	15	16.6	34.8%	232 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	44.1	580^th of 1019 public elementary schools	43.1%		39.7	611^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.4%	31	40.7	42.9	46.7	48.0	50.0	44.4	45.0	37.0	47.6	53.3	40.0	57.1	38.9	44.2	37.0	33.3	40.0	28.0	50.0	55.6	39.2	32.0	71.4	55.6	49.1	$12,799	$992	$10,668
Sewanee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 University Avenue	Sewanee	37375	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 598-5951	169	15	11.6	5.5%	154 (91.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	92.6	70^th of 1019 public elementary schools	93.1%		96.4	36^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.4%	34	67.9	73.7	65.2				68.6	67.9	84.2	73.9				74.3	67.9	84.2	69.6				72.9					$16,824	$594	$15,075
Lookout Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Browns Ferry Road	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7370	261	19	14.1	22.3%	190 (72.8%)	21 (8.0%)	22 (8.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	57.1	413^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.5%		41.8	588^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.7%	175	48.8	61.8	37.5				51.6	48.8	49.1	30.3				44.2	56.1	52.7	31.3				48.4					$21,196	$1,263	$18,995

Frequently Asked Questions about South Pittsburg Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of South Pittsburg Elementary School?

Students at South Pittsburg Elementary School are 69% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is South Pittsburg Elementary School in?

Marion County Schools

Is South Pittsburg Elementary School a good school?

South Pittsburg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Pittsburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Pittsburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jasper Middle School
Middle : Whitwell Middle School
High : Marion County High School
High : South Pittsburg High School
High : Whitwell High School

How many students attend South Pittsburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended South Pittsburg Elementary School.

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