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Rural Vale Elementary

Public Grades K-8

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Rural Vale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, serving 241 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Monroe County School District, which is ranked 128 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rural Vale Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts were 24.7% and 21.2%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.3% in 7th grade to 42.9% in 4th grade. Additionally, Rural Vale Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.6% to 22.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as Madisonville Intermediate School, Tellico Plains Elementary, and Coker Creek Elementary, generally perform better than Rural Vale Elementary on academic measures, they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that attendance and engagement may be a broader challenge in the region. The school's location in a rural, economically disadvantaged area and its limited resources, with a relatively high student-teacher ratio, may contribute to the challenges it faces in supporting student learning and achievement.

217

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,185

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 Daugherty Springs RD
Tellico Plains, TN 37385

(423) 253-3551

District: Monroe County

Students who attend Rural Vale Elementary usually attend:

High:	Sweetwater High School
	Tellico Plains High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

821^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

435^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Monroe County

128^th of 139Monroe County 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
2025	22.2	821 of 1009	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	776 of 1018	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	817 of 1020	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	642 of 1000	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	401 of 983	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	738 of 985	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	432 of 997	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	206 of 646	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	534 of 855	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	570 of 853	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.7	385 of 846	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	27.9	668 of 820	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.4	330 of 818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	217 of 809	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	788 of 986	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	653 of 990	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	878 of 989	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	458 of 975	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	246 of 945	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	547 of 926	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	484 of 853	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	419 of 821	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	554 of 877	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	796 of 984	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	793 of 991	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	935 of 987	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	713 of 980	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	446 of 941	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	707 of 916	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	787 of 840	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	773 of 847	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	815 of 852	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	697 of 844	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	462 of 844	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	705 of 812	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	467 of 841	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	435 of 583	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	402 of 587	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	410 of 594	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	238 of 569	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	310 of 576	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	256 of 574	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	186 of 563	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	147 of 362	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	338 of 492	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	228 of 485	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	193 of 475	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	132 of 466	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	59.8	190 of 462	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.3	265 of 435	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	404 of 546	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	248 of 554	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	199 of 560	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	113 of 552	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	256 of 538	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	142 of 529	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	217 of 510	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.6	443 of 495	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	156 of 481	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	445 of 550	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	418 of 560	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	491 of 557	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	351 of 540	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	372 of 529	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	388 of 523	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	438 of 492	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	441 of 504	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	420 of 503	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	276 of 500	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	341 of 496	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	254 of 484	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	174 of 481	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-12 vs state

Science31%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Rural Vale Elementary	Public	K-8	395 Daugherty Springs RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-3551	241	11	22.2		212 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	22.2	821^st of 1009 public elementary schools	18.6%		26.7	776^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.8%	45	17.4	42.9	40.5	8.3	5.3	22.7	24.7	13.0	28.6	16.2	25.0	31.6	18.2	21.2			17.4	52.4	24.3	20.8	42.1	36.4	30.8	33.3	42.1	36.4	36.9	$14,185	$847	$12,002
Tellico Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Old High School RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-2626	334	20	16.8		320 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	42.8	568^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.7%		36.5	656^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.6%	88	39.7	32.3					36.1	43.3	26.2					34.8			44.1	52.5					48.0					$13,602	$1,014	$11,362
Coker Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	130 Ruritan RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 261-2241	54	8	7.2		51 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	7.6	968^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.1%		17.4	868^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.7%	100				9.1			11.9				9.1			11.9						18.2			11.9	18.2			12.5	$20,993	$2,115	$16,807
Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth ST	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	351	21	16.7		298 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	38.7	621^st of 1009 public elementary schools	38.5%		46.4	521^st of 1018 public elementary schools	48.8%	100	26.5	52.2	45.2	32.4	43.8	38.7	39.3	26.5	43.5	33.3	32.4	18.8	23.7	29.1			41.2	47.8	52.4	20.6	31.3	36.8	38.4	11.8	21.9	31.6	22.1	$12,746	$1,406	$10,110
Englewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 College ST	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 887-5260	550	35	15.9		506 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	48.4	506^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.2	526^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.3%	20	26.4	10.2	41.7	31.9	46.9	38.3	32.4	41.5	44.9	49.0	37.5	34.0	36.2	40.2	90.9	91.7	47.2	40.8	60.4	45.8	80.0	75.9	57.9	46.5	48.0	63.8	52.5	$11,271	$868	$9,557
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Co Road 627	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-2498	557	35	16.1		471 (84.6%)	19 (3.4%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	47.5	516^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.5	563^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	44.7%	47	50.8	28.8	40.6	50.0	38.6	51.2	42.3	35.6	26.6	23.2	39.1	31.6	38.1	31.5			44.1	56.1	44.9	47.8	56.1	59.5	51.0	52.2	64.9	71.4	62.8	$12,093	$1,012	$10,199
Madisonville Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	268 Warren ST	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2236	540	31	17.4		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
Madisonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 Green RD	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2454	498	27	18.4		453 (91.0%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	30.1	735^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.6	726^th of 1018 public elementary schools	28.7%	9	45.3	38.4	28.3				37.0	33.8	33.5	21.7				29.5			36.0	34.9	25.2				31.8					$12,110	$983	$10,109
Athens City Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	316 McMinn AVE	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	733	45	16.3		496 (67.7%)	54 (7.4%)	101 (13.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.9%)								(n/a)																												$13,515	$1,116	$11,375
Athens City Intermediate	Public	3-5	255 Keith LN	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	577	32	18.1		408 (70.7%)	31 (5.4%)	72 (12.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	56.3	405^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.9%		58.5	373^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	63.4%	32	46.9	55.6	44.9				48.8	35.6	49.1	34.4				39.2			44.8	61.7	46.5				50.5					$12,609	$1,123	$10,534

Frequently Asked Questions about Rural Vale Elementary

What district is Rural Vale Elementary in?

Monroe County

What is the racial makeup of Rural Vale Elementary?

Students at Rural Vale Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Rural Vale Elementary a good school?

Rural Vale Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Rural Vale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Rural Vale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rural Vale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rural Vale Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sweetwater High School
High : Tellico Plains High School

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2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesOct 28, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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