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Vonore Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
438th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 57% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Vonore Elementary School serves 343 students in grades PK-4 in Vonore, Tennessee, and is part of Monroe County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 13th percentile statewide — yet the school itself has climbed to a 3-star, 57th-percentile state ranking in 2025-2026, making it a clear bright spot in its area.

Vonore has shown remarkable upward momentum, rising from the 25th percentile in 2022-2023 to its current 57th-percentile ranking — a climb of more than 320 positions in three years. The school outperforms both its district and the state in mathematics (51.3% vs. 36.7% district and 43.0% state) and English language arts (48.7% vs. 31.9% district and 40.6% state), though it lags slightly behind the state in science. That said, Vonore still trails the region's strongest elementary schools — Steekee Elementary, Philadelphia Elementary, and Friendsville Elementary all outperform it in most subjects, especially 4th-grade math. One notable concern is a grade-level gap: 3rd-grade math proficiency of 58.5% is the highest among nearby schools, but 4th-grade science at 37.5% is the second-lowest in the local comparison group, suggesting a possible transition issue worth attention.

Vonore's work with economically disadvantaged students is a standout — these students rank at the 82nd percentile statewide, far above the school's overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism is also a clear strength at 12.7%, compared to 21.5% for the district and 18.3% for the state, and well below nearby Madisonville Primary (21.7%) and Madisonville Intermediate (23.2%). The school also spends more per student ($15,933) than any nearby school, including Steekee Elementary ($15,594) and Sweetwater Elementary ($10,705). Special education results have been volatile, dropping to the 10th percentile in 2024-2025 after sitting at the 58th percentile the prior year — worth monitoring, though small group sizes can cause swings. Overall, Vonore Elementary is a genuinely improving school that serves its highest-need students well while still having room to grow in upper-primary science.

343
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,933
Per pupil spending ?
72.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1135 Hwy 411
       Vonore, TN  37885

(423) 884-6485

District: Monroe County Schools


Students who attend Vonore Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Vonore Middle School
High:    Sequoyah High School
    Sweetwater High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
84.3%
Hispanic:
13.1%
Asian:
1.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2014 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2014
Among the top-ranked schools in Monroe County Schools
Above the Tennessee median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg34%
Tennessee avg43%
438th of 1,019
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 23 pts since 2018
From bottom 34% (2018) to top 43% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Elementary Schools in the Monroe County Schools
122nd of 141Monroe 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202655.1438 of 101957.0%★★★☆☆
202543.9549 of 100945.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.7702 of 101831.0%★★☆☆☆
202327.3760 of 102025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202234.2663 of 100033.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.1694 of 98329.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4755 of 98523.4%★☆☆☆☆
201834.4655 of 99734.3%★★☆☆☆
201542.4575 of 85532.7%★★☆☆☆
201437.8599 of 85329.8%★☆☆☆☆
201326.3749 of 84611.5%★☆☆☆☆
201234.1605 of 82026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201140.8539 of 81834.1%★★☆☆☆
201056.3370 of 80954.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202547.3507 of 98648.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.5639 of 99035.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.0724 of 98926.8%★☆☆☆☆
202242.8536 of 97545.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.0630 of 94533.3%★★☆☆☆
201929.8688 of 92625.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202659.2156 of 45865.9%★★★☆☆
202548.3203 of 42452.1%★★★☆☆
202426.8326 of 41521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202242.0205 of 36343.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.1248 of 31922.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202671.3151 of 82381.7%★★★★☆
202548.8413 of 84351.0%★★★☆☆
202445.0457 of 85346.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.4575 of 86533.5%★★☆☆☆
202250.4382 of 85855.5%★★★☆☆
202151.6330 of 82359.9%★★★☆☆
201933.6585 of 82128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.6587 of 87733.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.0602 of 98438.8%★★☆☆☆
202429.4724 of 99126.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4741 of 98724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4733 of 98025.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.2678 of 94127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.7726 of 91620.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.4555 of 61810.2%★☆☆☆☆
202446.4245 of 58257.9%★★★☆☆
202339.8287 of 52845.6%★★☆☆☆
202222.6397 of 44711.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202639.8507 of 84940.3%★★☆☆☆
202528.3640 of 84023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8711 of 84716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7766 of 85210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.3695 of 84417.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.2779 of 8447.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.4722 of 81211.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2713 of 84115.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)82nd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile-17 vs school
Male (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics51%+8 vs state
English Language Arts49%+8 vs state
Science43%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 28, 2021

Open Quote Principal allows teachers to let their personal lives interfere with their teaching of our students. For Example: Third grade teacher is allowed to politically and financially promote her side job of coaching a cheerleader team. This makes our Vonore girls feel bad (as they are not and don’t want to be cheerleaders) Concerns brought to Principal went nowhere, This is a serious conflict of interest for this teacher—going to the school board next Close Quote





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

Middle : Vonore Middle School
High : Sequoyah High School
High : Sweetwater High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Vonore Elementary School.

Vonore Elementary School ranks 438th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Vonore Elementary School are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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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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