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Central Elementary School

Q: Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 696 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Central Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Middle School High : Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a PK-4 school in Wartburg, Tennessee, serving 529 students as part of Morgan County Schools. The district ranks in the bottom 6% of Tennessee districts, yet Central stands out as a relative bright spot, ranking 696th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (32nd percentile) with a 2-star rating. That's a strong showing given the district's overall standing, and Central outperforms nearby Petros Joyner Elementary School in every academic category while spending less per student.

Central's biggest academic strength is English Language Arts. In 2025-2026, 45.5% of students were proficient in ELA, beating the state average of 40.6% and far exceeding the Morgan County average of 31.7%. The school also has exceptional attendance, with just 6.3% chronic absenteeism compared to the 18.3% statewide rate — the lowest among all nearby elementary schools. There are also encouraging signs of progress: students from low-income households jumped from the 21st to the 63rd percentile statewide in one year, and special education students improved from the 5th to the 41st percentile.

Mathematics is Central's most pressing challenge. Only 26.2% of students are proficient in math, nearly 17 percentage points below the state average. The gap is especially stark in 4th grade, where just 20.5% of students meet proficiency standards. This creates a lopsided academic profile: while Central's ELA results rival much stronger schools like Kingston Elementary School (54.6% ELA), its math scores trail far behind schools like Linden Elementary School (70.3% math). Male students also significantly underperform female students, which pulls down overall results. With strong attendance and recent subgroup gains, Central has a solid foundation to build on if math instruction becomes a focus.

529

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,260

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 Knoxville Highway
Wartburg, TN 37887

(423) 346-6683

District: Morgan County Schools

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg43%

696^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 27 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Morgan County Schools

132^nd of 141Morgan 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	34.8	696 of 1019	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	799 of 1009	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	772 of 1018	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	676 of 1020	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	790 of 1000	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	638 of 983	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	720 of 985	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	744 of 997	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	613 of 646	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	721 of 855	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	631 of 853	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	707 of 846	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	548 of 820	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	596 of 818	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	664 of 809	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	629 of 986	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	744 of 990	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	681 of 989	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	776 of 975	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	702 of 945	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	773 of 926	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	304 of 823	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.3	668 of 843	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	748 of 853	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	569 of 865	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	713 of 858	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	388 of 823	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	611 of 821	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	687 of 877	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	880 of 984	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	758 of 991	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	628 of 987	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	770 of 980	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	545 of 941	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	552 of 916	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	379 of 641	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.8	585 of 618	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	417 of 582	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	423 of 447	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	336 of 395	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	743 of 849	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	799 of 840	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	789 of 847	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	722 of 852	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	806 of 844	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	687 of 844	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	729 of 812	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	784 of 841	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Science36%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1315 Knoxville Highway	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 346-6683	590	37	16.1	62.1%	559 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	34.8	696^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.7%		24.6	799^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.8%	103	32.5	20.5					26.2	42.5	48.3					45.5	40.0	33.0					36.3					$13,260	$973	$11,052
Petros Joyner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Petros Joyner School Road	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 324-8600	159	13	12.2	63.4%	153 (96.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	24.1	814^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.1%		30.2	732^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	27.5%	82	33.3	13.3	< 5%		30.8	21.4	18.3	53.3	13.3	15.8		30.8	21.4	25.6	46.7	20.0	21.1		30.8	35.7	29.3		38.5	28.6	27.3	$16,959	$1,179	$14,125
Bowers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Breazeale Street	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 882-1185	543	39	13.8	81.7%	431 (79.4%)	36 (6.6%)	29 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	33.8	710^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.3%		37.8	629^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.7%	81	37.0	28.6	48.7				38.0	30.9	31.2	35.5				32.5	32.1	36.4	42.1				36.8					$13,140	$1,391	$10,636
Dyllis Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ollis Road	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-6357	334	24	13.9	63.4%	312 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	78.6	167^th of 1019 public elementary schools	83.6%		72.2	219^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.3%	52	61.5	73.1	70.7				68.3	51.9	50.0	47.5				50.0	67.3	73.1	48.8				64.1					$14,981	$912	$12,879
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Tri- County Boulevard	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-2519	214	20	10.4	75.7%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	42.3	607^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.4%		30.7	724^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.2%	117	60.7	28.2	44.1				42.6	53.6	23.1	41.2				37.6	46.4	20.5	47.1				36.6					$16,212	$1,339	$13,839
Midtown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2830 Roane State Highway	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 882-1228	262	22	12.0	59.7%	232 (88.5%)	7 (2.7%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	44.9	567^th of 1019 public elementary schools	44.4%		43.3	556^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.9%	11	45.0	46.8	38.1				43.4	42.5	33.3	42.9				39.2	40.0	43.8	42.9				42.3					$16,360	$1,096	$13,748
Linden Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Robertsville Road	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-5701	525	35	14.8	66.2%	368 (70.1%)	65 (12.4%)	31 (5.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.5%)	91.5	77^th of 1019 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.7	94^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.7%	17	66.4	73.9					70.3	71.0	68.7					69.8	71.0	73.0					72.1					$15,530	$653	$14,213
Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	355 School House Road	Robbins	37852	Scott County	Scott County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 627-2435	269	23	11.7		260 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	702^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	31.1%		40.1	608^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.7%	94	11.5	29.2	44.8	40.7	28.6	63.3	37.2	23.1	20.8	31.0	44.4	25.0	23.3	28.0	19.2	25.0	44.8	51.9	39.3	50.0	39.0	40.7	44.4	53.3	46.4	$15,046	$1,662	$12,116
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Kingston Highway	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 376-5252	806	48	16.7	51.8%	721 (89.5%)	18 (2.2%)	30 (3.7%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	76.1	186^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.7%		74.6	198^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.4%	12	52.9	58.4	54.0				55.2	50.0	61.4	52.0				54.6	53.9	67.9	69.6				64.3					$12,317	$716	$10,680
Willow Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	298 Robertsville Road	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-3201	412	36	11.4	108.2%	235 (57.0%)	52 (12.6%)	65 (15.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.6%)	58.3	393^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	61.4%		52.8	453^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	55.1%	60	57.0	56.6					56.8	49.4	40.3					44.9	46.8	44.2					45.5					$17,092	$777	$15,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Morgan County Schools

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 696^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Central High School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Central Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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