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Ridge View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
584th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Ridge View Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockwood, Tennessee, serving 604 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Roane County School District. While the school has had fluctuating performance over the years, its student achievement generally falls below the county and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 5th grade Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments.

Ridge View Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for African American students but struggles with White students and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Tennessee elementary schools for these subgroups. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16% to 20.2% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Ridge View Elementary to nearby schools, such as Kingston Elementary and Midway Elementary in the Roane County School District, as well as Stone Elementary and Homestead Elementary School in the Cumberland County School District, suggests that there may be opportunities for Ridge View Elementary to improve its performance through the adoption of effective practices from higher-performing schools in the region.

577
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,364
Per pupil spending ?
83.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 625 Pumphouse RD
       Rockwood, TN  37854

(865) 354-2111

District: Roane County


Students who attend Ridge View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rockwood Middle School
High:    Rockwood High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.6%
Two or more races:
4.9%
Hispanic:
3.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Roane County's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg45%
Tennessee avg42%
584th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Elementary Schools in the Roane County
63rd of 139Roane 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.0584 of 100942.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.0544 of 101846.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.3506 of 102050.4%★★★☆☆
202235.7636 of 100036.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.8721 of 98326.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3743 of 98524.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.6653 of 99734.5%★★☆☆☆
201721.3575 of 64611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201529.1705 of 85517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201429.3679 of 85320.4%★☆☆☆☆
201345.5592 of 84630.0%★★☆☆☆
201231.8628 of 82023.4%★☆☆☆☆
201144.3503 of 81838.5%★★☆☆☆
201029.9629 of 80922.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201868.999 of 45078.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.6637 of 98635.4%★★☆☆☆
202447.8488 of 99050.7%★★★☆☆
202345.5521 of 98947.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.6617 of 97536.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.5694 of 94526.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.3647 of 92630.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202547.5440 of 84347.8%★★☆☆☆
202458.8279 of 85367.3%★★★☆☆
202376.7106 of 86587.7%★★★★☆
202242.4479 of 85844.2%★★☆☆☆
202140.3472 of 82342.6%★★☆☆☆
201931.7614 of 82125.2%★☆☆☆☆
201838.7562 of 87735.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202547.0513 of 98447.9%★★☆☆☆
202441.3577 of 99141.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.2488 of 98750.6%★★★☆☆
202233.6653 of 98033.4%★★☆☆☆
202125.6702 of 94125.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5713 of 91622.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202530.2437 of 61829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202443.1277 of 58252.4%★★★☆☆
202346.1232 of 52856.1%★★★☆☆
202239.8240 of 44746.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.6307 of 36916.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.9271 of 39531.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202526.3665 of 84020.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4624 of 84726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5604 of 85229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0707 of 84416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9762 of 8449.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.6731 of 81210.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9703 of 84116.4%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2018)78th percentile+43 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)21st percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics41%~ state avg
Science41%-5 vs state
English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge View Elementary

Ridge View Elementary ranks 584th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Ridge View Elementary.

Students at Ridge View Elementary are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Students who attend Ridge View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockwood Middle School
High : Rockwood High School


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Latest Tennessee data All new data »
2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
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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