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Griffith Elementary School

Q: Is Griffith Elementary School a good school?

Griffith Elementary School ranks 554 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Griffith Elementary School in Dunlap, TN, serves 786 students in grades PK-4 as part of Sequatchie County Schools and holds a 2-star rating, ranking in the 46th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools for 2025-2026. Academically, Griffith beats state averages in math (47% vs. 43%) and English language arts (43.5% vs. 40.6%), but trails notably in science at just 37.9% proficiency compared to the state's 46.9%.

The biggest red flag for parents is chronic absenteeism. Griffith's rate sits at 30.4% — roughly 2.5 times higher than nearby Hamilton County schools like Middle Valley Elementary School (10.9%), Soddy Elementary School (11.7%), and Allen Elementary School (12.3%), and well above the state average of 18.3%. Science has been below state averages for four straight years, and even Whitwell Elementary School, a similarly ranked rural school, outperforms Griffith in science (42.6% vs. 37.9%). On a brighter note, Griffith's math and ELA scores are well above its own district averages (33.4% math, 31.3% ELA), making it a relative bright spot compared with the rest of its district. Fourth graders exceed state averages in math and ELA, while third graders fall below, suggesting real growth happens between grades.

Griffith spends $13,076 per student — noticeably less than Hamilton County neighbors such as Thrasher Elementary School ($16,136), Nolan Elementary School ($15,617), and Daisy Elementary School ($18,097). Despite the funding gap, its math and reading results remain competitive with some higher-spending schools. The clearest opportunity for improvement is attendance. With roughly one in three students chronically absent, reducing that number could help Griffith convert its academic strengths into better rankings and stronger science scores.

786

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,076

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Jones Drive
Dunlap, TN 37327

(423) 949-2105

District: Sequatchie County Schools

Students who attend Griffith Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequatchie County Middle School
High:	Sequatchie County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

7.6%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg43%

554^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 141Sequatchie 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	45.6	554 of 1019	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	532 of 1009	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	479 of 1018	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	579 of 1020	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	595 of 1000	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	476 of 983	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	623 of 985	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	547 of 997	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	698 of 855	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	741 of 853	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	717 of 846	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	625 of 820	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	540 of 818	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.2	314 of 809	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	443 of 986	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	426 of 990	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	494 of 989	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	469 of 975	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	430 of 945	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	645 of 926	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	200 of 458	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.4	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.0	144 of 387	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	215 of 363	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	194 of 324	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	160 of 319	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	491 of 823	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	531 of 843	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	517 of 853	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	466 of 865	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	381 of 858	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	513 of 823	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	494 of 821	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	497 of 877	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	603 of 984	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	520 of 991	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	627 of 987	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	715 of 980	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	508 of 941	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	530 of 916	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	443 of 641	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	233 of 618	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	434 of 582	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	423 of 528	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	306 of 447	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	342 of 369	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	194 of 255	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	176 of 395	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	621 of 849	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	587 of 840	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	529 of 847	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	651 of 852	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	647 of 844	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	552 of 844	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	614 of 812	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	595 of 841	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Science38%-9 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
Griffith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	173 Jones Drive	Dunlap	37327	Sequatchie County	Sequatchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 949-2105	777	59	13.1	100.0%	700 (90.1%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	45.6	554^th of 1019 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.7	532^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	47.3%	22	39.0	54.9					47.0	36.6	50.4					43.5	32.6	43.3					37.9					$13,076	$1,246	$11,022
Swiss Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	477 55th Avenue North	Gruetli Laager	37339	Grundy County	Grundy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 779-3129	314	23	13.9	102.0%	309 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.9	765^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.9%		34.1	691^st of 1009 public elementary schools	31.5%	74	23.3	28.6	23.5	42.1	37.9	46.5	34.7	26.7	28.6	17.6	26.3	34.5	23.3	25.7	46.7	35.7	26.5	23.7	41.4	27.9	32.7	52.6	58.6	27.9	44.5	$13,437	$1,713	$10,604
Nolan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4435 Shackleford Ridge Road	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0898	727	42	17.4	12.0%	645 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	98.7	7^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	5^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.5%	2	85.6	91.7	85.1				87.5	89.8	90.2	80.0				86.5	88.1	88.6	82.1				86.2					$15,617	$730	$14,413
Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School Street	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8823	496	32	15.5	58.5%	452 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	70.9	241^st of 1019 public elementary schools	76.3%		75	194^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.8%	47	43.6	41.8	72.4				54.8	47.3	52.7	57.9				53.2	48.1	63.6	63.0				58.8					$18,425	$911	$16,805
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	9555 Dayton Pike	Soddy Daisy	37384	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 305-7494	170				139 (81.8%)	15 (8.8%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	59.3	373^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	63.4%		67	271^st of 1009 public elementary schools	73.1%	102	41.2	39.5					40.6	51.8	44.2					49.2	55.3	54.5					55.0					$17,246	$568	$16,312
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	65.3%	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
North Hamilton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Industrial Boulevard	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8848	374	26	14.5	58.0%	333 (89.0%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	79.3	158^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.5	172^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.0%	14	46.9	64.5	62.3				57.9	52.3	62.3	65.2				60.0	50.8	66.1	73.9				63.8					$17,270	$873	$15,631
Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8815	364	24	15.1	64.2%	309 (84.9%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	63.6	323^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	303^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.0%	20	28.3	69.9	59.3				53.5	39.0	47.3	40.7				42.8	46.7	64.4	73.6				61.3					$18,097	$743	$16,438
Thrasher Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 James Boulevard	Signal Mtn	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0882	595	32	18.5	9.5%	539 (90.6%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	98.2	14^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	8^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	82.0	91.0	92.2				88.5	89.0	79.8	77.5				82.0	85.0	83.3					88.0					$16,136	$834	$14,811
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	444	31	14.3	46.8%	358 (80.6%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	70.4	246^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.2	221^st of 1009 public elementary schools	78.1%	25	60.3	50.0	53.8				54.8	54.1	51.4	49.2				51.7	52.1	62.5	55.4				56.7					$18,371	$665	$16,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffith Elementary School

Is Griffith Elementary School a good school?

Griffith Elementary School ranks 554^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Griffith Elementary School in?

Sequatchie County Schools

What schools do graduates of Griffith Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sequatchie County Middle School
High : Sequatchie County High School

What is the racial makeup of Griffith Elementary School?

Students at Griffith Elementary School are 90% White, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Griffith Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Griffith Elementary School.

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