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Jones Cove Elementary School

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Jones Cove Elementary School ranks 592 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Jones Cove Elementary School is a small, rural school in Cosby, Tennessee, serving about 102 students in pre-K through sixth grade as part of the Sevier County Schools district. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide — a clear decline from its 2020–2021 peak, when it reached the 72nd percentile and earned 4 stars. It has improved dramatically from its 2013–2014 position near the very bottom of the state but has plateaued in the low-to-mid 40th percentile since 2023–2024.

Science is the school's clearest strength: 52.4% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026, beating the district (43.2%) and state (46.9%), with fourth-grade science especially strong at 76.2% proficient. Math and English language arts lag, however, at 38.1% and 34.9% proficient — both below district and state averages — and fourth-grade ELA is particularly concerning at just 23.8% versus 47.4% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, at 25% — the highest among nearby Sevier County elementary schools, though an improvement from 41.4% two years earlier. Jones Cove ranks below every nearby elementary school in the area, including Catons Chapel Elementary School (92nd percentile), Smoky Mountain Elementary School (77th percentile), and Pittman Center Elementary (72nd percentile).

The most striking finding may be cost: Jones Cove spends $28,788 per student — far more than any nearby school and more than double what Cosby Elementary School ($12,764) and Smoky Mountain Elementary School ($13,027) spend. Yet that investment hasn't produced stronger results, especially compared with Catons Chapel Elementary School, which spends about $8,700 less per student and ranks near the top of the state. For parents, Jones Cove offers a very small, intimate setting with a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.4 to 1 and a strong science program. But families should weigh those positives against the school's reading and math challenges, its high absenteeism, and the fact that several nearby schools deliver better outcomes at a fraction of the cost.

102

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,788

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4554 Jones Cove Road
Cosby, TN 37722

(865) 453-9325

District: Sevier County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2021 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2021) to 42nd (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Sevier County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg45%

592^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 21 pts since 2018

From bottom 21% (2018) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Sevier County Schools

93^rd of 141Sevier 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	592 of 1019	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	565 of 1009	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	592 of 1018	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	433 of 1020	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	533 of 1000	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	280 of 983	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	606 of 985	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	789 of 997	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	754 of 855	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	842 of 853	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	818 of 846	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	806 of 820	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	724 of 809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	52.0	344 of 821	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	657 of 877	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	718 of 916	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	623 of 849	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	655 of 840	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	708 of 847	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	457 of 852	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	576 of 844	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	301 of 844	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	670 of 812	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	774 of 841	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	245 of 594	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.4	487 of 569	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	404 of 576	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	404 of 574	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	497 of 563	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	474 of 492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	472 of 485	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	449 of 475	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	462 of 466	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	79.0	83 of 462	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	15.5	399 of 435	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	404 of 483	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	147 of 490	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	43.3	274 of 503	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.1	486 of 500	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	473 of 496	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	426 of 484	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	473 of 481	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)58th percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2019)22nd percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)46th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+6 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 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 (2020)	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
Jones Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4554 Jones Cove Road	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-9325	99	13	7.4	84.7%	85 (85.9%)	1 (1.0%)	10 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	43.1	592^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	41.9%		42.9	565^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.0%	27	31.3	42.9	38.9				38.1	31.3	23.8	44.4				34.9	31.3	76.2	44.4				52.4					$28,788	$1,197	$25,349
Smoky Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 South 32 Highway	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-2255	187	14	13.6		182 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	71.5	233^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.8	187^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.5%	46	56.3	63.6	64.7	44.4	68.4	41.2	56.9	37.5	50.0	52.9	16.7	52.6	29.4	40.4	62.5	77.3	70.6	55.6	78.9	58.8	67.9	66.7	73.7	47.1	63.0	$13,027	$1,186	$10,332
Cosby Elementary School	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby Highway	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	437	26	17.1		392 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	59.9	365^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.2%		68.9	249^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.3%	116	57.8	52.8	41.8	62.2	46.9	61.5	53.1	55.6	28.3	30.9	40.0	30.6	22.5	34.5	60.0	60.4	38.2	51.1	44.9	53.8	51.0	60.0	57.1	42.5	53.7	$12,764	$1,508	$10,555
Pittman Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 East Parkway	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-4515	305	21	14.5	57.1%	282 (92.5%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.7	281^st of 1019 public elementary schools	72.4%		58	380^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.3%	99	61.9	47.3	47.7	48.1			50.8	47.6	42.6	52.3	53.7			49.0	58.5	70.9	60.5	51.9			60.6	41.5			41.5	$18,020	$674	$16,218
Catons Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3135 Catons Chapel Road	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2132	301	32	9.2	63.4%	259 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	90.1	86^th of 1019 public elementary schools	91.6%		80.3	156^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.5%	70	73.7	56.1	87.5	80.0			73.3	65.8	56.1	71.9	51.4			61.0	78.9	78.0	84.4	80.0			80.1	74.3			74.3	$20,073	$785	$18,232
New Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Old Newport Highway	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2123	617	44	14.1	54.6%	552 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	40 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	49.1	503^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	50.6%		58.2	379^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.4%	124	30.5	47.6	54.8	41.3			43.7	51.2	41.2	41.9	33.8			42.3	48.4	39.8	49.5	38.7			44.3	32.0			32.0	$15,906	$816	$14,304
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs Road	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3		481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	46.1	544^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.6%		34.5	685^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.1%	141	52.8	65.5	54.5	16.7	39.2	23.4	42.1	41.5	41.8	30.9	26.7	25.5	14.9	30.5	50.9	43.6	45.5	31.7	31.4	21.3	37.7	38.3	43.1	10.6	31.6	$11,942	$1,383	$9,543
Newport Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 College Street	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Newport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-3811	690	57	12.2	57.8%	566 (82.0%)	18 (2.6%)	33 (4.8%)	29 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.9%)	56.1	421^st of 1019 public elementary schools	58.7%		65	297^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.6%	124	35.6	36.8	26.9	12.3	43.4	69.9	37.3	40.4	47.4	47.4	60.3	57.9	41.1	48.8	62.2	61.8	60.3	52.1	68.4	56.2	60.3	52.1	78.9	75.3	68.9	$11,989	$1,317	$9,802
Grassy Fork Elementary School	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek Road	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	124	11	11.2		116 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	69.1	261^st of 1019 public elementary schools	74.4%		70.7	230^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.2%	31	43.8	66.7	53.3	60.0	72.7	57.1	58.1	56.3	40.0	26.7	53.3	27.3	14.3	35.5	56.3	53.3	53.3	60.0	81.8	47.6	57.0	73.3	72.7	57.1	66.0	$15,729	$1,014	$12,728
Sevierville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1146 Blanton Drive	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2824	495	39	12.6	73.5%	211 (42.6%)	10 (2.0%)	260 (52.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)																										$18,435	$1,038	$16,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Cove Elementary School

How many students attend Jones Cove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Jones Cove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jones Cove Elementary School?

Students at Jones Cove Elementary School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Jones Cove Elementary School a good school?

Jones Cove Elementary School ranks 592^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jones Cove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jones Cove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northview Intermediate School
Middle : Pigeon Forge Junior High School
Middle : Seymour Intermediate School
Middle : Seymour Junior High School
High : Gary Hardin Academy
High : Gatlinburg Pittman High School
High : Northview Senior Academy
High : Pigeon Forge High School
High : Sevier County High School
High : Seymour High School

What district is Jones Cove Elementary School in?

Sevier County Schools

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