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Pittman Center Elementary

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Pittman Center Elementary ranks 281 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pittman Center Elementary is a pre-K through 6th grade school in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, serving 319 students in the Smoky Mountain foothills as part of Sevier County Schools. In 2025–26, the school earned its best state ranking in recent years — 281st of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 72nd percentile with a 4-star rating, up from the 62nd percentile the prior year and 60th percentile in 2023–24.

Pittman consistently outperforms both its district and the state in core subjects. In 2025–26, math proficiency hit 50.8% (district: 41.6%, state: 43%), ELA reached 49% (district: 36.1%, state: 40.6%), and science was a standout at 60.6% (district: 43.2%, state: 46.9%). Grade-level bright spots include 3rd grade math (61.9% proficient), 4th grade science (70.9%), and 6th grade ELA (53.7% vs. 39.8% statewide). Social studies is the main weak spot at 41.5%, well below the state's 51.4%, and 4th grade math and ELA also trail state averages. Additionally, low-income students — once a major strength at the 84th percentile — have slipped to the 43rd percentile in recent years, a trend parents may want to monitor.

Compared with Pi Beta Phi Elementary, the other Gatlinburg school with nearly identical enrollment, Pittman outperforms it sharply in math (50.8% vs. 39.9%), ELA (49% vs. 33.5%), and science (60.6% vs. 39.2%), though Pi Beta Phi leads in social studies. The regional standout is Catons Chapel Elementary, ranking in the 92nd percentile. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 30.1% in 2022–23 to 17.8% in 2024–25 — below the district's 23.2% and nearly matching the state's 18.3%. With per-student spending rising to $18,020, Pittman Center is a strong, positively trending school whose main challenges — social studies and 4th grade — are clearly identified.

319

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

18.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2455 East Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

(865) 436-4515

District: Sevier County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg45%

281^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2017

From top 42% (2017) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	67.7	281 of 1019	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	380 of 1009	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	409 of 1018	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	324 of 1020	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	359 of 1000	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	231 of 983	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	198 of 985	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	428 of 997	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	274 of 646	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.2	488 of 855	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.8	277 of 853	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.5	548 of 846	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	86.5	96 of 820	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	132 of 818	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	89.9	74 of 809	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	357 of 986	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	476 of 990	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	383 of 989	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	322 of 975	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	261 of 945	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	217 of 926	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	478 of 843	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	141 of 865	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	103 of 823	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	524 of 821	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	731 of 877	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	483 of 984	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	359 of 991	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	269 of 987	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	391 of 980	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	201 of 941	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	168 of 916	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	354 of 641	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	335 of 849	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	427 of 840	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	465 of 847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	320 of 852	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	411 of 844	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	255 of 844	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	223 of 812	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	462 of 841	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	78.7	72 of 574	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	218 of 563	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.1	266 of 362	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	57.8	226 of 492	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	210 of 485	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.0	335 of 475	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	369 of 466	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.0	241 of 462	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	196 of 435	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science61%+14 vs state

Mathematics51%+8 vs state

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Social Studies41%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Sunday, August 31, 2014

I have two nieces who attend Pittman Center Elementary. Every teacher at this school truly cares about every student. No one is treated better or worse based on their financial situation. It is a great school with wonderful teachers. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	18.5%	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	20.0%	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
Pi Beta Phi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Cherokee Orchard Road	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-5076	326	29	11.1	19.7%	103 (31.6%)	2 (0.6%)	198 (60.7%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	42.6	602^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.9	564^th of 1009 public elementary schools	44.1%	38	45.8	44.2	31.3	41.9			39.9	37.5	32.6	29.2	37.2			33.5	33.3	41.9	39.6	39.5			39.2	60.5			60.5	$18,556	$783	$16,847
Jones Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4554 Jones Cove Road	Cosby	37722	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-9325	99	13	7.4	44.1%	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
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	18.3%	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
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	40.3%	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
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	25.3%	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
T Lawson Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	550 East Gate Road	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 428-5793	151	1	151.0	30.2%	125 (82.8%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (13.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																										$163,460	$7,960	$155,438
Sevierville Elementary School	Public	2-3	416 High Street	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 428-0953	489	32	15.1	24.1%	202 (41.3%)	10 (2.0%)	273 (55.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34.6	697^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.6%		25.2	789^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.8%	92	33.8						33.8	33.5						33.5	37.6						37.6					$15,536	$889	$14,553
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	44.1%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittman Center Elementary

Is Pittman Center Elementary a good school?

Pittman Center Elementary ranks 281^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pittman Center Elementary in?

Sevier County Schools

What schools do graduates of Pittman Center Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pittman Center Elementary 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

How many students attend Pittman Center Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Pittman Center Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pittman Center Elementary?

Students at Pittman Center Elementary are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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