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Sweetwater Junior High School

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Sweetwater Junior High School ranks 344 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Sweetwater Junior High School serves 316 students in grades 7 and 8 in Sweetwater, TN, and is part of the Sweetwater City Schools district. The school currently ranks in the 42nd percentile of Tennessee middle schools (344th out of 594), a solid rebound from a difficult 2024–2025 year that brings it back to the upper end of its typical range over the past decade.

One of the school's clearest strengths is Social Studies, where 53.1% of students are proficient — above the state average of 51.4% and far above the same-district feeder school, Brown Intermediate School (29.6%). Sweetwater also has exceptionally strong attendance, with only about 6–7% of students chronically absent compared to a state average near 18%. Nearby schools like Madisonville Middle School (29.4%) and Vonore Middle School (21.2%) have much higher absenteeism.

The most concerning pattern is a sharp drop in 8th grade scores across every subject — math falls from 37.8% proficiency in 7th grade to 21.8% in 8th grade, a 16-point decline not seen statewide or in surrounding schools. Special Education students rank in the 19th percentile, a clear area of concern. At about $10,194 per student, Sweetwater spends less than most nearby schools, yet still achieves strong attendance and standout social studies results — suggesting its core-subject challenges stem more from instruction than attendance. Meanwhile, nearby Cherokee Middle School and Midway Middle School, both in Roane County, rank in the 87th and 86th percentiles with math proficiency in the mid-50s — more than 20 points ahead of Sweetwater.

316

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,194

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1013 Cannon Avenue
Sweetwater, TN 37874

(423) 337-7336

District: Sweetwater City Schools

Feeder schools for Sweetwater Junior High School:

Elementary:	Sweetwater Elementary School
	Sweetwater Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg45%

344^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2018

From bottom 25% (2018) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd of 141Sweetwater City 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	42.1	344 of 594	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	433 of 583	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	336 of 587	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	322 of 594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	381 of 569	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	375 of 576	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	411 of 574	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	423 of 563	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.6	271 of 492	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.5	371 of 485	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	399 of 475	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.0	253 of 466	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	374 of 462	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	365 of 435	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	157 of 328	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	124 of 312	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	83 of 318	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	151 of 316	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	155 of 299	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	175 of 277	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	61 of 293	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	138 of 284	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	398 of 546	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	307 of 554	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	340 of 560	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	414 of 552	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	348 of 538	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	379 of 529	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	200 of 302	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	223 of 286	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	202 of 285	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	202 of 275	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	139 of 261	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	207 of 228	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	209 of 219	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	288 of 478	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	337 of 490	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	339 of 510	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	305 of 514	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	356 of 495	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	311 of 483	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	342 of 490	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	396 of 481	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	421 of 550	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	345 of 560	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	267 of 557	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	334 of 540	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	374 of 529	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	384 of 523	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	172 of 238	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	331 of 494	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	420 of 492	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	354 of 504	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	315 of 503	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	382 of 500	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	384 of 496	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	390 of 484	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	401 of 481	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%~ state avg

Science36%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)						TNReady English Language Arts (2026)						TNReady Algebra I (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	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 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 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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
Sweetwater Junior High School	Public	7-8	1013 Cannon Avenue	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7336	311	19	16.3		240 (77.2%)	11 (3.5%)	51 (16.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	42.1	344^th of 594 public middle schools	42.1%		28	433^rd of 583 public middle schools	25.7%	89				37.8	21.8	30.0				31.8	18.2	25.2						39.7	31.3	35.6		60.3	45.6	53.1	$10,194	$824	$8,995
Brown Intermediate School	Public	5-6	135 Starrett Street	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-5905	323	19	17.4		242 (74.9%)	5 (1.5%)	53 (16.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)								(n/a)		43.8	40.7			42.3		42.4	28.9			35.8				33.3	31.9			32.6	29.6			29.6	$10,426	$638	$9,196
Madisonville Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Oak Grove Road	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-4137	416	22	18.9		376 (90.4%)	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26.7	452^nd of 594 public middle schools	23.9%		36.8	378^th of 583 public middle schools	35.2%	74			25.5	31.8	32.5	29.8			20.7	30.5	23.8	25.1					27.5	23.4	31.0	27.0	24.8	38.6	28.6	30.8	$11,913	$731	$10,348
Ft Loudoun Middle School	Public	6-8	1083 Mulberry Street	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-2026	372	26	14.5		249 (66.9%)	11 (3.0%)	102 (27.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	45.3	326^th of 594 public middle schools	45.1%		40.2	345^th of 583 public middle schools	40.8%	19			38.2	36.7	29.3	34.8			36.2	31.7	19.5	29.2					50.4	40.8	29.3	40.4	48.1	57.5	36.6	47.3	$12,994	$901	$11,354
Midway Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Dogtown Road	Ten Mile	37880	Meigs County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 717-5464	177	15	11.8		167 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	79	83^rd of 594 public middle schools	86.0%		78.6	88^th of 583 public middle schools	84.9%	5			55.6	52.1	56.9	54.7			47.6	53.4	32.3	44.8					68.3	57.5	50.0	58.5	66.7	69.9	53.8	63.7	$15,924	$451	$14,294
Vonore Middle School	Public	5-8	414 Hall Street	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 884-2730	271	16	16.9		219 (80.8%)	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	46.6	314^th of 594 public middle schools	47.1%		53.9	243^rd of 583 public middle schools	58.3%	71		44.4	29.3	41.4	53.2	41.5		40.7	24.1	32.8	29.8	31.8				46.3	24.1	41.4	29.8	35.5	48.3	50.8	61.7	53.0	$14,040	$747	$12,152
Athens City Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Keith Lane	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-1177	507	27	18.5		358 (70.6%)	33 (6.5%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.1%)	52.8	274^th of 594 public middle schools	53.9%		59.2	207^th of 583 public middle schools	64.5%	67			38.2	48.1	39.3	42.3			40.0	32.6	35.0	35.8	88.2	88.2			38.8	41.4	42.3	40.8	52.7	47.8	35.9	45.7	$11,779	$813	$10,127
Tellico Plains Junior High School	Public	5-8	120 Old High School Road	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-2250	263	14	18.3		246 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	36.3	396^th of 594 public middle schools	33.3%		35.7	383^rd of 583 public middle schools	34.3%	13		26.6	27.4	43.1	30.9	31.8		29.7	32.3	29.3	27.8	29.8				29.7	15.9	37.9	29.1	27.9	30.2	56.9	34.5	40.3	$14,204	$1,120	$11,835
Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School	Public	4-8	2141 Harrison Avenue	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2038	687	45	15.4		284 (41.3%)	13 (1.9%)	368 (53.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	41.8	349^th of 594 public middle schools	41.2%		45.3	314^th of 583 public middle schools	46.1%	35	44.3	37.4	36.5	31.0	30.1	36.1	36.4	15.2	26.8	27.9	24.4	26.2	83.3	83.3	51.4	28.1	40.9	43.4	32.6	39.3	42.8	58.9	40.0	47.0	$13,418	$959	$11,623
Cherokee Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Paint Rock Ferry Road	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-9281	520	31	16.6		458 (88.1%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	82.7	75^th of 594 public middle schools	87.4%		80.4	82^nd of 583 public middle schools	85.9%	7			63.9	48.3	56.6	56.6			56.4	40.1	39.8	45.6					62.0	60.5	66.3	63.0	70.1	61.2	69.3	67.1	$12,252	$547	$10,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweetwater Junior High School

Is Sweetwater Junior High School a good school?

Sweetwater Junior High School ranks 344^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sweetwater Junior High School?

Students at Sweetwater Junior High School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Sweetwater Junior High School in?

Sweetwater City Schools

How many students attend Sweetwater Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Sweetwater Junior High School.

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