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Big Ridge Elementary

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Big Ridge Elementary ranks 440 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Big Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Maynardville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 189 students. The school is part of the Union County School District, which is ranked 124 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Big Ridge Elementary consistently outperforms the Union County district and the state of Tennessee in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 39.7% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 19.2% for Union County and 42.2% for Tennessee. In English Language Arts, 46.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 24.5% for Union County and 38.9% for Tennessee. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 50% of students proficient or better, compared to 29.2% for Union County and 46.1% for Tennessee. However, Big Ridge Elementary has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 14.6% to 20.2% in recent years.

Among the nearby schools, Norris Elementary and Corryton Elementary in the Anderson County and Knox County districts, respectively, consistently outperform Big Ridge Elementary in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. These higher-performing schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower student-teacher ratios compared to Big Ridge Elementary. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and learning from the successful practices of higher-performing schools could help Big Ridge Elementary improve its overall educational outcomes.

169

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,941

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3420 Hickory Val RD
Maynardville, TN 37807

(865) 992-8687

District: Union County

Students who attend Big Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	H Maynard Middle School
High:	Union County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Union County

✓Above the Tennessee median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

440^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Union County

124^th of 139Union 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	440 of 1009	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	573 of 1018	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	560 of 1020	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	698 of 1000	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	608 of 983	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	477 of 985	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	453 of 997	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	418 of 646	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.2	530 of 855	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	638 of 853	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.3	594 of 846	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.4	213 of 820	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	43.8	514 of 818	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.5	263 of 809	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	537 of 986	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	802 of 990	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	594 of 989	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	640 of 975	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	481 of 945	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	451 of 926	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	372 of 843	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	491 of 853	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	601 of 865	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	661 of 858	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	593 of 823	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	410 of 821	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	647 of 877	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	345 of 984	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	327 of 991	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	481 of 987	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	720 of 980	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	627 of 941	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	500 of 916	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	499 of 840	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	619 of 847	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	620 of 852	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	745 of 844	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	652 of 844	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	554 of 812	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	514 of 841	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+4 vs state

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Hickory Val RD	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-8687	189	15	12.8		185 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	53.7	440^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.1	573^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	43.7%	133	37.8	40.0	43.8	39.7	32.4	64.0	50.0	46.2	37.8	68.0	50.0	50.0		$19,941	$1,340	$17,339
Paulette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maynardville	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 745-0517	364	26	14.0		344 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	47	522^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.3%		42.1	588^th of 1018 public elementary schools	42.2%	66	39.1	38.2	42.1	39.5	43.8	45.5	34.2	42.0	53.1	43.6	23.7	42.7		$16,672	$1,506	$14,140
Maynardville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-8391	383	30	12.9		368 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19.3	849^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.9%		21.2	830^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.5%	19	16.4	18.6	34.8	22.2	18.2	18.3	39.1	23.8	18.2	22.5	46.7	27.5		$17,769	$1,653	$15,074
Elementary Middle Alternative	Public	K-8	635 Main	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 745-0253	14	1	5.0		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				16.7				27.3				33.3	45.5
Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3		838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.5	238^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	49.1	61.6	59.5	56.6	36.3	58.3	46.4	46.8	43.4	67.5	49.3	53.3		$13,044	$766	$11,532
Andersonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 Mountain RD	Andersonville	37705	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7695	304	26	11.4		284 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	63.8	318^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.5%		57.6	387^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.0%	69	50.0	41.3	76.1	55.6	50.0	47.8	45.7	47.9	44.2	47.8	54.3	48.6		$14,884	$615	$13,150
Luttrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Tazewell PIKE	Luttrell	37779	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-3441	311	13	23.8		296 (95.2%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.2	833^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.4%		40	615^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.6%	218	6.6	14.3	42.9	19.3	24.6	38.1	28.6	29.7	21.3	42.9	21.4	27.6		$16,604	$1,322	$14,198
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6715 Hickory Valley RD	Heiskell	37754	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7959	268	18	14.5		256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	69.9	236^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.6%		79.4	159^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.4%	77	48.8	76.3	53.1	58.6	52.4	68.4	34.7	50.4	59.5	71.1	38.8	55.0		$15,957	$1,242	$13,542
Norris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 East Circle DR	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7422	270	18	15.2		250 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	91.3	80^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.1%		82.8	138^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.4%	58	82.9	57.9	65.3	68.0	85.7	71.1	61.2	71.3	80.0	81.6	67.3	75.4		$14,360	$810	$12,563
Sharps Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel RD	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	124	11	11.2		118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	40.5	602^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.1	602^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	40.9%		23.5	38.9	33.3	32.1	29.4	50.0	27.8	35.8	52.9	55.6	31.6	46.3		$20,947	$183	$18,922

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Ridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Big Ridge Elementary?

Students at Big Ridge Elementary are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Big Ridge Elementary attend?

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

Middle : H Maynard Middle School
High : Union County High School

What district is Big Ridge Elementary in?

Union County

How many students attend Big Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Big Ridge Elementary.

Is Big Ridge Elementary a good school?

Big Ridge Elementary ranks 440^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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