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Paulette Elementary School

Q: Is Paulette Elementary School a good school?

Paulette Elementary School ranks 493 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Paulette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Paulette Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paulette Elementary School?

Students at Paulette Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Paulette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paulette Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : H Maynard Middle School High : Union County High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Paulette Elementary School serves 341 students in grades PK–5 in Maynardville, Tennessee, and is part of Union County Schools. Despite being in a district ranked in the bottom 12% of Tennessee districts, the school has become a true standout. In 2025–2026, it ranked 493rd of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (52nd percentile, 3 stars), up dramatically from 816th just a few years earlier. The school's math proficiency rate of 39.6% is nearly double the Union County average of 20.2%, while its ELA and science scores of 45.0% and 48.0% actually exceed Tennessee state averages. Consistent improvement across all subjects since 2022–2023 shows this is no fluke.

Among its district peers, Paulette essentially ties Big Ridge Elementary for the district lead in state rankings, yet it does so while spending about $3,300 less per student. The school outperforms Maynardville Elementary by nearly 17 points in math and about 15 points in ELA, and it beats Luttrell Elementary by more than 14 points in math. Even compared to Knox County Schools, it holds its own in science, though schools like Halls Elementary and Corryton Elementary do outperform it in math and ELA. One notable pattern is the school's strong 4th-grade performance (56.1% ELA proficiency), followed by a sharp drop in 5th grade, where proficiency falls to 32.2% — a possible transition challenge worth watching.

Paulette's strongest asset may be its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students: low-income students rank at the 55th percentile statewide, slightly above the school's overall rank. Its biggest challenge is a significant gender gap — female students rank at the 60th percentile statewide while male students rank at just the 34th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, affecting 19.9% of students in 2024–2025, above the district rate of 16.3%. With targeted support for boys, attention to the 5th-grade transition, and continued work on attendance, this school has the potential to become one of the stronger elementary schools in the region.

341

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,672

Per pupil spending ?

32.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1001 Maynardville
Maynardville, TN 37807

(865) 745-0517

District: Union County Schools

Students who attend Paulette Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

493^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2017

From bottom 23% (2017) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Union County Schools

124^th of 141Union 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	50.1	493 of 1019	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	522 of 1009	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	588 of 1018	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	624 of 1020	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	560 of 1000	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	816 of 983	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	830 of 985	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	630 of 997	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	499 of 646	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.3	515 of 855	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.0	730 of 853	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	393 of 986	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	329 of 990	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	471 of 989	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	570 of 975	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.6	838 of 945	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	795 of 926	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	371 of 823	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	355 of 843	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	501 of 853	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	583 of 865	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	518 of 858	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	601 of 823	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	665 of 821	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	409 of 877	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	653 of 984	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	811 of 991	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	719 of 987	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	523 of 980	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	693 of 941	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	711 of 916	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	416 of 641	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	224 of 618	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.1	518 of 582	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	475 of 528	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	315 of 395	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	534 of 849	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	550 of 840	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	661 of 847	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	669 of 852	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	623 of 844	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	824 of 844	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	776 of 812	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	691 of 841	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

This school is changing Union county. My experience with Paulette was wonderful. I wish the rest of the county would catch up. Go Paulette!!! 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
Paulette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maynardville	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 745-0517	364	26	14.0	32.0%	344 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	50.1	493^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	51.6%		47	522^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	48.3%	29	37.0	48.4	32.2				39.6	45.7	56.1	32.2				45.0	56.5	50.0	39.0				48.0					$16,672	$1,506	$14,140
Big Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Hickory Val Road	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-8687	189	15	12.8	27.2%	185 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	50.3	490^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.9%		53.7	440^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.4%	50	36.4	38.7	50.0				41.8	50.0	41.9	50.0				46.8	54.5	38.7	42.3				44.3					$19,941	$1,340	$17,339
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3	16.1%	838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	62.7	336^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.0%		67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%	72	43.9	51.5	64.1				52.6	47.2	41.3	50.0				46.1	46.7	52.7	61.4				53.2					$13,044	$766	$11,532
Maynardville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Main Street	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-8391	383	30	12.9	37.4%	368 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20.5	850^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.6%		19.3	849^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.9%	1	17.6	28.1	22.2				22.8	37.3	28.6	27.8				30.7	22.0	29.8	34.7				29.6					$17,769	$1,653	$15,074
Elementary Middle Alternative School	Public	K-8	635 Main	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County Schools	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)							< 5%							< 5%							18.2
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7502 Andersonville Pike	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7445	727	50	14.5	12.9%	639 (87.9%)	15 (2.1%)	42 (5.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	80.9	146^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.7%		69.3	246^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.6%	100	69.0	67.2	60.8				65.7	68.7	59.0	51.0				59.4	62.0	63.1	52.0				59.3					$14,048	$886	$12,542
Corryton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7200 Corryton Road	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 687-4573	195	14	13.9	14.9%	189 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	72.7	221^st of 1019 public elementary schools	78.3%		66.6	279^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.3%	58	75.8	48.3	56.1				60.2	75.8	51.7	65.9				65.0	51.5	41.4	51.2				48.5					$15,264	$678	$14,005
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6715 Hickory Valley Road	Heiskell	37754	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7959	268	18	14.5	21.7%	256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	75.7	193^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	236^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.6%	43	45.5	72.7	60.0				60.7	72.7	64.4	42.5				59.3	45.5	66.7	55.0				56.8					$15,957	$1,242	$13,542
Andersonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 Mountain Road	Andersonville	37705	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7695	304	26	11.4	23.3%	284 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	69.5	258^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.7%		63.8	318^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.5%	60	36.6	62.3	65.1				55.5	46.3	69.8	65.1				61.3	41.5	60.4	44.2				49.6					$14,884	$615	$13,150
Luttrell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Tazewell Pike	Luttrell	37779	Union County	Union County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-3441	311	13	23.8	41.1%	296 (95.2%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.4	791^st of 1019 public elementary schools	22.4%		21.2	833^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.4%	42	17.8	22.4	37.5				25.2	45.5	27.6	32.5				34.5	31.1	39.7	30.0				34.3					$16,604	$1,322	$14,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Paulette Elementary School

What district is Paulette Elementary School in?

Union County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Paulette Elementary School?

Students at Paulette Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Paulette Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Paulette Elementary School a good school?

Paulette Elementary School ranks 493^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paulette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Paulette Elementary School.

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