Summary:
Zip code 37762 is served by a single elementary school, Jellico Elementary School, a small PK–8 school in Campbell County Schools with 271 students. As the only elementary option in the area, Jellico serves as the academic foundation for the entire community, and its performance shows both bright spots and areas of concern.
The school's greatest strengths appear in the early grades. Third graders scored above the state average in both math (42.9% proficient vs. 42.6% statewide) and English Language Arts (46.4% vs. 44.9%). However, proficiency drops sharply by 5th and 6th grades across most subjects. Sixth grade math is a particular concern at 17.4% proficient, and 6th grade social studies is the lowest single score in the dataset at just 13% proficient — a nearly 38-point gap from the state average. Conversely, 7th grade social studies (42.3%) and 8th grade science (33.3%) both exceed district averages, showing notable inconsistency from grade to grade. Overall, all-grade proficiency trails the district and state in every subject, with the largest gap in social studies (30.3% vs. 51.4% statewide).
Chronic absenteeism is a systemic challenge, with 26.7% of students missing enough school to affect outcomes — well above the state rate of 18.3%, though slightly better than the district's 28.6%. The school's state ranking improved slightly from 818th to 803rd between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, but it remains in the 21st percentile and has earned 1 star for two consecutive years after earning 2 stars in 2023–2024. With per-student spending at $12,479, the school is not underfunded on paper, yet results lag. For parents, the key takeaway is that Jellico provides a solid early foundation, but families should pay close attention to the middle-grade transition and attendance.
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