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Smoky Mountain Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

135 South 32 HWY, Cosby, TN 37722 · (423) 487-2255 · Part of Cocke County School District

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Directions
Students
176
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Smoky Mountain Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cosby kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Cosby kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Smoky Mountain ElementaryYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

135 South 32 HWY, Cosby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten21
Grade 120
Grade 215
Grade 322
Grade 417
Grade 515
Grade 618
Grade 714
Grade 814
Enrollment over time
165’20
190’21
178’22
187’23
176’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%Black 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smoky Mountain Elementary from Cosby families.

Other schools in Cocke County School District

The district →
Edgemont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newport
C
541 students
Parrottsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parrottsville
C+
512 students
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newport
D
422 students
Bridgeport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newport
B−
261 students
Centerview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newport
B−
225 students
Cosby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cosby
B
429 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Cosby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.