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Schools in Cosby

Cosby’s public schools

Cocke County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cosby. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
1,595 students on the public path
In brief

Cosby’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cosby’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Smoky Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 66%); Cocke Co High School lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cosby, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Smoky Mountain ElementaryCocke County School DistrictB+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cocke County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cocke County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 4,202 students, down 4% since 2020–21
$11,997TN $13,059 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 36.8% · 2560 students tested
Math25%
State average 31.1% · 2805 students tested

Cosby vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Cosby’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cosby—Cocke County

Every school in Cosby

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cosbyby address
Smoky Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
176 studentsRate it →
Also serving Cosbyin other towns
Cocke Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newport
C
1,074 studentsRate it →
Cosby High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
343 studentsRate it →
Cocke Co Adult High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newport
2 studentsRate it →

Questions about Cosby’s schools

Are Cosby’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cosby. Cocke County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cosby. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cosby in?

Cocke County School District.

Where do Cosby kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Cocke Co High School, Cosby High School and Cocke Co Adult High School.

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What Cosby families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.