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Schools in Elgin

Elgin’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 5% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
2,155 students on the public path
In brief

Elgin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elgin’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Huntsville Elementary places highest (better than 53%); Burchfield Elementary lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Elgin, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Scott High School. 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 Elgin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–85 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Scott High Schoolin HuntsvilleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Scott 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.

Scott County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,423 students, down 12% since 2020–21
$12,463TN $13,059 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 36.8% · 1487 students tested
Math20%
State average 31.1% · 1651 students tested

Elgin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elgin—Scott County

Every school in Elgin

6 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).

Also serving Elginin other towns
Burchfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oneida
C−
431 studentsRate it →
Huntsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Huntsville
B−
364 studentsRate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Huntsville
C
260 studentsRate it →
Robbins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Robbins
C
249 studentsRate it →
Winfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winfield
C+
198 studentsRate it →
Scott High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huntsville
C
653 studentsRate it →

Questions about Elgin’s schools

Are Elgin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elgin. Scott County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elgin in?

Scott County School District.

Where do Elgin kids go to high school?

Scott High School.

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What Elgin 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.