Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Fall Branch’s public schools outscore 70% of Tennessee districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fall Branch, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 35% of students in Fall Branch’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Tennessee average (31%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fall Branch’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 228 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fall Branch’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Washington County spends $12,551 per student and Greene County $11,361, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Fall Branch’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Tennessee school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fall Branch, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
1st grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
2nd grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
3rd grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
4th grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
5th grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
6th grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
7th grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
8th grade in Fall Branch
Fall Branch Elementary
Grades K–8 · 256 students
Fall Branch runs its own schools through grade 12 (Washington County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Greene County School District, shared with Baileyton, Mosheim and Tusculum. Its high school is in Gray. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Fall Branch
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Fall Branch vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Fall Branch’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Branch | B+ | Washington County PK–12 · Greene County PK–12 |
Every school in Fall Branch
8 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).
Questions about Fall Branch’s schools
Are Fall Branch’s schools good?
By Tennessee’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fall Branch children attend outscore 70% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fall Branch in?
Two districts: Washington County School District runs grades PK–12, and Greene County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Baileyton, Mosheim and Tusculum.
Where do Fall Branch kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Daniel Boone High School, David Crockett High School, University School, Chuckey Doak High School, South Greene High School, West Greene High School and North Greene High School.
What is Fall Branch’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Washington County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Fall Branch spend per student?
$12,551 in Washington County School District and $11,361 in Greene County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fall Branch families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fall Branch → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.