Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Madisonville’s public schools score below 83% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Madisonville’s districts is 21%, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Madisonville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 95% 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.
Madisonville’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,085 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Monroe County Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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 Madisonville’s grade
C−: better than 17% of Tennessee school districts, #156 of 176 Tennessee towns. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Madisonville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Madisonville
Madisonville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 529 students
Kindergarten in Madisonville
Madisonville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 529 students
1st grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 529 students
2nd grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 529 students
3rd grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 475 students
4th grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 475 students
5th grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 475 students
6th grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 430 students
7th grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 430 students
8th grade in Madisonville
Madisonville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 430 students
9th grade in Madisonville · depends on your address
Sequoyah High School
Grades 9–12 · 766 students
Sweetwater High School
Grades 9–12 · 610 students · in Sweetwater
Tellico Plains High School
Grades 9–12 · 435 students · in Tellico Plains
10th grade in Madisonville · depends on your address
Sequoyah High School
Grades 9–12 · 766 students
Sweetwater High School
Grades 9–12 · 610 students · in Sweetwater
Tellico Plains High School
Grades 9–12 · 435 students · in Tellico Plains
11th grade in Madisonville · depends on your address
Sequoyah High School
Grades 9–12 · 766 students
Sweetwater High School
Grades 9–12 · 610 students · in Sweetwater
Tellico Plains High School
Grades 9–12 · 435 students · in Tellico Plains
12th grade in Madisonville · depends on your address
Sequoyah High School
Grades 9–12 · 766 students
Sweetwater High School
Grades 9–12 · 610 students · in Sweetwater
Tellico Plains High School
Grades 9–12 · 435 students · in Tellico Plains
Madisonville’s public schools are run by Monroe County School District, which also serves Tellico Plains and Vonore. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Madisonville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Madisonville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Madisonville | C− | Monroe County |
Every school in Madisonville
7 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 Madisonville’s schools
Are Madisonville’s schools good?
On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Madisonville children attend score below 83% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #156 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Madisonville in?
Monroe County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,006 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Madisonville kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Sequoyah High School, Sweetwater High School and Tellico Plains High School.
What is Madisonville’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Monroe County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Madisonville spend per student?
$12,085 in Monroe County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Madisonville 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.