Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Oliver Springs’s public schools score below 59% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Oliver Springs’s districts is 31%, below the Tennessee average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oliver Springs, 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 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.
Oliver Springs’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,945 per student, against $12,297 across Tennessee (FY2023). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Oliver Springs’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Tennessee school districts, #125 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 Oliver Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
Kindergarten in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
1st grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
2nd grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
3rd grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
4th grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
5th grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 214 students
6th grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 162 students
7th grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 162 students
8th grade in Oliver Springs
Norwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 162 students
9th grade in Oliver Springs · depends on your address
Clinton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,021 students · in Clinton
Anderson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · in Clinton
10th grade in Oliver Springs · depends on your address
Clinton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,021 students · in Clinton
Anderson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · in Clinton
11th grade in Oliver Springs · depends on your address
Clinton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,021 students · in Clinton
Anderson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · in Clinton
12th grade in Oliver Springs · depends on your address
Clinton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,021 students · in Clinton
Anderson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,019 students · in Clinton
Oliver Springs’s public schools are run by Anderson County School District, which also serves Norris and Rocky Top. Parts of Oliver Springs (19% and 3% of its land) are served by Roane County and Morgan County instead. 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
Oliver Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Oliver Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Springs | C+ | Anderson County |
Every school in Oliver Springs
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).
Questions about Oliver Springs’s schools
Are Oliver Springs’s schools good?
On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oliver Springs children attend score below 59% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #125 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oliver Springs in?
Anderson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,018 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Oliver Springs are served by Roane County and Morgan County.
Where do Oliver Springs kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Clinton High School and Anderson County High School.
What is Oliver Springs’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Anderson County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Oliver Springs spend per student?
$12,945 in Anderson County School District (FY2023), against $12,297 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Oliver Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Oliver Springs → 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.