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Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 9% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
1,927 students on the public path
In brief

Philadelphia’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Philadelphia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Philadelphia Elementary places highest (better than 66%); Loudon High School lowest (53%). 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 Philadelphia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Philadelphia ElementaryLoudon County School DistrictB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

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

Loudon County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,085 students, up 9% since 2020–21
$11,871TN $13,059 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 36.8% · 2893 students tested
Math41%
State average 31.1% · 3072 students tested

Philadelphia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Philadelphia—Loudon County

Every school in Philadelphia

3 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 Philadelphiaby address
Philadelphia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
522 studentsRate it →
Also serving Philadelphiain other towns
Greenback School
Grades PK–12 · Greenback
B
634 studentsRate it →
Loudon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Loudon
B−
771 studentsRate it →

Questions about Philadelphia’s schools

Are Philadelphia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Philadelphia. Loudon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Philadelphia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Philadelphia in?

Loudon County School District.

Where do Philadelphia kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Loudon High School and Greenback School.

Parents talk

What Philadelphia 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.