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Schools in Rockford

Rockford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?17/20schools 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
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
10,270 students on the public path
In brief

Rockford’s schools, in brief

School by school

17 of Rockford’s 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Samuel Everett School of Innovation places highest (better than 90%); Walland Elementary School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

15 elementary schools serve Rockford, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and four high schools: William Blount High School, Heritage High School, Eagleton College and Career Academy and Samuel Everett School of Innovation. 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 Rockford, with each school’s own grade.

15 schools teach K in Rockford’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 36.8% · 6097 students tested
Math33%
State average 31.1% · 6700 students tested

Rockford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rockford—Blount County
AlcoaA−Alcoa City
KnoxvilleB+Knox County

Every school in Rockford

21 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 Rockfordin other towns
Mary Blount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B
590 studentsRate it →
Carpenters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
A−
546 studentsRate it →
Eagleton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B
488 studentsRate it →
Samuel Everett School of Innovation
Grades PK–12 · Maryville
A
415 studentsRate it →
Rockford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
410 studentsRate it →
Middlesettlements
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
387 studentsRate it →
Lanier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B−
333 studentsRate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B+
323 studentsRate it →
Montvale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B+
308 studentsRate it →
Porter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maryville
B+
266 studentsRate it →
Union Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Friendsville
A−
213 studentsRate it →
Prospect Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seymour
A−
323 studentsRate it →
Walland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walland
C+
284 studentsRate it →
Friendsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Friendsville
B+
212 studentsRate it →
Townsend Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Townsend
C+
108 studentsRate it →
Eagleton College and Career Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Maryville
886 studentsRate it →
Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maryville
B−
638 studentsRate it →
Union Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Friendsville
B−
623 studentsRate it →
Carpenters Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maryville
B+
528 studentsRate it →
William Blount High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maryville
B+
1,478 studentsRate it →
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maryville
B−
911 studentsRate it →

Questions about Rockford’s schools

Are Rockford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rockford. Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rockford in?

Blount County School District.

Where do Rockford kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: William Blount High School, Heritage High School, Eagleton College and Career Academy and Samuel Everett School of Innovation.

Parents talk

What Rockford 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.