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Schools in Rocky Top · Anderson County School District

Rocky Top’s public schools score below 59% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 31% of Rocky Top’s students scored proficient, below the Tennessee average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rocky Top, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 6 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 2 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 0 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▲ 5% vs TN $12.3K
FY2023
Schools in town
2
2,673 students on the public path
In brief

Rocky Top’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 57 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rocky Top’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rocky Top’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Tennessee school districts. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (57)Better than 58%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,954 test results and a graduating class of 512 could put Rocky Top anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Rocky Top’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,121 in math, 3,788 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rocky Top, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lake City ElementaryAnderson County School DistrictC
6–8Lake City Middle SchoolAnderson County School DistrictC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Rocky Top’s public schools are run by Anderson County School District, which also serves Norris and Oliver Springs. Parts of Rocky Top (12% of its land) are served by Campbell 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.

Anderson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 6,018 students, down 3% since 2020–21
$12,945TN $12,297 · FY2023
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 36.8% · 3788 students tested
Math29%
State average 31.1% · 4121 students tested

Rocky Top vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rocky TopC+Anderson County

Every school in Rocky Top

4 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 Rocky Topby address
Lake City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake City
C
387 studentsRate it →
Lake City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake City
C+
246 studentsRate it →
Also serving Rocky Topin other towns
Clinton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B−
1,021 studentsRate it →
Anderson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B−
1,019 studentsRate it →

Questions about Rocky Top’s schools

Are Rocky Top’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rocky Top children attend score below 59% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rocky Top in?

Anderson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,018 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Rocky Top are served by Campbell County.

Where do Rocky Top kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Clinton High School and Anderson County High School.

What is Rocky Top’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 Rocky Top spend per student?

$12,945 in Anderson County School District (FY2023), against $12,297 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.