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Rush Strong Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3081 W Old Andrew Johnson HWY, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871 · (865) 933-5313 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Strawberry Plains’ School Grade B better than 56% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
518
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Rush Strong Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Strawberry Plains kids: Jefferson Co High School

On the path

Where Strawberry Plains kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Rush Strong ElementaryYou are here
9–12Jefferson Co High Schoolin Dandridge

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3081 W Old Andrew Johnson HWY, Strawberry Plains

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten36
Grade 138
Grade 251
Grade 355
Grade 453
Grade 545
Grade 698
Grade 772
Grade 850
Enrollment over time
462’20
489’21
492’22
489’23
518’24

Up 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rush Strong Elementary from Strawberry Plains families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
White Pine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · White Pine
C
705 students
Mount Horeb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jefferson City
B−
616 students
Dandridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dandridge
B+
543 students
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jefferson City
B−
467 students
Piedmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dandridge
B+
367 students
Talbott Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Talbott
A−
300 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Strawberry Plains’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.