Edgemont Elementary

Edgemont Elementary is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Newport, Tennessee, part of Cocke County, educateing 541 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Cocke County, which oversees 12 schools and 4,202 students, Edgemont Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Edgemont Elementary logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Cocke County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cocke County) shows that median household earnings sit near $48,016, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cocke County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,932 students), Edgemont Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Cocke Co Adult High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Edgemont Elementary.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 551 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.