Grassy Fork Elementary

Located at 4120 Big Creek RD, in Hartford, Tennessee, Grassy Fork Elementary is an one-room-style elementary school that instructs 132 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Cocke County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Grassy Fork Elementary sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Grassy Fork Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Cocke County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Around the school, census data for Cocke County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,016 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Cocke County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,932 students), Grassy Fork Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Del Rio Elementary, around 6.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grassy Fork Elementary has climbed 20%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 91%.

On this page, members of the Grassy Fork Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.