Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBLEN COUNTY·NCES 470000101930
John Hay Elementary
501 Brittain Court, Morristown, TN 37814 · (423) 586-1080 · Hamblen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.9pp since 2022
Math
40.9%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 41.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John Hay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamblen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #510 of 957 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #459 of 959 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #866 of 1,044 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #195 of 962 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #324 of 537 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
269
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 269 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 18.6 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 20.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 73% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 62% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hay Elementary.
About John Hay Elementary
John Hay Elementary sits in Morristown, Tennessee, and is classified as an elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 269 students. Elementary schools in Tennessee have about 470 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.
Hamblen County has 10,300 students in 18 schools, and John Hay Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at John Hay Elementary are White (53%). Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. In Hamblen County overall, about 79% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
For Hamblen County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $55,454, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,300, John Hay Elementary among them.
John Hay Elementary's nearest public school is Hamblen County Alternative School (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
John Hay Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 274 in 2020-21 and 269 in 2024-25.
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Hamblen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,669
Census ACS
Median income
$55,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamblen County
- Morristown East HighHigh · 1,468 students
- Morristown West HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- Manley ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Meadowview Middle SchoolMiddle · 611 students
- Lincoln Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
Other schools in Morristown
- Morristown East HighHigh · 1,468 students
- Morristown West HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- Manley ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Meadowview Middle SchoolMiddle · 611 students
- Lincoln Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Hamblen County Alternative School0.5 mi · 43
- Meadowview Middle School1.2 mi · 611
- Hillcrest Elementary1.8 mi · 647
- Fairview Marguerite2.1 mi · 490
- Morristown East High2.2 mi · 1,468
- Lincoln Heights Elementary2.8 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About John Hay ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Hay Elementary?
John Hay Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John Hay Elementary serve?
John Hay Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Hay Elementary?
At John Hay Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is John Hay Elementary public or private?
John Hay Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamblen County.
Where is John Hay Elementary located?
John Hay Elementary is located at 501 Brittain Court, Morristown, TN 37814.
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