Joppa Elementary

Located at 4745 Rutledge PIKE, in Rutledge, Tennessee, Joppa Elementary is an average-sized elementary school that serves 404 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Grainger County.

Grainger County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,975 students; Joppa Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Joppa Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Grainger County as a whole.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Grainger County) reports that median household income runs about $50,538, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Joppa Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Grainger County (combined enrollment of about 2,975 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washburn School, around 4.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Joppa Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joppa Elementary has edged down 21%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.