Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 470030000078
Porter Elementary
4520 Wildwood Springs RD, Maryville, TN 37804 · (865) 983-4071 · Blount County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
65.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +18.6pp since 2022
Math
75.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +17.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 61.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.5% | 58.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Porter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #58 of 957 ▲ 70 | #3 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #89 of 959 ▲ 43 | #4 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #873 of 1,044 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #742 of 962 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #469 of 537 | #7 of 10 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
+27 (+11%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 697
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 | 266 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 16 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 18 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 58% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Porter Elementary.
About Porter Elementary
At 4520 Wildwood Springs RD in Maryville, Tennessee, Porter Elementary operates as a small elementary school. A total of 266 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
District-wide, Blount County has 21 schools and 10,270 students.
Porter Elementary's enrollment is 89% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades Porter Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Porter Elementary is located in Blount County, where the median household income is $77,365, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Porter Elementary is one of 34 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Porter Elementary to another public school is about 2.6 miles, to Eagleton Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when Porter Elementary had 239 students, to 2024-25, when it had 266.
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Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,333
Census ACS
Median income
$77,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
18,257 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- William Blount High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Eagleton College and Career AcademyHigh · 886 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Union Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Mary Blount ElementaryElementary · 590 students
Other schools in Maryville
- William Blount High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Maryville High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Coulter Grove Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Eagleton College and Career AcademyHigh · 886 students
- Maryville Junior High SchoolHigh · 886 students
Other Porter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Porter Elementary. Porter Elementary is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Porter Elementary SchoolPORTER, TX · 931 students
- Porter ElementarySan Diego, CA · 590 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 453 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 445 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolHagerhill, KY · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Eagleton Elementary2.6 mi · 488
- Heritage High School2.9 mi · 911
- Heritage Middle School3.0 mi · 638
- Eagleton College and Career Academy4.1 mi · 886
- Rockford Elementary4.3 mi · 410
- Prospect Elementary School4.6 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Porter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Porter Elementary?
Porter Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Porter Elementary serve?
Porter Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Porter Elementary?
Student demographics at Porter Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Porter Elementary?
Porter Elementary is overseen by Blount County in Blount County.
What county does Porter Elementary serve?
Porter Elementary serves Blount County in TN.
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