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How has Sam Houston Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYVILLE·NCES 470270000960
Sam Houston Elementary
330 Melrose ST, Maryville, TN 37803 · (865) 983-3241 · Blount County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 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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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
66.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -14.9pp since 2022
Math
68.5%
TN avg 39.3% . -11.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 66.9% |
| 2022-23 | 81.6% | 80.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sam Houston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #99 of 957 ▼ 5 | #4 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #82 of 959 ▼ 3 | #3 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #489 of 1,044 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #553 of 962 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #340 of 537 | #4 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
464
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 686
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 | 464 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 33.3 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 30.4 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 40% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Houston Elementary.
About Sam Houston Elementary
Among the schools in Maryville, Tennessee, is Sam Houston Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 464 students are spread across pre-K through 3.
Maryville serves 5,717 students across 8 schools.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Sam Houston Elementary. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades Sam Houston Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Blount County, the median household income is $77,365, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Blount County has 34 public schools and roughly 18,257 students.
The closest public school, Maryville High School, is about 0.3 miles from Sam Houston Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Sam Houston Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Maryville
- Maryville High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Coulter Grove Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Maryville Junior High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Montgomery Ridge Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 879 students
- Foothills ElementaryElementary · 660 students
- John Sevier ElementaryElementary · 633 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 Sam Houston Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sam Houston Elementary. Sam Houston Elementary is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Sam Houston ElementaryLebanon, TN · 759 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolWESLACO, TX · 761 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 703 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolMARSHALL, TX · 536 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Maryville High School0.3 mi · 1,231
- Maryville Junior High School0.3 mi · 886
- Maryville Virtual School1.0 mi · 62
- Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School1.5 mi · 879
- Foothills Elementary1.6 mi · 660
- Coulter Grove Intermediate School1.9 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Houston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sam Houston Elementary?
Sam Houston Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Sam Houston Elementary serve?
Sam Houston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sam Houston Elementary?
At Sam Houston Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sam Houston Elementary public or private?
Sam Houston Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maryville.
What city is Sam Houston Elementary in?
Sam Houston Elementary is located in Maryville, TN.
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