Waterville Community Elementary School

Waterville Community Elementary School is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Cleveland, Tennessee, one of the schools within Bradley County, enrolling 677 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Bradley County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 10,202 students. Waterville Community Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waterville Community Elementary School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bradley County put the typical household earns roughly $66,552 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Waterville Community Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Bradley County (combined enrollment of about 16,092 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Forest Middle School, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Waterville Community Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waterville Community Elementary School has rose 5%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 677 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 76%.

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