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What's something Waterville Community Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADLEY COUNTY·NCES 470033000106
Waterville Community Elementary School
4081 Dalton Pike, Cleveland, TN 37323 · (423) 478-8827 · Bradley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
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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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
41.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.4pp since 2022
Math
44.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 48.5% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 41.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Waterville Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Bradley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #440 of 957 ▼ 121 | #10 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #426 of 959 ▼ 8 | #10 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #174 of 1,044 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #471 of 962 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #247 of 348 | #5 of 8 |
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
677
+68 (+11%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 428
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 | 677 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 41.8 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 38 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 79% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 70% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterville Community Elementary School.
About Waterville Community Elementary School
Waterville Community Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Cleveland, Tennessee. Total enrollment is 677 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Tennessee have about 470 students on average; enrollment here is 44% higher.
Waterville Community Elementary School is part of Bradley County, where 16 schools serve 10,202 students.
Of every 100 students at Waterville Community Elementary School, about 76 are White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Waterville Community Elementary School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Bradley County, median household income comes to about $66,552, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 16,092 students.
Lake Forest Middle School is about 1.5 miles from Waterville Community Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Waterville Community Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
The school's student count increased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bradley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,065
Census ACS
Median income
$66,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bradley County
- Bradley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,649 students
- Walker Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Lake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Ocoee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
- Black Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- North Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Bradley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,649 students
- Walker Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 1,291 students
- Lake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Ocoee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Forest Middle School1.5 mi · 1,173
- Blythe-Bower Elementary2.7 mi · 710
- Black Fox Elementary School3.4 mi · 493
- Oak Grove Elementary School3.4 mi · 383
- Bradley Central High School4.2 mi · 1,649
- Park View Elementary School4.4 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Waterville Community Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waterville Community Elementary School?
Waterville Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waterville Community Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waterville Community Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Waterville Community Elementary School?
Waterville Community Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Waterville Community Elementary School public or private?
Waterville Community Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bradley County.
Where is Waterville Community Elementary School located?
Waterville Community Elementary School is located at 4081 Dalton Pike, Cleveland, TN 37323.
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