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Blount County Schools
Blount County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Blount County (Maryville). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Blount County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Blount County
20 of 21 schools in Blount County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 9C: 7D: 1
Best schools in Blount County
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Carpenters Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Samuel Everett School Of Innovation (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Prospect Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Porter Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Middlesettlements Louisville (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Carpenters Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Fairview Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Friendsville Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Rockford Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Union Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Blount County
High schools (2)
- B- Heritage High School, Maryville
- B- William Blount High School, Maryville
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B Carpenters Middle School, Maryville
- C+ Heritage Middle School, Maryville
- C+ Union Grove Middle School, Friendsville
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- A Carpenters Elementary School, Maryville
- C+ Eagleton Elementary, Maryville
- B Fairview Elementary, Maryville
- B Friendsville Elementary, Friendsville
- C- Lanier Elementary, Maryville
- C Mary Blount Elementary, Maryville
- C Montvale Elementary, Maryville
- B+ Porter Elementary, Maryville
- A- Prospect Elementary School, Seymour
- B Rockford Elementary, Rockford
- C- Townsend Elementary, Townsend
- B Union Grove Elementary School, Friendsville
- D+ Walland Elementary School, Walland
Other schools and academies (3)
- Eagleton College And Career Academy, Maryville
- B Middlesettlements Louisville, Louisville
- A Samuel Everett School Of Innovation, Maryville
Where Blount County schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Maryville (13)
- Friendsville (3)
- Louisville (1)
- Rockford (1)
- Seymour (1)
- Townsend (1)
- Walland (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Blount County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,191 students with 630 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,520 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700300
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Maryville (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Alcoa (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Lenoir City (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Loudon County (9 schools, 22 mi)
- Knox County (91 schools, 23 mi)
- Sevier County (30 schools, 24 mi)
- Monroe County (12 schools, 24 mi)
- Oak Ridge (8 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Blount County
How many schools are in Blount County?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Blount County, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Blount County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Maryville, Friendsville, Louisville, Rockford, Seymour and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Blount County?
Across the 20 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 43.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.1%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Blount County?
10,191 students were enrolled in Blount County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Blount County?
Blount County is in Tennessee, based in Blount County, with its district office in Maryville. Its boundary covers about 527 sq mi.