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Grainger County Schools
Grainger County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Grainger County (Rutledge). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grainger 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 Grainger County
6 of 9 schools in Grainger County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 1
Best schools in Grainger County
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 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.
- B Joppa Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Rutledge Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Bean Station Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Rutledge Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Washburn School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C Grainger High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Grainger County
High schools (2)
- Grainger Co Adult High, Rutledge
- C Grainger High School, Rutledge
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Rutledge Middle School, Rutledge
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B- Bean Station Elementary, Bean Station
- B Joppa Elementary, Rutledge
- B Rutledge Elementary School, Rutledge
- Rutledge Primary, Rutledge
Other schools and academies (2)
- Grainger Academy, Rutledge
- B- Washburn School, Washburn
Where Grainger County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Rutledge (7)
- Bean Station (1)
- Washburn (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Grainger County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,986 students with 219 full-time-equivalent teachers and 455 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4701440
- 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
- Hamblen County (18 schools, 14 mi)
- Jefferson County (12 schools, 16 mi)
- Claiborne County (13 schools, 18 mi)
- Union County (10 schools, 18 mi)
- Hancock County (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Knox County (91 schools, 31 mi)
- Cocke County (12 schools, 33 mi)
- Sevier County (30 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Grainger County
How many schools are in Grainger County?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Grainger County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Grainger County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rutledge, Bean Station, Washburn.
How good are the schools in Grainger County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grainger County?
2,986 students were enrolled in Grainger County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grainger County?
Grainger County is in Tennessee, based in Grainger County, with its district office in Rutledge. Its boundary covers about 281 sq mi.