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Grundy County Schools
Grundy County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Grundy County (Altamont). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grundy 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 Grundy County
6 of 6 schools in Grundy County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 3
Best schools in Grundy County
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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 Pelham Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C North Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Tracy Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Coalmont Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Grundy County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Swiss Memorial Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Grundy County
High schools (1)
- D Grundy County High School, Coalmont
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D+ Coalmont Elementary, Coalmont
- C North Elementary, Altamont
- B Pelham Elementary, Pelham
- D Swiss Memorial Elementary, Gruetli Laager
- C- Tracy Elementary, Tracy City
Where Grundy County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Coalmont (2)
- Altamont (1)
- Gruetli Laager (1)
- Pelham (1)
- Tracy City (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Grundy County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,719 students with 124 full-time-equivalent teachers and 318 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4701530
- 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
- Coffee County (10 schools, 15 mi)
- Sequatchie County (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Marion County (10 schools, 19 mi)
- Warren County (12 schools, 20 mi)
- Manchester (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Franklin County (11 schools, 27 mi)
- Tullahoma (8 schools, 29 mi)
- Bledsoe County (5 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Grundy County
How many schools are in Grundy County?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Grundy County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Grundy County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Coalmont, Altamont, Gruetli Laager, Pelham, Tracy City.
How good are the schools in Grundy County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.2%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grundy County?
1,719 students were enrolled in Grundy County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grundy County?
Grundy County is in Tennessee, based in Grundy County, with its district office in Altamont. Its boundary covers about 360 sq mi.