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Monroe County Schools
Monroe County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Monroe County (Madisonville). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Monroe 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 Monroe County
11 of 12 schools in Monroe County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 7D: 3
Best schools in Monroe 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.
- B- Tellico Plains Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Sequoyah High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Madisonville Intermediate School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Tellico Plains High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Tellico Plains Junior High School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Vonore Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Rural Vale Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Madisonville Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Sweetwater High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Vonore Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Monroe County
High schools (3)
- C+ Sequoyah High School, Madisonville
- D+ Sweetwater High School, Sweetwater
- C+ Tellico Plains High School, Tellico Plains
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Madisonville Intermediate School, Madisonville
- C- Madisonville Middle School, Madisonville
- C Tellico Plains Junior High School, Tellico Plains
- C Vonore Middle School, Vonore
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D Coker Creek Elementary, Tellico Plains
- Madisonville Primary, Madisonville
- C- Rural Vale Elementary, Tellico Plains
- B- Tellico Plains Elementary, Tellico Plains
- D+ Vonore Elementary, Vonore
Where Monroe County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Tellico Plains (5)
- Madisonville (4)
- Vonore (2)
- Sweetwater (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Monroe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,011 students with 291 full-time-equivalent teachers and 669 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4703000
- 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
- Sweetwater (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Athens (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Loudon County (9 schools, 22 mi)
- Blount County (21 schools, 24 mi)
- Maryville (7 schools, 27 mi)
- Lenoir City (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Polk County (7 schools, 27 mi)
- McMinn County (9 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Monroe County
How many schools are in Monroe County?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Monroe County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Monroe County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tellico Plains, Madisonville, Vonore, Sweetwater.
How good are the schools in Monroe County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.5%. 36% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Monroe County?
5,011 students were enrolled in Monroe County in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Monroe County?
Monroe County is in Tennessee, based in Monroe County, with its district office in Madisonville. Its boundary covers about 573 sq mi.