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Sweetwater Schools
Sweetwater is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Monroe County (Sweetwater). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater
3 of 4 schools in Sweetwater carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1D: 2
Best schools in Sweetwater
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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 Sweetwater Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Brown Intermediate School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Sweetwater JR High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Sweetwater
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Brown Intermediate School, Sweetwater
- D+ Sweetwater JR High School, Sweetwater
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- B Sweetwater Elementary, Sweetwater
- Sweetwater Primary School, Sweetwater
Where Sweetwater schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Sweetwater (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Monroe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,500 students with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers and 219 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4704050
- 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
- Loudon County (9 schools, 12 mi)
- Athens (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Roane County (18 schools, 17 mi)
- Lenoir City (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Monroe County (12 schools, 17 mi)
- Meigs County (4 schools, 22 mi)
- McMinn County (9 schools, 24 mi)
- Oak Ridge (8 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Sweetwater
How many schools are in Sweetwater?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Sweetwater, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sweetwater serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sweetwater.
How good are the schools in Sweetwater?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.7%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sweetwater?
1,500 students were enrolled in Sweetwater in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sweetwater?
Sweetwater is in Tennessee, based in Monroe County, with its district office in Sweetwater. Its boundary covers about 63.1 sq mi.