📍 3320 Cosby HWY, Cosby, Cocke County, 37722
Cosby Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cosby, Cocke County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cocke County school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cosby Elementary enrolls 421 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.3% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Cosby Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Cosby Elementary is one of 12 schools in Cocke County, based in Newport, Tennessee. The district serves 4,202 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 421 students, Cosby Elementary is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant