📍 4745 Rutledge PIKE, Rutledge, Grainger County, 37861
Joppa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rutledge, Grainger County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grainger County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joppa Elementary enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joppa Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 8, state house district 35.
Joppa Elementary is one of 9 schools in Grainger County, based in Rutledge, Tennessee. The district serves 2,975 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Joppa Elementary is larger than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant