Dandridge’s public schools score below 51% of Tennessee districts
The public schools Dandridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Dandridge’s schools, in brief
Dandridge runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Dandridge runs its own schools through grade 12. From grade 9, they’re joined by students from Jefferson City. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the high school earns the lowest (C+). See the path ↓
Holds up better next to similar towns
Against all Tennessee districts, Dandridge beats only 49%. Against the 233 towns with similar household incomes, it beats 61%. Part of the low grade reflects local incomes rather than the schools alone. How it compares ↓
Average results for less money
Dandridge spends 16% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Dandridge compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Tennessee’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Tennessee only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dandridge.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Dandridge
5 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Dandridge families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Dandridge
There’s no college in Dandridge, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, 7.3 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Dandridge. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.