The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Social studies. The lowest is 29% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Eagleton Elementary
Eagleton Elementary is a regular public school in Maryville, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of Blount County Schools, and for a family living in the county rather than the Maryville city school district, this is the elementary school that serves the Eagleton area east of downtown Maryville.
The student body is diverse in its composition. The largest group is white students, who make up the majority. A substantial share of students, well over a quarter, are Hispanic. Smaller shares are Black, two or more races, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native. The school does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is a gap a parent may want to ask about directly. The same is true for students receiving special education services or English learner support; those figures are not available in the public data.
On state testing, the proficiency rates place Eagleton Elementary below the midpoint among the three districts in Blount County. In math, roughly two out of every five students scored at the proficient or above level on the state TNReady exam. In English language arts, the rate was lower, with slightly more than a quarter of students meeting that bar. Science proficiency came in close to math, again with about two in five students proficient. There is an older social studies result — from many years ago and with changes to the test and cut scores since then — that showed a higher proficiency level, but it is not comparable to the recent data.
What this means for a family is that academic performance at Eagleton is in a soft spot relative to the county. The math and science results are passable for a school serving a broad population, but the ELA figure is clearly thin. A parent should expect that the school is likely working on lifting literacy skills, and they may want to ask the principal about reading intervention programs and how the school supports students who are below the proficient mark.
The school's setting is Maryville, a city set against the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Maryville is the county seat and has a historic downtown that has undergone revitalization efforts since the 2000s after a period of decline. Major employers in the area include manufacturing (Denso, Arconic, Newell Brands), healthcare (Blount Memorial Hospital), and education, reflecting a stable economic base. The housing market in the zip code served by the school has home values that are slightly above the state average, and rent is climbing. The area has seen steady population growth.
The school itself is a neighborhood elementary, not a charter or magnet, and it serves only the elementary grades. Because it does not serve high school, there is no graduation rate to report. There were no recent district-level changes reported for Blount County Schools that would be relevant to a parent considering this school.
For a family weighing options, Eagleton Elementary offers a standard elementary program in a stable community. The main consideration on academics is the low ELA proficiency, which is the clearest signal in the data. A parent with a child who is already reading above grade level might find the school adequate but should verify what enrichment looks like. A parent of a child who needs literacy support will want to check what targeted help the school provides. The absence of data on poverty concentration and special populations makes it harder to gauge the school's full context, but the student body is notably diverse, particularly the sizable Hispanic enrollment. That diversity, combined with the school's location in a growing part of Blount County, gives it the feel of a work-in-progress neighborhood school rather than either a struggling or a top-performing one.
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