The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Lafollette Elementary School
LaFollette Elementary School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the small city of LaFollette, Tennessee, within Campbell County. It is one of several elementary schools in the Campbell County district and was described publicly as a new facility when the city listed it among recent civic investments, alongside a refurbished hospital and a new post office. The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary school spanning those grades, and its student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and trace numbers from other racial groups. Information on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, receiving special education services, or identified as English learners was not reported in the available data, so a family may want to ask the school directly about its support programs and economic composition.
State testing results from the 2024–25 TNReady assessments, which cover grades three through eight, show that the share of students scoring proficient was modest across all tested subjects. In English language arts, about a third of students met the proficiency bar. In mathematics, the share was slightly lower. In science, it was lower still. Social studies results were available only from an earlier year and under a different assessment, so they are not directly comparable. The school had full participation in testing, meaning nearly every enrolled student took the exams. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and there were no data on advanced coursework, career pathways, or specialized program offerings. A parent looking for more detailed academic context, such as how these results compare with other elementary schools in the county, will find limited direct comparisons here because the county has only one school district, making county-level benchmarking not applicable.
The school sits in LaFollette, a small city with an industrial heritage rooted in coal and iron that has since shifted toward a mix of residential and commercial uses. The area brands itself as the gateway to Norris Lake, a major recreational draw, and offers a hospital, city recreation facilities, and a downtown corridor along U.S. Route 25W. Housing values in the community are lower than the national median, and the city’s population has been relatively stable in recent years. No major new housing developments or large-scale commercial projects were identified in the public record; the most visible investments have been in public facilities, including this elementary school. Interstate 75 lies a short drive southwest, providing access to the broader Knoxville region.
Families considering LaFollette Elementary should weigh what is present and what is missing. The school provides a full pre-K through sixth-grade sequence in a smaller-city setting, housed in a facility that was recently described as new. The academic performance on state assessments, while showing full participation, shows that the majority of students scored below the proficiency threshold in all subjects. There is no data available on chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, staffing ratios, or the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to follow up with the school directly to understand student supports and classroom conditions. For families with older children, the school does not extend beyond sixth grade, so planning for middle and high school will be necessary within the Campbell County district.
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