Summary:
The Johnson City, Tennessee school district consists of 17 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The district is home to several standout institutions, with Science Hill High School ranking 51st out of 374 Tennessee high schools and Liberty Bell Middle School ranking 36th out of 580 middle schools in the state. Top-performing elementary schools in the area include Towne Acres Elementary, ranked 25th out of 1,008 Tennessee elementary schools, and Lake Ridge Elementary, ranked 18th in the state.
The schools in the Johnson City district demonstrate a wide range of performance, with significant variation in test scores, student-teacher ratios, and spending per student. While the majority of Johnson City schools are high-performing, the data also reveals a notable gap in performance between the Johnson City schools and the Carter County schools in the area, with the Carter County schools scoring significantly lower on state assessments.
Interestingly, the data suggests that racial diversity may be associated with lower test scores in some cases, as the schools with the highest percentages of minority students tend to have lower proficiency rates. Additionally, the two virtual/alternative schools in the data set, Johnson City Virtual Academy and Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy, have mixed performance, with Johnson City Virtual Academy scoring better on most metrics than Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy.
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