Best Public Schools in Kingsport, TN

Summary:

The city of Kingsport, Tennessee is home to 18 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and vary in their academic performance, with some standout institutions like Dobyns-Bennett High School and John Adams Elementary School consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

Dobyns-Bennett High School is the top-performing school in the data set, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong test scores, particularly in US History and English II. John Adams Elementary and Miller Perry Elementary also stand out as high-performing elementary schools, earning 4-star ratings and demonstrating consistently high proficiency rates across subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science.

While the data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lower-performing schools, both within the Kingsport district and compared to Sullivan County and state averages, the higher-spending schools generally tend to perform better. Understanding the factors contributing to these disparities, such as student demographics and resource allocation, could provide valuable insights to help improve educational outcomes for all students in the Kingsport area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)							TNReady English Language Arts (2024)							TNReady Algebra I (2024)					TNReady Algebra II (2024)			TNReady Biology I (2024)				TNReady US History (2024)			TNReady English I (2024)			TNReady English II (2024)			TNReady Geometry (2024)				TNReady Science (2024)							TNReady Social Studies (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1051 Lake ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2600	277	26	10.6		207 (74.7%)	17 (6.1%)	27 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	33.2	693^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	31.9%		41	601^st of 1020 public elementary schools	41.1%	92	25.0	39.1	19.0				28.1	32.5	37.0	14.3				28.1																										40.0	54.3	23.8				39.8					$14,962	$2,279	$11,851
Dobyns - Bennett High School	Public	9-12	1 Tribe Way	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-8400	2,514	161	15.6		1,982 (78.8%)	141 (5.6%)	184 (7.3%)	56 (2.2%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	140 (5.6%)	78.8	45^th of 392 public high schools	88.5%		76.8	41^st of 384 public high schools	89.3%	4																	50.2	11.8	43.0	44.8	54.5	62.2	66.5	33.5	23.5	54.9	59.6	69.5	60.6	44.6	7.9	41.8	64.8	15.2	62.0	60.9	19.3	5.6	55.6												$12,065	$930	$10,678
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	496	33	15.0		336 (67.7%)	34 (6.9%)	49 (9.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (14.3%)	40.8	605^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.6%		42.5	576^th of 1020 public elementary schools	43.5%	29	27.8	46.2	41.4				37.4	26.4	44.2	25.9				31.3																										27.8	57.7	41.4				40.7					$13,604	$2,069	$10,690
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland AVE	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	487	31	15.7		376 (77.2%)	15 (3.1%)	29 (6.0%)	15 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	84.7	126^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.6%		74.5	192^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	81.2%	66	53.8	54.0	58.9				55.6	60.0	66.7	58.1				61.8																										64.2	71.3	60.8				65.7					$11,454	$947	$10,025
Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	543	38	14.3		430 (79.2%)	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.4%)	10 (1.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	87.3	105^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.7%		83.1	127^th of 1020 public elementary schools	87.5%	22	60.0	61.9	57.1				59.7	60.0	72.6	54.8				62.3																										66.7	72.3	61.9				66.9					$12,072	$1,202	$10,417
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Summer ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2360	399	30	13.5		257 (64.4%)	40 (10.0%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	68.2	254^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.0%		61.2	335^th of 1020 public elementary schools	67.2%	81	26.4	52.4	72.3				51.9	45.3	49.2	55.4				50.3																										45.3	50.8	61.5				53.0					$14,171	$1,997	$11,454
Ross N. Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1517 Jessee ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2200	955	60	15.8		782 (81.9%)	27 (2.8%)	57 (6.0%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	83.7	65^th of 587 public middle schools	88.9%		79.8	81^st of 594 public middle schools	86.4%	16				54.8	44.4	47.2	48.9				51.4	39.4	45.9	45.5																													65.9	61.0	60.3	62.3	78.5	61.2	57.1	65.3	$11,395	$932	$10,000
John Sevier Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Wateree ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2450	750	56	13.2		540 (72.0%)	54 (7.2%)	58 (7.7%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.6%)	52	258^th of 587 public middle schools	56.0%		49.8	273^rd of 594 public middle schools	54.0%	15				32.8	25.2	33.0	30.3				28.6	23.3	33.0	28.1	86.7	71.4			79.3																								45.3	40.4	54.1	46.3	50.9	41.2	49.4	47.2	$12,469	$1,404	$10,456
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Bellingham DR	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2480	503	33	15.4		416 (82.7%)	20 (4.0%)	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	81	146^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.7%		79.7	151^st of 1020 public elementary schools	85.2%	5	53.8	54.5	68.2				58.7	62.5	51.5	58.4				57.0																										63.8	55.4	65.9				61.3					$11,434	$1,058	$9,919
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland AVE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2700	266	23	11.5		217 (81.6%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.3%)	38.6	630^th of 1018 public elementary schools	38.1%		46.8	513^th of 1020 public elementary schools	49.7%	117	15.2	25.6	41.1				28.4	23.9	30.8	41.8				32.9																										37.0	33.3	53.6				42.6					$14,778	$2,025	$11,917
Indian Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Hill RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1685	377	21	18.3		358 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	61.5	329^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.7%		65.9	282^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	72.4%	47	24.5	52.7	50.8				43.1	37.7	61.8	44.1				47.9																										35.8	67.3	49.2				50.9					$10,982	$1,100	$9,271
Miller Perry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Fordtown RD	Kingsport	37663	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1760	264	23	11.4		242 (91.7%)	6 (2.3%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	76.9	176^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.7%		87.8	105^th of 1020 public elementary schools	89.7%	71	50.0	70.3	73.9				65.0	30.0	67.6	63.0				53.7																										55.0	67.6	43.5				54.5					$13,547	$1,132	$11,341
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1238 Moreland DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1380	415	29	14.3		398 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	82.6	139^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.3%		71.4	219^th of 1020 public elementary schools	78.5%	80	50.0	53.8	76.4				60.7	58.5	60.0	62.5				60.4																										60.9	60.0	55.6				58.7					$11,222	$1,191	$9,444
Sullivan Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Rosemont AVE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1770	230	18	13.1		217 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	55.4	405^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.2%		41.3	595^th of 1020 public elementary schools	41.7%	190	62.5	63.3	41.7				54.4	30.4	46.7	36.1				38.2																										37.5	50.0	35.3				40.9					$14,903	$1,933	$12,087
Ketron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Bloomington PIKE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1715	563	46	12.1		530 (94.1%)	13 (2.3%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25	793^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.1	761^st of 1020 public elementary schools	25.4%	32	42.4	23.4	33.0				32.5	34.8	31.2	17.6				26.9																										25.8	25.0	18.7				22.7					$12,290	$1,425	$10,118
Sullivan Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1236 Moreland DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1300	692	48	14.4		649 (93.8%)	10 (1.4%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	44.8	316^th of 587 public middle schools	46.2%		49.6	277^th of 594 public middle schools	53.4%	39				34.6	34.9	18.2	29.8				33.3	28.4	30.0	30.4		43.5			43.5																								33.9	37.8	40.1	37.4	40.4	42.6	38.2	40.4	$11,417	$1,072	$9,792
John Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Edinburgh Channel RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-1400	453	33	13.9		388 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	87	108^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.4	83^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	91.9%	25	49.4	72.6	77.8				66.1	57.0	63.0	72.2				63.8																										51.9	75.3	73.6				66.5					$12,086	$976	$10,661

Cities Near Kingsport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mt Carmel	6.21 mi	1	23^rd
Blountville	7.37 mi	6	148^th
Church Hill	8.56 mi	5	201^st
Gray	9.92 mi	3	39^th
Fall Branch	10.36 mi	1	273^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.