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Keenburg Elementary

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Summary

Keenburg Elementary is a public school in Elizabethton, Tennessee, serving 212 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Carter County School District, which is ranked 93 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Keenburg Elementary faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. The school has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (11.79%) than nearby schools, which range from 0.91% to 5.86% Hispanic students. Academically, Keenburg consistently underperforms the state and county averages on TNReady assessments, with proficiency rates of 27.7% in Mathematics and 31.1% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.1% and 36.6%, respectively. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students, are in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with many in the bottom quarter.

When compared to nearby schools like East Side Elementary, West Side Elementary, and Mary Hughes School in the Elizabethton and Sullivan County districts, Keenburg Elementary generally underperforms across multiple academic measures. The school's high percentage of low socioeconomic status students may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges, suggesting the need to address the unique needs of its student population.

212

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

139 Keenburg RD
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 547-4047

District: Carter County

Students who attend Keenburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Happy Valley Middle School
High:	Cloudland High School
	Hampton High School
	Happy Valley High School
	Unaka High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

11.8%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2018 → 37th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg40%

Not ranked this year

Keenburg Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

98^th of 139Carter County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	680 of 1020	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	612 of 1000	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	583 of 983	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	671 of 985	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	772 of 997	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	447 of 646	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	477 of 855	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	563 of 853	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.1	512 of 846	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	354 of 820	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	16.8	740 of 818	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	622 of 809	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	696 of 989	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	722 of 975	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	667 of 945	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	600 of 926	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	444 of 865	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	563 of 858	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	326 of 823	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	539 of 821	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	739 of 877	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	538 of 980	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	473 of 941	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	603 of 916	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	739 of 852	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	662 of 844	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	595 of 844	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	666 of 812	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	758 of 841	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	372 of 594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	267 of 569	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	409 of 576	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	446 of 574	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	424 of 563	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	324 of 362	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.8	320 of 492	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	370 of 485	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.8	165 of 475	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	247 of 466	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.4	151 of 462	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	119 of 435	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	485 of 560	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	443 of 552	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	417 of 538	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	417 of 529	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	196 of 514	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	128 of 495	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	253 of 483	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	315 of 490	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	300 of 481	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	234 of 557	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	159 of 540	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	31.8	355 of 529	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	395 of 523	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	403 of 503	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	312 of 500	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	419 of 496	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	442 of 484	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)49th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2022)45th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)13th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)62nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2023)58th percentile+21 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2022-2023) ?

Science36%-8 vs state

English Language Arts31%-5 vs state

Social Studies29%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Keenburg Elementary

What district is Keenburg Elementary in?

Carter County

How many students attend Keenburg Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 212 students attended Keenburg Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Keenburg Elementary?

Students at Keenburg Elementary are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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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.

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