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Science Hill High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 93% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Science Hill High School is a public magnet high school located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 2,423 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Johnson City school district, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Science Hill High School has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Tennessee over the past decade, ranking in the top 30 high schools in the state for the past 5 school years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong academic performance is reflected in its high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and excellent test scores across a variety of subjects, including Algebra II and English II, where the school's proficiency rates significantly outpace the state averages.

Interestingly, Science Hill High School is surrounded by several other high-performing high schools in the region, such as Elizabethton High School and Daniel Boone High School, suggesting that the Johnson City and surrounding areas have a strong culture of academic excellence and a commitment to providing high-quality education to their students.

2,359

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,510

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1509 John Exum PKWY
Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 232-2190

District: Johnson City

Feeder schools for Science Hill High School:

Elementary:	Cherokee Elementary
	Fairmont Elementary
	Lake Ridge Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
	More...
	North Side Elementary
	South Side Elementary
	Towne Acres Elementary
	Woodland Elementary
Middle:	Indian Trail Middle School
	Liberty Bell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

14.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (62% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Tennessee high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

Tennessee avg40%

27^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 139Johnson City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	27 of 389	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	33 of 392	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	27 of 384	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	24 of 358	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	13 of 347	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	10 of 342	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	7 of 341	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	81.4	13 of 273	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	12 of 351	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	80.1	27 of 300	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	16 of 296	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	14 of 285	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.3	8 of 269	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	20 of 273	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	91.0	11 of 267	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	13 of 233	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	19 of 240	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	18 of 239	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	22 of 222	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	8 of 208	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	13 of 187	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.5	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	21 of 365	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	32 of 365	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	21 of 366	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	30 of 350	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	52 of 213	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	57 of 209	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	57 of 202	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	54 of 189	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	24 of 180	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	12 of 153	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	11 of 159	93.1%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	18 of 324	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	40 of 337	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	58.0	84 of 322	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	45 of 317	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	10 of 302	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	4 of 308	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	30 of 368	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	26 of 366	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	26 of 359	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	11 of 332	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	11 of 329	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	24 of 198	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	32 of 183	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	62 of 154	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	90 of 151	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	57.3	32 of 159	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	22 of 323	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	28 of 326	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	24 of 325	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	22 of 312	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	13 of 306	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	10 of 301	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	7 of 307	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II74%+20 vs state

Biology I70%+24 vs state

US History61%+22 vs state

Geometry59%+22 vs state

English I58%+19 vs state

Algebra II58%+23 vs state

Algebra I53%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	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 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Science Hill High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1509 John Exum PKWY	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 232-2190	2,423	158	15.3		1,612 (66.5%)	207 (8.5%)	348 (14.4%)	74 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (7.3%)	87.8	27^th of 389 public high schools	93.1%		83.2	33^rd of 392 public high schools	91.6%	6	56.0	12.9	52.8	94.4	51.9		57.8	73.1	37.2		69.9	66.7	59.3	90.0	60.6	58.6	58.5		74.9	74.3		52.1	13.8		58.9	$13,510	$388	$12,750
Washington County Adult High School	Public	9-12	2002 Indian Ridge RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 434-4900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Happy Valley High School	Public	9-12	121 Warpath LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4094	450	26	17.2		397 (88.2%)	8 (1.8%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	49.9	177^th of 389 public high schools	54.5%		40.6	219^th of 392 public high schools	44.1%	42	13.3		12.9	64.5			29.3	61.5	40.0		45.0					29.5	28.8	42.0	41.8	42.2		31.9	13.3		29.4	$11,892	$991	$10,259
Elizabethton High School	Public	9-12	907 Jason Witten Way	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8015	879	66	13.3		790 (89.9%)	17 (1.9%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	71.1	74^th of 389 public high schools	81.0%		67.6	82^nd of 392 public high schools	79.1%	8	47.8		44.9	94.7	30.4		37.0	50.2	16.7		48.3		41.3		41.7	54.9	54.7		70.5	70.2	87.5	40.4			44.0	$13,522	$464	$12,694
Daniel Boone High School	Public	9-12	1440 Suncrest DR	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 477-1600	1,146	84	13.5		1,063 (92.8%)	14 (1.2%)	38 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	60.3	122^nd of 389 public high schools	68.6%		59.3	123^rd of 392 public high schools	68.6%	1	20.6		20.0	88.9	23.9		39.7	84.6	34.1		49.0		52.4	41.7	51.5	42.0	41.8		63.7	63.3	89.3	31.1			37.6	$12,817	$612	$11,699
David Crockett High School	Public	9-12	684 Old State Route 34	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1150	1,164	74	15.6		1,054 (90.5%)	16 (1.4%)	49 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.3%)	45.9	192^nd of 389 public high schools	50.6%		49.9	175^th of 392 public high schools	55.4%	17	27.2		25.6	62.8	20.3	7.1	30.0	35.7	23.3	28.2	32.0		37.8	31.3	36.9	39.5	39.0		53.0	51.6	76.9	29.7			35.5	$12,535	$666	$11,162
Hampton High School	Public	9-12	139 Keenburg RD	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5200	395	32	12.5		376 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	36.4	239^th of 389 public high schools	38.6%		33.8	258^th of 392 public high schools	34.2%	19	27.6		27.6	60.0			14.5	38.9	24.0		26.4					21.4	20.7		50.7	50.7		16.0			15.4	$13,382	$1,189	$11,281
West Ridge High School	Public	9-12	380 Lynn RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1450	1,636	101	16.1		1,530 (93.5%)	12 (0.7%)	51 (3.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.1%)	50.7	174^th of 389 public high schools	55.3%		50.5	171^st of 392 public high schools	56.4%	3	30.2		29.7	34.4	10.4		39.7	50.2	30.6		45.4		32.9		34.3	37.8	37.4		56.8	56.6		45.3	35.8	5.9	36.5	$12,582	$779	$11,282
Unaka High School	Public	9-12	119 Robinson LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4100	309	23	13.3		283 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	34.9	248^th of 389 public high schools	36.2%		29.6	274^th of 392 public high schools	30.1%	26	22.6		21.5		18.0		17.0	20.0	37.9	31.3	31.3					27.4	27.4		47.7	47.8		13.1			11.6	$14,446	$1,474	$12,294
Unicoi County High School	Public	9-12	700 South Mohawk DR	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County	No	No	No	No	(423) 743-1632	648	51	12.6		557 (86.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	58	136^th of 389 public high schools	65.0%		55.9	137^th of 392 public high schools	65.1%	1	27.0		27.0		27.5		33.3		55.8		53.0		35.7		36.3	33.6	33.6		58.3	58.3		29.5			29.1	$14,066	$693	$12,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Science Hill High School

How many students attend Science Hill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,359 students attended Science Hill High School.

What is the racial makeup of Science Hill High School?

Students at Science Hill High School are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Science Hill High School a good school?

Yes. Science Hill High School ranks in the top 6.9% of Tennessee high schools.

What schools feed into Science Hill High School?

Science Hill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherokee Elementary
Elementary : Fairmont Elementary
Elementary : Lake Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Elementary : North Side Elementary
Elementary : South Side Elementary
Elementary : Towne Acres Elementary
Elementary : Woodland Elementary
Middle : Indian Trail Middle School
Middle : Liberty Bell Middle School

What district is Science Hill High School in?

Johnson City

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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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