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Ross N. Robinson Middle School

Q: Is Ross N. Robinson Middle School a good school?

Ross N. Robinson Middle School ranks 61 st of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Ross N. Robinson Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Kingsport, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 930 students. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ross N. Robinson Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the Kingsport and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's performance on Algebra I assessments is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates consistently above 90% for 8th-grade students. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas for potential improvement, such as addressing the relatively higher chronic absenteeism rates and providing additional support for students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as John Sevier Middle School in the Kingsport district and schools in the Johnson City district, Ross N. Robinson Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, providing an exceptional educational experience for its diverse student population.

918

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,302

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1517 Jessee ST
Kingsport, TN 37664

(423) 378-2200

District: Kingsport

Students who attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dobyns - Bennett High School

Feeder schools for Ross N. Robinson Middle School:

Elementary:	Andrew Johnson Elementary School
	John Adams Elementary School
	John F. Kennedy Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Tennessee avg43%

61^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Kingsport

24^th of 139Kingsport 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	84.1	61 of 583	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	65 of 587	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	81 of 594	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	38 of 569	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	55 of 576	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	78 of 574	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	71 of 563	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	29 of 362	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	84.1	40 of 492	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	76.1	69 of 485	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	88.2	21 of 475	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	33 of 466	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	43 of 462	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.8	29 of 435	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	45 of 312	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	90 of 318	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	78 of 316	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	59 of 299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	38 of 277	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	77 of 293	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	62 of 284	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	20 of 65	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	23 of 62	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	63 of 546	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	64 of 554	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	105 of 560	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	44 of 552	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	61 of 538	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	68 of 529	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	26 of 286	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	26 of 285	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	54 of 285	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	13 of 275	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	16 of 261	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	21 of 228	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	13 of 219	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	173 of 490	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	196 of 510	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	201 of 514	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	81 of 495	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	132 of 483	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	121 of 490	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	108 of 481	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	65 of 550	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	68 of 560	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	69 of 557	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	39 of 540	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	50 of 529	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	86 of 523	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	137 of 332	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	123 of 299	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	107 of 288	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	56 of 260	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	114 of 238	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	88 of 279	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	85 of 492	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	81 of 504	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	98 of 503	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	51 of 500	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	77 of 496	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	104 of 484	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	86 of 481	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies65%+16 vs state

Science62%+16 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts46%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (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 Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 All Grades	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
Ross N. Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1517 Jessee ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2200	930	62	15.1		748 (80.4%)	30 (3.2%)	60 (6.5%)	16 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.5%)	84.1	61^st of 583 public middle schools	89.5%		83.7	65^th of 587 public middle schools	88.9%	4		62.6	51.6	46.2	54.1		50.7	47.6	41.1	46.4					67.3	62.2	56.5	62.0	64.5	71.0	60.2	65.2	$13,302	$697	$11,964
John Sevier Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Wateree ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2450	799	59	13.6		570 (71.3%)	55 (6.9%)	68 (8.5%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.8%)	60.1	202^nd of 583 public middle schools	65.4%		52	258^th of 587 public middle schools	56.0%	56		53.6	26.2	30.9	36.9		41.3	30.5	25.1	32.2	73.7		71.4		53.0	51.1	50.0	51.3	57.4	58.4	50.8	55.6	$14,291	$1,370	$12,231
Sullivan Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1236 Moreland DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1300	646	41	15.7		606 (93.8%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	54.7	235^th of 583 public middle schools	59.7%		44.8	316^th of 587 public middle schools	46.2%	81		47.3	36.4	36.9	40.8		41.6	35.3	30.3	36.0		87.5	87.5		41.2	35.1	46.0	40.9	46.5	42.9	45.5	45.1	$13,261	$843	$11,621
Innovation Academy	Public	6-8	2348 Hwy 75 HWY	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	No	(423) 354-1731	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sullivan Central Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Shipley Ferry RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1200	594	39	15.2		566 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	57.8	220^th of 583 public middle schools	62.3%		59.4	213^th of 587 public middle schools	63.7%	7		43.6	38.7	27.8	37.2		45.8	37.4	30.9	38.0		78.3	78.3		48.0	50.2	38.7	46.1	50.8	56.2	33.7	47.7	$13,175	$1,354	$10,895
Church Hill Middle	Public	5-8	211 Oak DR	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-3051	347	25	13.8		316 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	52.4	252^nd of 583 public middle schools	56.8%		51.8	259^th of 587 public middle schools	55.9%	7	36.5	36.2	30.8	34.1	34.3	39.8	35.7	26.3	24.1	31.4				44.1	43.2	46.9	48.8	45.8	48.6	56.2	52.4	52.5	$12,098	$909	$10,425
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Car Mol DR	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 610-6000	797	53	14.9		564 (70.8%)	76 (9.5%)	89 (11.2%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	89	47^th of 583 public middle schools	91.9%		88.4	45^th of 587 public middle schools	92.3%	2		65.6	62.2	49.5	59.5		61.4	50.5	44.0	51.8					69.2	67.7	56.9	64.3	77.9	74.7	60.7	70.7	$13,786	$434	$12,895
Liberty Bell Middle School	Public	6-8	718 Morningside DR	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 232-2179	937	61	15.3		623 (66.5%)	66 (7.0%)	139 (14.8%)	34 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.9%)	90.1	43^rd of 583 public middle schools	92.6%		91.8	32^nd of 587 public middle schools	94.5%	11		62.3	57.6	46.0	56.4		59.6	50.9	52.8	54.6					67.4	70.4	62.9	67.0	73.2	71.4	69.5	71.4	$12,476	$637	$11,373
Sullivan East Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Weaver PIKE	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1000	565	36	15.6		526 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	26.6	445^th of 583 public middle schools	23.7%		31	413^th of 587 public middle schools	29.6%	32		33.2	22.0	14.9	24.3		25.8	18.5	20.2	21.7		56.0	56.0		35.1	28.0	30.6	31.4	32.5	30.2	34.1	32.3	$12,510	$788	$10,935
Bristol Tennessee Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Alabama ST	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9449	893	50	17.9		771 (86.3%)	28 (3.1%)	50 (5.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	73.9	116^th of 583 public middle schools	80.1%		65.6	167^th of 587 public middle schools	71.6%	51		49.4	40.9	40.7	43.7		48.0	34.3	38.0	40.0					63.7	53.3	55.4	57.3	72.4	60.7	58.3	63.7	$12,386	$968	$10,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross N. Robinson Middle School

How many students attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Ross N. Robinson Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Ross N. Robinson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School usually go on to attend Dobyns - Bennett High School

What is the racial makeup of Ross N. Robinson Middle School?

Students at Ross N. Robinson Middle School are 80% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Ross N. Robinson Middle School in?

Kingsport

Is Ross N. Robinson Middle School a good school?

Ross N. Robinson Middle School ranks 61^st of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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