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Central Heights Elementary

Q: Is Central Heights Elementary a good school?

Central Heights Elementary ranks 225 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Central Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Blountville, Tennessee, serving 235 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Sullivan County School District. The school consistently outperforms the county and state averages in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 22.5% of Tennessee elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Heights Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where proficiency rates exceed the county and state averages by a significant margin. The school also performs well for female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% and top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools in these categories, respectively. However, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which may be impacting its overall academic outcomes.

When compared to nearby schools within the Sullivan County district, Central Heights Elementary outperforms Bluff City Elementary and Holston Elementary in academic proficiency. However, it lags behind the high-performing Haynesfield Elementary in Bristol, which significantly outpaces the school and district in all subject areas. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and understanding the resource allocation and teaching practices that contribute to Central Heights Elementary's success could provide valuable insights for the district and other schools.

234

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,828

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158 Central Heights RD
Blountville, TN 37617

(423) 354-1575

District: Sullivan County

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2014 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

225^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Sullivan County

66^th of 139Sullivan 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	225 of 1009	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	304 of 1018	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	425 of 1020	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	485 of 1000	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	504 of 983	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	349 of 985	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	425 of 997	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	150 of 646	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	56.7	389 of 855	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.1	425 of 853	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.4	128 of 846	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	124 of 820	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	263 of 818	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	362 of 809	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	194 of 986	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	194 of 990	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	441 of 989	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	499 of 975	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	563 of 945	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	549 of 926	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	67.2	191 of 853	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	77 of 865	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	28.3	664 of 858	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	495 of 823	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	208 of 821	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	478 of 877	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	336 of 984	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	568 of 991	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	419 of 987	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	487 of 980	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	390 of 941	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	226 of 916	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	257 of 582	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	327 of 840	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	416 of 847	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	492 of 852	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	546 of 844	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	600 of 844	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	381 of 812	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	470 of 841	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+18 vs state

English Language Arts56%+17 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

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Schools Near Central Heights Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Central Heights RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1575	235	19	12.3		223 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	71.8	225^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.7%		63.4	304^th of 1018 public elementary schools	70.1%	79	53.3	68.6	57.4	59.8	50.0	70.6	48.9	55.9	41.4	57.1	46.8	48.6	$14,828	$972	$12,913
Indian Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Hill RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1685	351	22	15.9		330 (94.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	69.4	244^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.8%		61.5	329^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.7%	85	35.2	55.4	51.0	47.2	50.0	60.7	41.2	50.9	57.4	69.6	56.9	61.5	$14,317	$825	$12,593
Holston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2348 Hwy 75	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1550	625	38	16.4		595 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	52	462^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	54.2%		53.9	424^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.3%	38	34.4	42.7	50.0	42.4	49.5	44.8	31.6	41.9	51.0	48.4	43.9	47.8	$13,937	$1,576	$11,559
Ketron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Bloomington PIKE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1715	528	37	14.2		488 (92.4%)	21 (4.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36.9	650^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.6%		25	793^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	22.1%	143	46.1	43.9	36.9	42.0	38.2	36.4	23.8	32.3	39.5	39.4	25.0	34.1	$14,804	$1,279	$12,588
Avoca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer PKWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9		361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	75.4	192^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.0%		77.8	168^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.5%	24	59.1	47.8	53.3	53.3	53.0	47.8	50.0	50.3	71.2	63.2	75.0	69.6	$13,270	$963	$11,396
Bluff City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple DR	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	544	33	16.4		508 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.3	634^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.7%	7	47.7	42.5	32.2	40.8	33.0	41.4	27.3	33.8	42.0	37.9	29.9	36.6	$13,452	$857	$11,659
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland AVE	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	507	35	14.4		387 (76.3%)	17 (3.4%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	87.4	104^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.7%		84.7	126^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.6%	22	60.8	58.1	65.9	61.7	68.4	65.1	62.6	65.2	70.9	66.3	69.2	68.8	$13,304	$609	$11,947
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth ST	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5		213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	43.8	552^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.3%		55.2	408^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.9%	144	28.6	51.5	41.2	39.7	14.3	54.5	43.1	36.5	28.6	48.5	45.1	40.5	$16,786	$1,576	$14,099
Haynesfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bluff City HWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9292	397	25	15.7		327 (82.4%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	85.9	116^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.5	180^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.3%	64	66.7	55.2	69.1	64.1	56.1	56.9	56.7	56.5	74.2	69.0	76.5	73.4	$12,763	$565	$11,461
Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol	Public, Virtual	K-5	615 Martin Luther King Junior	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	21	3	6.9		19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)				57.1				50.0				64.3	$4,037	$301	$3,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Heights Elementary

Is Central Heights Elementary a good school?

Central Heights Elementary ranks 225^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Heights Elementary in?

Sullivan County

What is the racial makeup of Central Heights Elementary?

Students at Central Heights Elementary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Central Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Central Heights Elementary.

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