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Schools in Carter County, TN

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Schools

6,448

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWest Side Elementary School82^nd of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hampton High School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hampton High School 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)			TNReady Algebra II (2026)			TNReady Biology I (2026)				TNReady US History (2026)		TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)			TNReady Geometry (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th 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 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 10th 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
Cloudland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8540 Highway 19 East	Roan Mountain	37687	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5310	267	20	13.6	78.2%	258 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.8	647^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.5%		42.9	567^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.8%	80	31.4	46.3	9.7	15.2			27.1	40.0	41.5	31.3	39.4			38.3																				28.6	63.4	31.3	45.5			43.3	42.4			42.4	$14,189	$1,185	$11,898
Cloudland High School	Public	7-12	476 Cloudland Drive	Roan Mountain	37687	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5300	245	19	12.8	69.2%	236 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	45.5	212^th of 400 public high schools	47.0%		58.4	135^th of 389 public high schools	65.3%	77					36.4	16.0	27.6					39.4	34.4	36.9		10.0	21.6	80.0		27.3	63.6	17.6		46.3			35.9	35.9		65.6	65.6		28.1					51.5	50.0	50.8		78.8	75.0	76.9	$15,313	$1,205	$13,168
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hwy 321	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5220	622	43	14.6	85.8%	591 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	46.2	540^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.0%		41.8	586^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.9%	46	26.3	41.4	48.4	39.7	37.7	58.1	42.5	39.7	44.1	39.1	31.7	22.1	21.6	32.2																				43.9	53.4	46.9	23.8	33.8	35.1	38.9	52.4	46.8	45.9	48.1	$12,548	$1,155	$10,203
Hampton High School	Public	9-12	139 Keenburg Road	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5200	395	32	12.5	74.7%	376 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	53.5	170^th of 400 public high schools	57.5%		36.4	239^th of 389 public high schools	38.6%	69																38.8	36.1	51.6	6.5	23.8	67.7	49.1		56.0			29.7	29.1		62.0	61.0	34.2	32.5												$13,382	$1,189	$11,281
Happy Valley High School	Public	9-12	121 Warpath Lane	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4094	450	26	17.2	75.5%	397 (88.2%)	8 (1.8%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	52.2	178^th of 400 public high schools	55.5%		49.9	177^th of 389 public high schools	54.5%	1																19.4	17.5	58.6	20.0	32.6	92.0	41.1	56.3	56.7			35.2	33.3	55.8	46.2	53.8	30.6	30.3												$11,892	$991	$10,259
Happy Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	163 Warpath Lane	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4070	361	22	16.7	79.9%	322 (89.2%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	60.6	212^th of 594 public middle schools	64.3%		73.3	125^th of 583 public middle schools	78.6%	87			30.4	33.6	41.5	48.6	38.7			21.7	35.8	36.2	18.7	28.1																						31.5	47.3	50.0	57.9	47.1	47.3	70.2	64.5	60.1	$12,441	$1,262	$10,504
Hunter Elementary School	Public	K-8	145 Hope Street	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4074	519	39	13.4	80.3%	462 (89.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	36.2	681^st of 1019 public elementary schools	33.2%		31.3	720^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.6%	39	28.3	51.5	49.3	14.9	34.4	44.1	37.2	33.3	52.2	30.4	26.9	21.3	16.9	30.5																				36.7	61.8	27.5	23.9	32.8	42.4	37.5	23.9	37.7	42.4	34.2	$12,895	$1,281	$10,869
Unaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Unaka Drive	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4110	213	15	14.3	84.7%	202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	24.9	806^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.9%		23.3	809^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.8%	3	15.4	33.3					20.0	38.5	25.0					33.3																				38.5	33.3					30.0					$17,890	$2,394	$13,958
Unaka High School	Public	9-12	119 Robinson Lane	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4100	309	23	13.3	74.0%	283 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.8	210^th of 400 public high schools	47.5%		34.9	248^th of 389 public high schools	36.2%	38																33.9	33.3		7.7	7.4	42.9	43.2	17.4	35.1			44.4	44.4		46.0	46.0	34.8	35.8												$14,446	$1,474	$12,294
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1485 Riverview Drive	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4085	214	15	14.7	86.1%	203 (94.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	63.9	319^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.7%		71.9	223^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	77.9%	96	56.7	50.0	63.6				56.6	40.0	54.2	63.6				51.3																				36.7	50.0	59.1				47.4					$15,155	$1,779	$12,241
Carter County Alternative School	Public	5-12	120 Unaka Drive	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-4050	61	3	24.4	88.9%	57 (93.4%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Carter County Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5325 Hwy 19-E	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 547-1651	83	12	6.8		80 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)				9.1		6.9	6.5				20.0		6.9	9.8								16.7		13.6			7.1	7.1		29.6	28.6						9.1		18.5	12.1	9.1		11.1	8.5	$5,473	$1,305	$3,806
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Siam Road	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8010	462	27	16.9	65.0%	409 (88.5%)	10 (2.2%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.5%)	59	380^th of 1019 public elementary schools	62.7%		65.9	286^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.7%	94	30.0	73.9	45.2				48.5	24.0	56.5	47.9				43.2																				34.0	78.3	57.5				56.2					$14,288	$978	$12,477
Elizabethton High School	Public	9-12	907 Jason Witten Way	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8015	879	66	13.3	46.6%	790 (89.9%)	17 (1.9%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	78.5	53^rd of 400 public high schools	86.8%		71.1	74^th of 389 public high schools	81.0%	21																53.0	51.1	76.9	38.0	42.9	65.8			63.3	52.2	51.7	57.6	57.3		67.6	66.4	49.4	50.7												$13,522	$464	$12,694
Harold McCormick Elementary School	Public	K-5	226 Cedar Avenue	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8020	363	26	13.8	73.5%	321 (88.4%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	55.5	433^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	57.5%		61.5	343^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	66.0%	90	26.5	58.2	41.7				41.0	36.8	65.5	45.8				48.4																				39.7	67.3	50.0				51.4					$14,522	$710	$12,954
T A Dugger Junior High School	Public	6-8	305 West E Street	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8025	623	39	16.0	48.4%	558 (89.6%)	10 (1.6%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	72.1	136^th of 594 public middle schools	77.1%		74.7	110^th of 583 public middle schools	81.1%	26				50.5	45.2	58.6	51.1				47.1	35.0	41.4	41.1	93.1		93.1																				52.6	43.0	55.6	50.3	66.8	61.0	58.6	62.1	$12,571	$568	$11,422
West Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	1310 Burgie Street	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8030	362	21	16.9	42.6%	324 (89.5%)	9 (2.5%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	90.6	82^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	92.0%		93.6	59^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.2%	23	56.0	76.5	67.6				67.7	70.0	82.4	60.3				71.0																				60.0	88.2	70.6				74.2					$13,724	$759	$12,338
East Tn Christian Home & Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination), Girls	8-12	517 Allen Ave	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(423) 542-4423	7	1	5.0		5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Elizabethton Academy	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	6-12	450 Hatcher Ln	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(423) 617-0959	13	1	13.0		6 (46.2%)	6 (46.2%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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