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Bristol City Schools

At a glance

28^thof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 6

Better than 80% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

615 Martin Luther King Jr Boul
Bristol, TN 37620·(423) 652-9451·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 80.1% of districts

Schools

4,082

Students

Top rankedHaynesfield Elementary School112^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fairmount Elementary School up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Anderson Elementary School 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Bristol City Schools serves nine schools in northeastern Tennessee—six elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools—enrolling roughly 4,044 students. The district as a whole is a strong performer, ranking 28th out of 141 Tennessee districts and carrying a 4-star rating.

Families will find several standout options. Haynesfield Elementary School is the district's top elementary school, ranking in the 89th percentile with the highest math (61.3%), ELA (62.4%), and science (73.7%) proficiency rates among elementary schools, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.9%. Holston View Elementary School is close behind at the 86th percentile, with strong math and science scores and low absenteeism. At the high school level, Tennessee High School stands out with an 85th-percentile ranking, a 97.4% graduation rate, and above-state proficiency in every reported subject. Bristol Tennessee Middle School also performs well overall, ranking in the 81st percentile and beating state averages in math, science, and social studies—though it dips slightly below state in ELA.

There are also clear improvement stories. Fairmount Elementary School jumped from the 47th to 56th percentile, gaining 9.6 points in math proficiency, while Anderson Elementary School rose from the 45th to 53rd percentile with big ELA gains. However, some challenges remain: 8th-grade proficiency drops sharply across all subjects at the middle school, chronic absenteeism runs high at Fairmount (17.7%) and Tennessee High (20.0%), and Avoca Elementary School saw a nearly 12-point decline in science proficiency. Tennessee Online Public School offers a mixed profile—strong in English and Biology but well below district averages in math. Overall, Bristol City Schools offers families several high-performing choices, with notable variation that makes school-by-school comparison worthwhile.

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Ranking:

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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 (2020)	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 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 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th 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	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
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth Street	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5	77.6%	213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	51.2	481^st of 1019 public elementary schools	52.8%		43.8	552^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.3%	71	43.3	42.2	56.7				46.7	51.6	40.0	43.3				44.3																													41.9	40.0	53.3				44.3					$16,786	$1,576	$14,099
Avoca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer Parkway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9	42.6%	361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	71.4	234^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.4	192^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	53.3	71.0	43.8				55.7	62.2	54.1	42.2				53.3																													66.7	56.5	48.4				57.7					$13,270	$963	$11,396
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Virginia Avenue	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9311	365	28	13.1	70.0%	310 (84.9%)	17 (4.7%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	54.3	446^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.2%		45.4	535^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.0%	89	67.5	37.3	47.2				48.7	50.0	42.4	24.5				38.2																													67.5	54.2	45.1				54.7					$15,613	$1,557	$12,239
Haynesfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bluff City Highway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9292	397	25	15.7	34.4%	327 (82.4%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	86.3	112^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.9	116^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	54.4	63.8	65.0				61.3	64.9	62.3	60.0				62.4																													66.7	81.2	71.7				73.7					$12,763	$565	$11,461
Holston View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 King College Road	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9470	314	21	14.7	35.6%	274 (87.3%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	81.2	143^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	132^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	86.9%	11	50.0	59.3	72.5				59.7	66.0	50.9	57.5				58.0																													68.0	70.4	67.5				68.8					$15,764	$1,338	$13,445
Bristol Tennessee Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Alabama Street	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9449	893	50	17.9	49.7%	771 (86.3%)	28 (3.1%)	50 (5.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	74.4	115^th of 594 public middle schools	80.6%		73.9	116^th of 583 public middle schools	80.1%	1				47.2	55.5	37.4	46.6				42.0	45.7	32.6	39.8	≥ 95%			≥ 95%																												63.7	64.5	47.7	58.2	66.0	73.3	59.9	66.2	$12,386	$968	$10,812
Tennessee High School	Public	9-12	1112 Edgemont Avenue	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9494	1,179	73	16.2	38.5%	1,025 (86.9%)	27 (2.3%)	57 (4.8%)	15 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.7%)	75.4	61^st of 400 public high schools	84.8%		72.6	66^th of 389 public high schools	83.0%	5																37.3	6.7	35.6	≥ 95%	45.0	8.3	46.9	≥ 95%	43.4	47.1	57.1		61.1		61.2	51.3		50.4	60.4			59.6	92.3	50.4	5.6		51.4												$13,543	$438	$12,444
Tennessee Online Public School	Public, Virtual	6-12	615 MLK Jr. Boulevard	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	243	15	15.7		204 (84.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	60.3	122^nd of 400 public high schools	69.5%		64.6	99^th of 389 public high schools	74.6%	23				16.7	47.6	10.7	24.6				41.7	55.0	17.9	35.0		19.0		19.0		22.9		25.0		58.6		61.5		48.3		46.2	56.5		56.5	78.0			78.6		18.2			24.4				50.0	50.0	42.9	46.7	25.0	50.0	42.9	41.7	$8,787	$301	$8,485
Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol	Public, Virtual	K-5	615 Martin Luther King Junior	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	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)																																																						$4,037	$301	$3,736

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sullivan County Schools	5.75 mi	15	63^rd
Carter County Schools	13.54 mi	14	108^th
Elizabethton City Schools	16.66 mi	5	20^th
Johnson City Schools	17.74 mi	12	7^th
Johnson County Schools	18.45 mi	8	136^th

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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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