Summary:
Only one high school serves Elizabethton City Schools: Elizabethton High School, located on Jason Witten Way in Elizabethton, TN, enrolling 886 students in grades 9–12. The district ranks 20th out of 141 in Tennessee and holds a 4-star rating. Elizabethton High School is a standout performer, with its state ranking improving from 82nd in 2023–24 to 74th in 2024–25 and then to 53rd in 2025–26—placing it in the 87th percentile of roughly 400 high schools statewide.
Academically, Elizabethton High School exceeds Tennessee’s proficiency averages in every TNReady subject for both 2024–25 and 2025–26. In the most recent year, its biggest advantages were in English I (57.3% vs. 37.3% statewide) and Algebra I (51.1% vs. 32.3%). The graduation rate is 95.5%, well above the state’s 90.5%, and the dropout rate is just 4.0% compared to 6.7% statewide. Biology I (63.3%) and English II (66.4%) are standout subjects as well. Per-student spending is $13,522, and the school has shown strong year-over-year gains in subjects like Biology I (+15 points) and US History (+10 points).
The main concern is chronic absenteeism, which affects 28.5% of students at Elizabethton High School—well above the district’s 22.3% and the state’s 18.3%. That means more than one in four students is chronically absent, an issue that could threaten future academic gains if left unaddressed. Still, with a rising ranking, strong graduation rates, and above-state proficiency across all subjects, Elizabethton High School is a high-performing choice for families in the area, and reducing absenteeism would make it even stronger.
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