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Avoca Elementary School

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Avoca Elementary School ranks 234 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Avoca Elementary School is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Bristol, TN, serving 436 students as part of Bristol City Schools, a district ranked 28th out of 141 Tennessee districts. Avoca currently holds a 4-star state rating, placing it in the 77th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools. That's a solidly above-average performance, though the school's trajectory has cooled from its peak in 2017–2018, when it ranked in the 91st percentile, and from its more recent 86th percentile mark in 2022–2023.

Academically, Avoca outperforms both its district and the state in math and ELA. In 2025–2026, 55.7% of students were proficient in math, compared to 49.9% for the district and 43.0% statewide, while 53.3% were proficient in ELA, versus 45.6% for the district and 40.6% statewide. The school is especially strong in the early elementary grades—4th grade math proficiency stands at 71.0%, far above the district's 55.5%. Avoca also serves economically disadvantaged students effectively, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide for that subgroup. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength at just 10.0%, well below the district's 14.4% and the state's 18.3%.

The school's biggest challenge is 5th grade, where proficiency drops sharply: math falls to 43.8%, below both the district (55.8%) and state (47.4%). Nearby Haynesfield Elementary School and Holston View Elementary School post much stronger 5th grade results. Avoca trails those two schools overall as well—ranking third among Bristol City Schools' five brick-and-mortar elementary schools—but it outperforms Fairmount Elementary School and Anderson Elementary School by a wide margin. Notably, Avoca spends less per student ($13,270) than many peers, including Fairmount ($15,613) and Anderson ($16,786), while achieving better outcomes. Science proficiency (57.7%) is above the state (46.9%) but slightly below the district (59.2%), after a notable drop from the prior year.

436

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,270

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2440 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620

(423) 652-9445

District: Bristol City Schools

Students who attend Avoca Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High:	Tennessee High School
	Tennessee Online Public School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

234^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From top 9% (2017) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Bristol City Schools

28^th of 141Bristol City Schools 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
2026	71.4	234 of 1019	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	192 of 1009	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	168 of 1018	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	146 of 1020	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	247 of 1000	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	161 of 983	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	135 of 985	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	94 of 997	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	80.4	60 of 646	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	75.0	184 of 855	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	139 of 853	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	104 of 846	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	45.3	499 of 820	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	338 of 818	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.2	183 of 809	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	173 of 986	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	230 of 990	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	195 of 989	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	262 of 975	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	144 of 945	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	164 of 926	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	208 of 823	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	249 of 843	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	196 of 853	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	190 of 865	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	248 of 858	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	90 of 823	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	124 of 821	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	31 of 877	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	214 of 984	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	147 of 991	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	130 of 987	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	236 of 980	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	191 of 941	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	117 of 916	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	276 of 641	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	355 of 618	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.9	50 of 582	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	70 of 528	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	186 of 369	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.0	41 of 395	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	279 of 849	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.6	222 of 840	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	202 of 847	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	167 of 852	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	281 of 844	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	193 of 844	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	165 of 812	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	108 of 841	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

English Language Arts53%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 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
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
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
Bluff City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple Drive	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	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%)	41.6	623^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%	4	39.7	46.4	37.5	41.2	37.2	38.1	44.3	40.0	43.6	40.5	31.8	38.4	$13,452	$857	$11,659
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
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
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
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
Central Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Central Heights Road	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	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%)	63	329^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.8	225^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.7%	104	44.1	76.5	61.1	60.6	58.8	58.8	38.9	51.9	41.2	52.9	33.3	42.3	$14,828	$972	$12,913
Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Emmett Road	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1865	309	24	12.8		296 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	41.7	620^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.2%		34.4	687^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.9%	67	14.3	47.8	17.1	26.9	46.9	54.3	22.9	43.1	51.0	56.5	14.3	43.1	$15,170	$1,610	$12,440
Mary Hughes School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Austin Springs Road	Piney Flats	37686	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1835	352	24	14.9	49.5%	325 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	62.6	337^th of 1019 public elementary schools	66.9%		67.5	263^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	73.9%	74	45.8	50.9	61.0	52.1	47.9	46.3	39.0	44.8	58.3	49.1	61.0	55.6	$14,565	$927	$12,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Avoca Elementary School

How many students attend Avoca Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Avoca Elementary School.

What district is Avoca Elementary School in?

Bristol City Schools

Is Avoca Elementary School a good school?

Avoca Elementary School ranks 234^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Avoca Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Avoca Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High : Tennessee High School
High : Tennessee Online Public School

What is the racial makeup of Avoca Elementary School?

Students at Avoca Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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