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Cloudland Elementary School

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Cloudland Elementary School ranks 567 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cloudland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roan Mountain, Tennessee, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school is part of the Carter County School District, which is ranked 98 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cloudland Elementary School has shown inconsistent performance on TNReady assessments, with its statewide ranking ranging from 208 to 630 out of around 1,000 Tennessee elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (38.7%), English Language Arts (36.2%), and Science (33.1%) are all below the state averages, particularly in 3rd grade Mathematics (16.7%) and 3rd grade English Language Arts (25.6%). However, the school performs relatively better in 5th grade Mathematics (65.5%) and 6th grade Social Studies (62.5%), exceeding the state averages. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 22.6% in recent years, which are significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Cloudland Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the other schools in the Carter County School District, such as Central Elementary, Unaka Elementary, and Hampton Elementary. However, Cloudland Elementary outperforms some of the nearby schools in the Elizabethton School District, such as Hunter Elementary and Harold McCormick Elementary, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The high-performing West Side Elementary and East Side Elementary schools in the Elizabethton district significantly outperform Cloudland Elementary across all subject areas.

262

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,189

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8540 Highway 19 East
Roan Mountain, TN 37687

(423) 772-5310

District: Carter County

Students who attend Cloudland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Happy Valley Middle School
High:	Cloudland High School
	Hampton High School
	Happy Valley High School
	Unaka High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Hispanic:

1.9%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2019) to 44th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Tennessee avg43%

567^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Carter County

98^th of 139Carter 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	42.9	567 of 1009	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	449 of 1018	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	523 of 1020	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	490 of 1000	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	548 of 983	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	208 of 985	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	388 of 997	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.7	456 of 646	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.6	599 of 855	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	630 of 853	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	615 of 846	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	723 of 820	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	668 of 818	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	510 of 809	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	634 of 986	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	553 of 990	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	604 of 989	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	490 of 975	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	536 of 945	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	156 of 926	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	121 of 843	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	337 of 865	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	635 of 858	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	751 of 823	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	148 of 821	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	186 of 877	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	520 of 984	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	386 of 991	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	439 of 987	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	475 of 980	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	514 of 941	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	244 of 916	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	605 of 840	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	498 of 847	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	587 of 852	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	557 of 844	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	601 of 844	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	236 of 812	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	407 of 841	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+42 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%+14 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Science33%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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 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	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5310	267	20	13.6		258 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.9	567^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.8%		51.8	449^th of 1018 public elementary schools	55.9%	118	16.7	33.3	65.5	43.8			38.7	25.6	37.0	41.4	43.8			36.2	22.2	37.0	34.5	40.6			33.1	62.5			62.5	$14,189	$1,185	$11,898
Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hwy 321	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5220	622	43	14.6		591 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	41.8	586^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.9%		53.2	433^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	57.5%	153	32.8	25.8	49.0	39.0	43.7	39.7	38.1	36.1	39.4	35.3	33.8	43.7	14.1	33.2	19.7	45.5	41.2	35.1	49.3	33.3	37.4	58.4	56.3	29.5	47.8	$12,548	$1,155	$10,203
Valley Forge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1485 Riverview DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4085	214	15	14.7		203 (94.9%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	71.9	223^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	77.9%		66.3	270^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.5%	47	82.6	62.5	59.1				68.1	56.5	62.5	18.2				46.4	69.6	62.5	36.4				56.5					$15,155	$1,779	$12,241
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Siam RD	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8010	462	27	16.9		409 (88.5%)	10 (2.2%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.5%)	65.9	286^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.7%		61.4	334^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.2%	48	51.1	36.3	51.0				44.4	40.4	55.0	52.9				50.6	53.2	66.3	56.9				60.1					$14,288	$978	$12,477
Hunter Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Hope ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4074	519	39	13.4		462 (89.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	31.3	720^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.6%		32.4	708^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.5%	12	41.5	12.5	18.4	13.0	42.5	65.8	30.5	40.0	42.9	18.4	29.8	15.0	21.1	29.8	55.4	37.5	22.4	22.2	40.0	52.6	38.9	35.6	32.5	37.8	35.2	$12,895	$1,281	$10,869
Harold McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	226 Cedar AVE	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8020	363	26	13.8		321 (88.4%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	61.5	343^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	66.0%		53.2	432^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	57.6%	89	40.0	48.1	50.0				45.9	45.9	50.0	39.3				45.1	53.3	61.8	50.0				55.0					$14,522	$710	$12,954
West Side Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 Burgie ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8030	362	21	16.9		324 (89.5%)	9 (2.5%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	93.6	59^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.2%		89.6	89^th of 1018 public elementary schools	91.3%	30	64.7	64.5	77.9				69.2	73.5	64.5	75.0				71.2	82.4	82.3	77.9				80.8					$13,724	$759	$12,338
Unaka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Unaka DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4110	213	15	14.3		202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	23.3	809^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.8%		36.9	650^th of 1018 public elementary schools	36.1%	159	25.0	20.0	20.0	15.4	23.5	50.0	26.2	30.0	33.3	15.0	38.5	41.2	44.4	33.0	35.0	40.0	20.0	46.2	47.1	44.4	37.9	15.4	35.3	66.7	41.7	$17,890	$2,394	$13,958
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1840 Milligan HWY	Johnson City	37601	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4028	541	36	15.0		470 (86.9%)	12 (2.2%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	54	433^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.9	401^st of 1018 public elementary schools	60.6%	32	48.7	40.5					44.4	50.0	44.0					46.9	40.8	50.0					45.6					$14,300	$1,574	$11,662
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Taylor RD	Johnson City	37601	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4045	261	25	10.2		238 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	45	541^st of 1009 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.6	609^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.2%	68	45.8	29.0	26.1	44.4	20.0	16.7	30.2	41.7	38.7	26.1	27.8	12.0	5.6	26.6	50.0	61.3	39.1	44.4	28.0	11.1	41.0	38.9	20.0	11.1	23.0	$14,801	$1,610	$12,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Cloudland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cloudland Elementary School?

Students at Cloudland Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Cloudland Elementary School a good school?

Cloudland Elementary School ranks 567^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cloudland Elementary School in?

Carter County

How many students attend Cloudland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Cloudland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cloudland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Happy Valley Middle School
High : Cloudland High School
High : Hampton High School
High : Happy Valley High School
High : Unaka High School

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