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Hampton High School

Q: Is Hampton High School a good school?

Hampton High School ranks 170 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hampton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Hampton High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hampton High School?

Students at Hampton High School are 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Hampton High School?

Hampton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central Elementary School Elementary : Cloudland Elementary School Elementary : Hampton Elementary School Elementary : Happy Valley Elementary School Elementary : Hunter Elementary School Elementary : Unaka Elementary School Elementary : Valley Forge Elementary School Middle : Happy Valley Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 57% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Hampton High School is a public high school in Elizabethton, Tennessee, serving 368 students in grades 9–12 as part of Carter County Schools. While the district itself carries a one-star rating, Hampton stands out as a rapidly improving school. Its state ranking jumped from the 34th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 57th percentile in 2025–2026, earning a three-star rating and making it the highest-ranked traditional high school in Carter County — ahead of Happy Valley High School, Unaka High School, and Cloudland High School.

The most striking difference from nearby schools is attendance. Hampton's chronic absenteeism rate fell from 33.6% in 2023–2024 to just 9.3% in 2024–2025 — roughly half the state average and far below rates at Elizabethton High School (28.5%), David Crockett High School (26.3%), and Sullivan East High School (26.4%). Even Science Hill High School, a five-star school, reports a 16.5% rate. Hampton's graduation rate also climbed to 95.3%, above the district and state averages, while the dropout rate dropped to 3.7%.

Academically, Hampton exceeds state proficiency in Algebra I, Biology I, and English II, but trails in Algebra II, Geometry, and English I. The school shows particular strength in supporting vulnerable students: economically disadvantaged students rank in the 70th percentile statewide, and special education students rank in the 81st percentile. Per-student spending of $13,382 is moderate compared with regional peers, making Hampton's results especially noteworthy.

368

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,382

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

139 Keenburg Road
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 725-5200

District: Carter County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Carter County Schools

Worth a look

!Algebra II scores 14 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg43%

170^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Carter County Schools

108^th of 141Carter County 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	170 of 400	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	239 of 389	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	206 of 384	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	219 of 347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	266 of 342	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	207 of 341	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.0	250 of 273	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	250 of 351	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	253 of 300	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	221 of 296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.3	206 of 285	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.1	190 of 269	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	227 of 273	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	201 of 267	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	213 of 365	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	278 of 365	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	210 of 366	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	288 of 350	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	197 of 340	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	260 of 337	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	92 of 308	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	45.4	156 of 324	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	254 of 337	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	239 of 330	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	228 of 322	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	155 of 317	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	245 of 302	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.6	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	246 of 368	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	209 of 366	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	201 of 359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	203 of 332	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	268 of 329	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.1	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	187 of 330	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	249 of 323	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	269 of 326	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	233 of 325	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	230 of 306	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	275 of 301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	245 of 307	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)81st percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II61%+3 vs state

Biology I56%+6 vs state

Algebra I36%+4 vs state

Geometry32%-10 vs state

English I29%-8 vs state

Algebra II24%-14 vs state

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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 Integrated Math II (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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	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 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	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 11th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	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 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
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	66.0%	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
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	33.0%	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	≥ 95%	49.4	< 5%		50.7							$13,522	$464	$12,694
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	62.7%	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	< 5%			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
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	69.6%	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
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	58.6%	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	< 5%		27.3	63.6	17.6			46.3								35.9			35.9		65.6			65.6		< 5%			28.1	51.5	50.0	50.8	78.8	75.0	76.9	$15,313	$1,205	$13,168
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		57 (93.4%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Science Hill High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1509 John Exum Parkway	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 232-2190	2,423	158	15.3	38.5%	1,612 (66.5%)	207 (8.5%)	348 (14.4%)	74 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (7.3%)	87.1	26^th of 400 public high schools	93.5%		87.8	27^th of 389 public high schools	93.1%	1								53.1	5.9			49.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	60.3	10.5	69.9	74.9	40.0			71.1					63.7	46.2	63.7	60.3			60.6		79.0			78.5	≥ 95%	61.8	16.7		67.4							$13,510	$388	$12,750
Washington County Adult High School	Public	9-12	2002 Indian Ridge Road	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 434-4900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sullivan East High School	Public	9-12	4180 Weaver Pike	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1900	827	60	13.7	55.6%	770 (93.1%)	5 (0.6%)	34 (4.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	36.1	260^th of 400 public high schools	35.0%		32.5	266^th of 389 public high schools	31.6%	6								16.3				15.6		24.4	5.9		23.4	49.1	11.5			31.6					34.0		33.8	33.0			32.4		55.9			55.9		30.8	31.5		32.0							$14,237	$1,163	$12,345
Unicoi County High School	Public	9-12	700 South Mohawk Drive	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 743-1632	648	51	12.6	58.9%	557 (86.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	63	110^th of 400 public high schools	72.5%		58	136^th of 389 public high schools	65.0%	26								35.0				34.7		83.3	35.0		41.6		55.4			54.9					53.4	40.0	51.1	34.5			34.2		56.5			55.6		31.0	9.1		29.2							$14,066	$693	$12,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton High School

How many students attend Hampton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Hampton High School.

What schools feed into Hampton High School?

Hampton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Cloudland Elementary School
Elementary : Hampton Elementary School
Elementary : Happy Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Hunter Elementary School
Elementary : Unaka Elementary School
Elementary : Valley Forge Elementary School
Middle : Happy Valley Middle School

Is Hampton High School a good school?

Hampton High School ranks 170^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hampton High School in?

Carter County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hampton High School?

Students at Hampton High School are 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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