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Happy Valley High School

Q: Is Happy Valley High School a good school?

Happy Valley High School ranks 178 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Happy Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Happy Valley High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Happy Valley High School?

Students at Happy Valley High School are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Happy Valley High School?

Happy Valley 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

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 56% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Happy Valley High School is a public high school in Elizabethton, Tennessee, serving 449 students in grades 9–12 as part of Carter County Schools. Despite the district's low 1-star rating, Happy Valley has climbed to 178th out of 400 Tennessee high schools, landing in the 55th percentile with a 3-star rating. This marks a remarkable turnaround from just a few years ago, when it sat in the bottom quartile of the state. In 2016–2017 the school ranked 241st of 273 (12th percentile); by 2025–2026 it had moved into the upper half of all Tennessee high schools.

The school's graduation rate has shown a dramatic turnaround, rising from 72.2% in 2022–2023 to 96.5% in 2024–2025—now above the state average of 90.5% and higher than nearby Elizabethton High School and Hampton High School. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen sharply, dropping from 30.5% to 16.4%, now below the state average and far better than schools like Sullivan East High School and Daniel Boone High School. One of the most striking findings is how well the school serves economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 74th percentile statewide—well above the school's overall rank.

Academically, Biology I (56.7% proficient) and English II (53.8%) are clear strengths, and the school's 9th-grade Biology I proficiency of 92% is a standout result. However, Algebra I proficiency is only 17.5%, well below the state's 32.3%, indicating room for growth in foundational math. Happy Valley spends about $11,892 per student—less than every nearby high school with reported spending, including Unaka High School, Unicoi County High School, and Science Hill High School—yet achieves results that often match or exceed schools in wealthier, higher-ranked districts.

449

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,892

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Warpath Lane
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 547-4094

District: Carter County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Tennessee median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg43%

178^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	52.2	178 of 400	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	177 of 389	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	224 of 342	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	241 of 341	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	241 of 273	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	201 of 351	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.8	149 of 300	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.3	209 of 296	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	198 of 285	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.4	133 of 269	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	130 of 273	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	125 of 267	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	186 of 365	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	217 of 365	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	195 of 366	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	202 of 350	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	195 of 337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	96 of 213	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	111 of 202	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	81 of 308	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	78 of 324	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	129 of 337	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	190 of 330	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	149 of 322	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	193 of 302	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	210 of 308	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	193 of 368	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	186 of 366	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	230 of 359	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	233 of 332	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	247 of 329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	95 of 198	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	44 of 151	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	232 of 330	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	201 of 323	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	232 of 326	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	256 of 325	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	234 of 312	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	281 of 306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	269 of 307	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Biology I57%+7 vs state

English II54%-4 vs state

English I33%-4 vs state

Algebra II33%-5 vs state

Geometry30%-12 vs state

Algebra I18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
Daniel Boone High School	Public	9-12	1440 Suncrest Drive	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 477-1600	1,146	84	13.5	34.5%	1,063 (92.8%)	14 (1.2%)	38 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	60.2	124^th of 400 public high schools	69.0%		60.3	122^nd of 389 public high schools	68.6%	2	22.8				23.0	87.5	83.3	30.1		41.7	91.7	33.1	10.0		46.7				54.7		55.6	43.0			42.7		67.7			65.9		35.1			35.9	$12,817	$612	$11,699
David Crockett High School	Public	9-12	684 Old State Route 34	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1150	1,164	74	15.6	51.2%	1,054 (90.5%)	16 (1.4%)	49 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.3%)	42.4	235^th of 400 public high schools	41.3%		45.9	192^nd of 389 public high schools	50.6%	43	23.0				22.4	≥ 95%	79.5	14.2	< 5%	30.8	40.6	32.0	20.0		35.0				33.9	33.3	34.3	38.6			38.4		63.1			62.7	81.4	32.9	5.3		38.0	$12,535	$666	$11,162
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Happy Valley High School

What schools feed into Happy Valley High School?

Happy Valley 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 Happy Valley High School a good school?

Happy Valley High School ranks 178^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Happy Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Happy Valley High School.

What is the racial makeup of Happy Valley High School?

Students at Happy Valley High School are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Happy Valley High School in?

Carter County Schools

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