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Unaka Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Unaka Elementary is a public elementary school located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 213 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.

Unaka Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a ranking between 622-809 out of 1,000-1,020 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (26.2%), English Language Arts (33%), and Science (37.9%) are well below the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. Unaka Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 20.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the Carter County district, such as Valley Forge Elementary and Hampton Elementary, generally perform better than Unaka Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. However, these schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Unaka Elementary. The Elizabethton district schools, such as West Side Elementary, East Side Elementary, and Harold McCormick Elementary, significantly outperform Unaka Elementary and the other Carter County schools on academic measures, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

194

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,890

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Unaka DR
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 474-4110

District: Carter County

Students who attend Unaka Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

809^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

238^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	809 of 1009	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	650 of 1018	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	622 of 1020	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	770 of 1000	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	799 of 983	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	730 of 985	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	682 of 997	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	709 of 855	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	670 of 853	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.8	654 of 846	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.5	380 of 820	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.7	165 of 818	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	31.6	610 of 809	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	817 of 986	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	848 of 990	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	656 of 989	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	741 of 975	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	627 of 945	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	723 of 926	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	69.4	173 of 865	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	476 of 858	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	517 of 823	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	663 of 821	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	626 of 877	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	696 of 991	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	706 of 987	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	813 of 980	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	744 of 941	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	705 of 916	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	790 of 840	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	672 of 847	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	645 of 852	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	778 of 844	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	817 of 844	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	717 of 812	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	724 of 841	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	238 of 583	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	312 of 587	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	368 of 594	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	451 of 569	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	505 of 576	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	382 of 574	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	392 of 563	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	390 of 492	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.8	396 of 485	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	62.6	195 of 475	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	218 of 466	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	21.2	399 of 462	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	440 of 554	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	334 of 560	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	474 of 552	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	522 of 538	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	397 of 529	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	60 of 510	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	113 of 514	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	248 of 495	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	412 of 483	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	304 of 490	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	252 of 481	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	286 of 550	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	378 of 560	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	373 of 557	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	398 of 540	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	421 of 529	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	348 of 523	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	261 of 492	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	342 of 504	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	374 of 503	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	463 of 500	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	490 of 496	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	395 of 484	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	391 of 481	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)88th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2024)21st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-7 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 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
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
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
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
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
Emmett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Emmett RD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	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%)	34.4	687^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.9%		32.2	710^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.3%	23	37.8	28.1	23.4				29.8	42.2	34.4	21.7				32.5	55.6	37.5	27.7				40.3					$15,170	$1,610	$12,440
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
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
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
Doe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7164 Highway 67 West	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2682	224	19	11.7		213 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.5	837^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.0%		44.9	545^th of 1018 public elementary schools	46.5%	292	24.2	29.6	23.8	21.7			25.0	35.3	14.8	19.0	21.7			23.8	33.3	44.4	9.5	26.1			29.8	8.7			8.7	$18,288	$1,957	$15,556
Bluff City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple DR	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	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%)	38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.3	634^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.7%	7	47.7	42.5	32.2				40.8	33.0	41.4	27.3				33.8	42.0	37.9	29.9				36.6					$13,452	$857	$11,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Unaka Elementary

How many students attend Unaka Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Unaka Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Unaka Elementary attend?

Students who attend Unaka Elementary 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

What district is Unaka Elementary in?

Carter County

What is the racial makeup of Unaka Elementary?

Students at Unaka Elementary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Unaka Elementary a good school?

Unaka Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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