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East Side Elementary

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East Side Elementary ranks 286 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Side Elementary is a public elementary school in Elizabethton, Tennessee, serving 462 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Elizabethton School District, which is rated 4 stars by SchoolDigger.

East Side Elementary has shown mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. While the school's science scores are above the state average, its overall academic performance is generally on par or slightly below the Elizabethton district. The school has also experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to its academic challenges. However, East Side Elementary has performed well with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools in this category.

When compared to other nearby schools, West Side Elementary is the highest-performing school in the Elizabethton district, while Harold McCormick Elementary has similar demographics to East Side Elementary. The school's higher spending per student could indicate a need for additional resources or support to address the unique needs of its student population, and the disparities in performance between different student groups suggest a need to further investigate and address any underlying equity issues within the school.

465

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,288

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Siam RD
Elizabethton, TN 37643

(423) 547-8010

District: Elizabethton

Students who attend East Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	T A Dugger Junior High School
High:	Elizabethton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Tennessee avg42%

286^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Elizabethton

18^th of 139Elizabethton 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	65.9	286 of 1009	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	334 of 1018	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	261 of 1020	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	326 of 1000	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	385 of 983	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	362 of 985	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	505 of 997	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	325 of 646	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.7	193 of 855	77.4%	★★★★☆
2014	56.7	346 of 853	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	208 of 846	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	52.1	422 of 820	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	365 of 818	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.2	540 of 809	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	258 of 986	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	265 of 990	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	245 of 989	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	218 of 975	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	272 of 945	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	332 of 926	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	173 of 843	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	151 of 853	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	536 of 865	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	288 of 858	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	480 of 823	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	500 of 821	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	374 of 877	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	319 of 984	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	431 of 991	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	297 of 987	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	421 of 980	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	458 of 941	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	436 of 916	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	252 of 618	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	302 of 582	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	176 of 528	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	100 of 447	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	33.9	248 of 369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	236 of 255	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	324 of 840	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	401 of 847	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	311 of 852	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	400 of 844	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	458 of 844	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	472 of 812	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	572 of 841	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+14 vs state

English Language Arts51%+12 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	907 King Springs RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5260	488	37	13.3		257 (52.7%)	77 (15.8%)	62 (12.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.8%)	42.6	575^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.0%		39.9	618^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.3%	43	35.3	47.8	44.8				42.6	25.0	43.5	35.8				34.8	30.9	46.4	44.8				40.7					$15,530	$1,233	$13,236
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Side Elementary

What schools do graduates of East Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T A Dugger Junior High School
High : Elizabethton High School

Is East Side Elementary a good school?

East Side Elementary ranks 286^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is East Side Elementary in?

Elizabethton

What is the racial makeup of East Side Elementary?

Students at East Side Elementary are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend East Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended East Side Elementary.

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