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Bulls Gap School

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Bulls Gap School ranks 512 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bulls Gap School is a small rural PK–8 school in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, serving 357 students as part of Hawkins County Schools. Because it spans both elementary and middle grades, its scores include older students, making direct comparisons to nearby K–5 schools tricky — but it also reveals real strengths in the upper grades.

The middle school years are clearly a bright spot. Eighth-grade math proficiency is 42.4% versus 28.0% for the district, and 8th grade science is 49.2% versus 39.8% district-wide. Middle school ELA also outpaces the district at every grade level. The school posted a dramatic rebound in 2025–2026, with math up 10.9 points, ELA up 12.6 points, and social studies up 17.6 points — moving from the 30th to the 50th percentile statewide. Subgroup data suggests the school is especially effective with male and low-income students. Within the district, St Clair Elementary still leads in every subject, while Mooresburg Elementary trails in most.

The biggest concern for parents is attendance: 23.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools and far above Rogersville Elementary's 6.4%. Third grade is also a weak spot, with math at 24.0% versus 42.6% statewide, while 4th grade shines at 58.8% math proficiency. Per-student spending of $13,637 is mid-range — higher than Mosheim Elementary's $8,870 but lower than St Clair's $16,975 — and outcomes don't clearly track spending. The recovery from a 1-star rating in 2023–2024 to a 2-star, mid-range ranking is encouraging, but sustaining it will require a serious focus on attendance and early-elementary support.

357

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,637

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 Allen Drive
Bulls Gap, TN 37711

(423) 235-5201

District: Hawkins County Schools

Students who attend Bulls Gap School usually attend:

High:

Cherokee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

512^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 33 pts since 2017

From top 17% (2017) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

248^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 25 pts since 2017

From top 17% (2017) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hawkins County Schools

98^th of 141Hawkins 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	512 of 1019	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	606 of 1009	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	716 of 1018	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	751 of 1020	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	622 of 1000	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	712 of 983	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	548 of 985	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	323 of 997	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	110 of 646	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	128 of 855	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	218 of 853	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	122 of 846	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.6	298 of 820	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	250 of 818	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.7	353 of 809	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	774 of 986	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	748 of 990	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	684 of 989	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	528 of 975	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	646 of 945	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	551 of 926	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	380 of 823	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	391 of 843	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	592 of 853	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	537 of 865	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	625 of 858	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	519 of 823	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	465 of 821	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	209 of 877	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	467 of 984	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	624 of 991	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	715 of 987	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	650 of 980	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	699 of 941	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	501 of 916	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	218 of 447	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	582 of 849	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	683 of 840	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	737 of 847	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	767 of 852	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	661 of 844	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	748 of 844	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	562 of 812	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	368 of 841	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	248 of 594	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.8	423 of 583	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	372 of 587	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	428 of 594	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	352 of 569	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	385 of 576	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	368 of 574	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	235 of 563	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	60 of 362	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	48.5	298 of 492	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	349 of 485	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.7	350 of 475	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.1	214 of 466	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	144 of 462	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.3	300 of 435	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	414 of 546	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	352 of 554	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	368 of 560	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	364 of 552	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	374 of 538	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	326 of 529	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	200 of 478	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.3	428 of 490	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	337 of 510	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	282 of 514	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	334 of 495	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	280 of 483	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	299 of 490	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	141 of 481	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	375 of 550	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	362 of 560	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	414 of 557	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	329 of 540	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	318 of 529	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	351 of 523	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	43.1	118 of 288	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	127 of 260	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	295 of 494	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.6	442 of 492	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	402 of 504	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	429 of 503	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	383 of 500	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	396 of 496	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	399 of 484	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	270 of 481	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2022)51st percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)59th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile~ school

White (2026)40th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies50%~ state avg

Science44%-3 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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	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 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
Bulls Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Allen Drive	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5201	343	14	24.5		321 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	48.2	512^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.8%		40.3	606^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.9%	94	24.0	58.8	34.8	22.7	38.5	42.4	37.6	36.0	47.1	39.1	45.5	36.5	30.5	38.4	20.0	50.0	34.8	47.7	46.2	49.2	43.9	61.4	50.0	42.4	50.3	$13,637	$1,049	$11,661
Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	7859 East Andrew Johnson	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 235-2547	190	15	12.2		170 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	53.1	463^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	54.6%		67.9	256^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.6%	207	41.5	42.1	58.1				46.4	34.1	39.5	51.6				40.9	26.8	63.2	71.0				51.8					$11,938	$256	$10,610
St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	1350 Melinda Ferry Road	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-2721	172	15	11.2		158 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	62.9	331^st of 1019 public elementary schools	67.5%		44.3	547^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.8%	216	45.2	40.6	56.0				46.6	45.2	56.3	48.0				50.0	51.6	59.4	52.0				54.5					$16,975	$1,147	$14,680
Russellville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5655 Old Russellville Pike	Russellville	37860	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-6560	648	41	15.7		539 (83.2%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	71.2	237^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.7	258^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.4%	21	48.0	56.3	60.6				55.6	48.0	64.8	60.6				58.0	41.3	62.0	51.9				51.6					$13,912	$842	$11,704
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8120 McDonald Road	Mohawk	37810	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5406	247	20	12.2		227 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	56.9	415^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.3%		36.9	648^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.8%	233	31.4	82.1	33.3				47.3	40.0	78.6	38.7				51.1	40.0	64.3	48.4				50.0					$16,034	$1,263	$13,295
Mosheim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	297 West School Street	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4123	704	44	15.8		644 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	46.9	530^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.0%		46	530^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.5%		51.4	48.5	46.2				48.8	44.3	39.8	29.3				38.2	42.3	42.9	37.4				41.0					$8,870	$1,095	$7,281
John Hay Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Brittain Court	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1080	257	19	13.7		147 (57.2%)	7 (2.7%)	81 (31.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	39.9	634^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.8%		44.3	546^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.9%	88	37.5	51.0	47.8				46.5	21.2	43.4	40.0				36.6	24.2	40.4	34.8				34.4					$12,492	$1,019	$10,532
Mooresburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Hwy 31	Mooresburg	37811	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-9597	205	15	13.6		185 (90.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	20.5	851^st of 1019 public elementary schools	16.5%		29.4	745^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.2%	106	22.7	46.7	28.6				33.3	27.3	16.7	17.1				19.5	36.4	36.7	14.3				27.6					$16,442	$1,201	$13,865
Union Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3		248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	53.6	454^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.4%		64.3	311^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.2%	143	38.5	46.9	57.7				48.6	25.6	42.9	53.8				42.1	38.5	44.9	56.9				47.5					$13,331	$720	$11,424
Rogersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	116 Broadway	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Rogersville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7651	643	48	13.3		563 (87.6%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	47.2	526^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.4%		41.4	590^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.5%	64	44.9	33.8	41.5	31.7	44.2	52.9	41.6	51.4	37.8	40.2	34.9	27.3	27.1	36.5	37.7	44.6	61.0	41.3	51.9	40.0	46.7	38.1	48.1	45.7	44.3	$13,746	$922	$12,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Bulls Gap School

What is the racial makeup of Bulls Gap School?

Students at Bulls Gap School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Bulls Gap School attend?

Students who attend Bulls Gap School usually go on to attend:

High : Cherokee High School

How many students attend Bulls Gap School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Bulls Gap School.

Is Bulls Gap School a good school?

Bulls Gap School ranks 512^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bulls Gap School in?

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2025–26 TNReady test scoresNewAug 25, 2026

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