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Roan Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Roan Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mountain City, Tennessee, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 341 students. The school is part of the Johnson County School District, which is ranked 134 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Roan Creek Elementary's performance on TNReady tests is generally below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 21.6%, compared to the state average of 42.2% and the Johnson County average of 16.3%. The school's performance in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies is also below the state and county averages. Additionally, Roan Creek Elementary has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 12.3% in the 2022-2023 school year to 18.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Roan Creek Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby schools of Laurel Elementary, Doe Elementary, and Mountain City Elementary, which are also part of the Johnson County School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Mountain City Elementary outperformed Roan Creek Elementary in Mathematics (28.8% vs. 21.6%) and English Language Arts (37.6% vs. 27.5%). Additionally, Roan Creek Elementary's statewide ranking has been steadily declining, from a high of 269 out of 646 Tennessee elementary schools in the 2016-2017 school year to a low of 772 out of 1,009 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

343

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,557

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2410 Roan Creek RD
Mountain City, TN 37683

(423) 727-4964

District: Johnson County

Students who attend Roan Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson County Middle School
High:	Johnson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

7.3%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg43%

772^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Johnson County

134^th of 139Johnson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	772 of 1009	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	682 of 1018	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	617 of 1020	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	558 of 1000	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	551 of 983	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	513 of 985	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	618 of 997	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	269 of 646	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	360 of 855	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	357 of 853	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	381 of 846	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.2	142 of 820	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	49.9	450 of 818	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	474 of 809	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	726 of 986	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	624 of 990	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	559 of 989	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	611 of 975	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	501 of 945	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	419 of 926	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	692 of 843	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	519 of 853	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	487 of 865	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	504 of 858	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	371 of 823	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	292 of 821	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	339 of 877	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	775 of 984	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	698 of 991	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	641 of 987	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	505 of 980	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	579 of 941	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	621 of 916	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	595 of 618	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	420 of 528	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	279 of 447	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	211 of 369	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	106 of 395	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	778 of 840	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	714 of 847	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	685 of 852	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	621 of 844	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	608 of 844	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	551 of 812	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	652 of 841	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-7 vs state

Social Studies33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 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
Roan Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2410 Roan Creek RD	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-4964	341	29	11.8		311 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	26.8	772^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	23.5%		34.5	682^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	33.0%	90	18.4	26.7	23.7	17.4			21.6	26.3	33.3	26.3	23.9			27.5	34.2	53.3	44.7	26.1			39.5	32.6			32.6	$18,557	$1,613	$15,880
Mountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Donnelly ST	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2621	430	30	14.4		404 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	41.1	595^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.0%		66.4	268^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.7%	327	29.8	25.6	32.8	26.0			28.8	25.5	55.8	25.9	48.0			37.6	43.1	58.1	25.9	44.0			41.6	50.0			50.0	$15,473	$1,420	$13,078
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
Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Gentry Creek RD	Laurel Bloomery	37680	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2685	76	8	9.3		74 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	762^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	24.5%		38.1	636^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.5%	126		8.3	16.7	16.7			13.3	50.0	25.0	41.7	41.7			39.1	30.0	16.7	33.3	25.0			26.1					$19,274	$1,836	$16,208
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roan Creek Elementary

How many students attend Roan Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Roan Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Roan Creek Elementary?

Students at Roan Creek Elementary are 91% White, 7% Hispanic.

Is Roan Creek Elementary a good school?

Roan Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Roan Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roan Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson County Middle School
High : Johnson County High School

What district is Roan Creek Elementary in?

Johnson County

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