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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 371 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School is a K–5 school in Kingsport, TN serving 250 students as part of Kingsport City Schools, a district ranked in the 85th percentile statewide. Roosevelt has been on a clear upward trajectory: after ranking in the 32nd percentile in 2023–24, the school climbed to the 64th percentile by 2025–26, earning a 3-star rating. Today, proficiency rates in math (49.6%), English language arts (46.1%), and science (53.9%) all exceed Tennessee state averages, though they still trail the Kingsport City Schools district averages by roughly 5–6 points per subject.

One of Roosevelt's standout strengths is its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 83rd percentile statewide — well above the school's overall ranking. The 4th grade cohort is particularly remarkable, with math proficiency at 71.4% and science at 77.1%, both far exceeding district and state averages. This may reflect a strong teacher team or targeted interventions worth replicating in other grade levels. The school's improvement has also been rapid, outpacing the district's gains in every subject and narrowing a 16–18 point gap down to roughly 5–6 points in just two years.

Roosevelt's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 29.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, far above the state rate of 18.3% and nearly triple the rate at nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (11.4%). The school also spends more per student ($18,053) than any other elementary school in Kingsport, yet its scores remain below several lower-spending neighbors. Special education students rank in just the 12th percentile statewide, a red flag that contrasts sharply with the strong results for low-income students. Compared to its closest neighbor, Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Roosevelt is performing meaningfully better — roughly 20 points higher in math and ELA — showing that within the same district, school-level strategies make a real difference. Sustaining the recent momentum and addressing the absenteeism gap will be key to Roosevelt's continued rise.

250

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,053

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1051 Lake Street
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 857-2600

District: Kingsport City Schools

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Sevier Middle School
High:	Dobyns - Bennett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2026) from a 32nd-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Tennessee median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

!Near the bottom of Kingsport City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg55%

Tennessee avg43%

371^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2017

From top 50% (2017) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Kingsport City Schools

21^st of 141Kingsport City 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	59.4	371 of 1019	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	461 of 1009	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	693 of 1018	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	601 of 1020	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	570 of 1000	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	659 of 983	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	272 of 985	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	352 of 997	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	321 of 646	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	257 of 855	69.9%	★★★★☆
2014	61.8	291 of 853	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	467 of 846	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.3	308 of 820	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.9	175 of 818	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	261 of 809	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	480 of 986	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	740 of 990	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	647 of 989	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	711 of 945	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	285 of 926	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	140 of 823	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	408 of 843	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	557 of 853	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	249 of 865	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	252 of 858	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	33.6	560 of 823	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.1	37 of 821	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	104 of 877	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	429 of 984	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	584 of 991	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	472 of 987	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	535 of 980	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	559 of 941	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	267 of 916	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	566 of 641	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	254 of 528	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	258 of 447	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	344 of 369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	526 of 849	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	554 of 840	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	766 of 847	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	606 of 852	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	676 of 844	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	695 of 844	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	281 of 812	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	422 of 841	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+7 vs state

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 (2016)	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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1051 Lake Street	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2600	275	26	10.5	89.0%	218 (79.3%)	9 (3.3%)	28 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	59.4	371^st of 1019 public elementary schools	63.6%		52.2	461^st of 1009 public elementary schools	54.3%	90	32.6	71.4	50.0	49.6	39.1	60.0	41.2	46.1	39.1	77.1	50.0	53.9	$18,053	$2,019	$14,916
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson Street	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	432	34	12.8	84.3%	284 (65.7%)	42 (9.7%)	43 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	23.5	819^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.6%		34.1	690^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.6%	129	13.6	46.4	26.7	29.6	28.8	36.2	20.5	28.4	39.0	31.9	21.3	30.0	$15,344	$1,724	$12,642
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland Avenue	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2700	272	24	11.1	83.4%	224 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	57.3	410^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.8%		53.9	434^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.0%	24	27.0	46.8	48.8	41.7	59.5	40.4	34.9	44.1	54.1	72.3	48.8	59.1	$16,259	$1,542	$13,746
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Summer Street	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2360	417	30	13.9	77.0%	280 (67.1%)	33 (7.9%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.9%)	68.8	267^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.8%		57.9	381^st of 1009 public elementary schools	62.2%	114	49.3	46.3	73.8	55.7	54.8	58.2	51.6	55.0	46.6	50.7	59.0	51.7	$15,585	$1,495	$13,193
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Bellingham Drive	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2480	526	34	15.3	48.8%	430 (81.7%)	25 (4.8%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	81.3	142^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	86.1%		78.1	168^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.3%	26	63.9	61.6	74.4	66.9	59.7	52.9	66.7	59.9	61.1	52.9	66.7	60.3	$13,905	$824	$12,266
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland Avenue	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	507	35	14.4	42.4%	387 (76.3%)	17 (3.4%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	87.1	108^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.4%		87.4	104^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.7%	4	68.1	69.5	66.0	67.7	63.0	72.0	55.3	63.1	66.7	68.3	63.8	66.1	$13,304	$609	$11,947
Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond Drive	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	545	38	14.5	51.2%	436 (80.0%)	10 (1.8%)	33 (6.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	88.1	102^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.8	110^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.1%	8	53.2	79.7	65.3	66.0	63.3	73.4	77.5	71.9	54.4	72.2	71.3	66.4	$13,314	$915	$11,745
Mt Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	127 Cherry Street	Mt Carmel	37645	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7221	304	22	13.8	58.3%	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	63.9	320^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.6%		69.7	241^st of 1009 public elementary schools	76.1%	79	45.0	63.4		54.3	42.5	56.1		49.4	41.5	63.4		52.4	$13,898	$830	$12,033
Ketron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Bloomington PIKE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1715	528	37	14.2	77.5%	488 (92.4%)	21 (4.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	48.1	515^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.5%		36.9	650^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.6%	135	39.5	51.2	42.9	44.6	35.8	47.6	24.6	36.6	55.6	47.6	40.0	48.1	$14,804	$1,279	$12,588
Rock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1238 Moreland Drive	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1380	388	27	14.3	47.3%	369 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	74.3	200^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.4%		79.2	162^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.9%	38	50.0	64.1	67.2	59.8	55.4	64.1	51.6	57.0	48.6	57.8	54.1	53.3	$13,430	$985	$11,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Kingsport City Schools

What schools do graduates of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Sevier Middle School
High : Dobyns - Bennett High School

How many students attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School.

Is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 371^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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