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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

Q: Is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 461 st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kingsport, Tennessee, serving 275 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kingsport school district, which is ranked 24th out of 139 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to the district average, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary has consistently underperformed on academic measures like proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rate was 45.4%, compared to 50.6% for the Kingsport district and 42.2% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, dropping from 272 out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 461 out of 1009 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 26.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, nearby Andrew Johnson Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, and George Washington Elementary schools in the Kingsport district consistently outperform Theodore Roosevelt Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and explore more effective strategies to improve student learning and engagement.

250

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,053

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1051 Lake ST
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 857-2600

District: Kingsport

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 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Tennessee median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

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's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg42%

461^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Kingsport

24^th of 139Kingsport 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	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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 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 ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2600	275	26	10.5		218 (79.3%)	9 (3.3%)	28 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	52.2	461^st of 1009 public elementary schools	54.3%		33.2	693^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	31.9%	232	50.0	48.7	38.6	45.4	38.9	38.5	34.9	37.3	55.6	57.9	38.6	50.0	$18,053	$2,019	$14,916
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	432	34	12.8		284 (65.7%)	42 (9.7%)	43 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	34.1	690^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.6%		40.8	605^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.6%	85	35.6	30.0	28.1	31.5	32.4	34.3	31.6	32.8	35.6	37.1	52.6	41.0	$15,344	$1,724	$12,642
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland AVE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2700	272	24	11.1		224 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	53.9	434^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.0%		38.6	630^th of 1018 public elementary schools	38.1%	196	37.5	34.1	51.4	40.3	31.3	43.2	45.9	39.5	52.1	52.3	67.6	56.6	$16,259	$1,542	$13,746
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Summer ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2360	417	30	13.9		280 (67.1%)	33 (7.9%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.9%)	57.9	381^st of 1009 public elementary schools	62.2%		68.2	254^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.0%	127	24.0	50.9	83.9	51.0	32.0	54.4	65.0	49.0	33.3	49.1	62.9	47.4	$15,585	$1,495	$13,193
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Bellingham DR	Kingsport	37660	Hawkins County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2480	526	34	15.3		430 (81.7%)	25 (4.8%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	78.1	168^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.3%		81	146^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.7%	22	47.3	61.9	75.6	61.4	50.0	67.9	56.0	57.7	47.3	63.1	62.2	57.3	$13,905	$824	$12,266
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland AVE	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	507	35	14.4		387 (76.3%)	17 (3.4%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	87.4	104^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.7%		84.7	126^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.6%	22	60.8	58.1	65.9	61.7	68.4	65.1	62.6	65.2	70.9	66.3	69.2	68.8	$13,304	$609	$11,947
Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	545	38	14.5		436 (80.0%)	10 (1.8%)	33 (6.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	86.8	110^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.1%		87.3	105^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.7%	5	54.4	67.3	65.1	63.2	53.4	84.5	63.9	69.5	50.7	78.2	68.7	67.7	$13,314	$915	$11,745
Mt Carmel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	127 Cherry ST	Mt Carmel	37645	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7221	304	22	13.8		269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	69.7	241^st of 1009 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.9	154^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.9%	87	23.3	78.6		54.5	41.9	71.4		58.6	39.5	76.8		60.6	$13,898	$830	$12,033
Ketron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Bloomington PIKE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1715	528	37	14.2		488 (92.4%)	21 (4.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36.9	650^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.6%		25	793^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	22.1%	143	46.1	43.9	36.9	42.0	38.2	36.4	23.8	32.3	39.5	39.4	25.0	34.1	$14,804	$1,279	$12,588
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1238 Moreland DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1380	388	27	14.3		369 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	79.2	162^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.9%		82.6	139^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.3%	23	54.4	59.7	76.2	63.7	54.4	53.2	44.4	50.5	73.7	70.5	54.8	66.1	$13,430	$985	$11,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

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

What district is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Kingsport

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 461^st of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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