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Andrew Jackson Elementary School

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Andrew Jackson Elementary School ranks 690 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Andrew Jackson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kingsport, Tennessee, serving 432 students in grades PK-5. 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 being part of a highly-ranked district, Andrew Jackson Elementary has consistently underperformed academically, ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the Kingsport district and Tennessee state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups like White students and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 32.6% over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, nearby George Washington Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, and Andrew Johnson Elementary schools within the Kingsport district consistently outperform Andrew Jackson Elementary on academic measures. In contrast, schools in the Sullivan County and Hawkins County districts, such as Ketron Elementary and Mt. Carmel Elementary, generally perform at a similar or lower level compared to Andrew Jackson Elementary.

430

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,344

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Jackson ST
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 378-2250

District: Kingsport

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg42%

690^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	34.1	690 of 1009	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	605 of 1018	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	576 of 1020	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	665 of 1000	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	590 of 983	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	695 of 985	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	815 of 997	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	562 of 855	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	591 of 853	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.1	366 of 846	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	312 of 820	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.0	131 of 818	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.0	277 of 809	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	234 of 498	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	301 of 498	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	128 of 500	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	172 of 483	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	126 of 411	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	241 of 450	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	621 of 986	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	458 of 990	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	529 of 989	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	575 of 975	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	569 of 945	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	650 of 926	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	42.3	178 of 319	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	558 of 843	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	510 of 853	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	331 of 865	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	446 of 858	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	300 of 823	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	505 of 821	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	761 of 877	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	719 of 984	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	703 of 991	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	608 of 987	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	680 of 980	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	568 of 941	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	674 of 916	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	591 of 618	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	233 of 582	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	333 of 528	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	325 of 447	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	118 of 369	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	185 of 255	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	726 of 840	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	590 of 847	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	630 of 852	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	671 of 844	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	580 of 844	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	732 of 812	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	817 of 841	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2018)44th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-5 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Jackson Elementary School

Is Andrew Jackson Elementary School a good school?

Andrew Jackson Elementary School ranks 690^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Andrew Jackson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Andrew Jackson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Elementary School?

Students at Andrew Jackson Elementary School are 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What district is Andrew Jackson Elementary School in?

Kingsport

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