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Ross N. Robinson Middle School

Q: Is Ross N. Robinson Middle School a good school?

Ross N. Robinson Middle School ranks 60 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Ross N. Robinson Middle School serves 918 students in grades 6-8 in Kingsport, TN, and is part of Kingsport City Schools. The school ranks 60th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (90th percentile, 5 stars) and has not fallen below the 86th percentile in over a decade. Robinson is the top middle school in its district, outperforming John Sevier Middle School by roughly 8-9 points in every subject, and it beats Sullivan East Middle School, Sullivan Central Middle School, and Sullivan Heights Middle School by wide margins. Even Bristol Tennessee Middle School, a solid 4-star school, trails Robinson in every subject. Only Liberty Bell Middle School and Indian Trail Middle School in Johnson City Schools rank higher in the region.

Robinson posts proficiency rates well above state averages in every subject, with science (63.5%) and social studies (67.2%) as standout areas. The school has shown meaningful improvement over the last three years, with ELA rising 8.5 points, math rising 8.2 points, and social studies rising 7.3 points since 2022-2023. Subgroup performance is strong, with Hispanic students ranking at the 91st percentile, African American students at the 89th percentile, and special education students jumping from the 59th to 81st percentile in a single year. The school spends $13,302 per student, which is less than several schools it outperforms, making it an efficient choice in terms of return on investment.

The school's main vulnerability is chronic absenteeism at 19.8%, which is above the state average of 18.3% and notably higher than the Johnson City schools (11.6% and 12.9%). There is also a 7th grade dip in math and ELA that may warrant attention. Robinson does not report Algebra I or Geometry results, unlike several nearby schools, suggesting advanced math pathways could be an area of future focus. Overall, Robinson is a stable, high-quality school that serves its students well, and improving attendance could help it close the gap with the region's very best schools.

918

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,302

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1517 Jessee Street
Kingsport, TN 37664

(423) 378-2200

District: Kingsport City Schools

Students who attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dobyns - Bennett High School

Feeder schools for Ross N. Robinson Middle School:

Elementary:	Andrew Johnson Elementary School
	John Adams Elementary School
	John F. Kennedy Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg44%

60^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	60 of 594	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	61 of 583	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	65 of 587	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	81 of 594	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	38 of 569	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	55 of 576	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	78 of 574	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	71 of 563	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	29 of 362	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	84.1	40 of 492	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	76.1	69 of 485	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	88.2	21 of 475	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	33 of 466	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	43 of 462	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.8	29 of 435	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	45 of 312	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	90 of 318	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	78 of 316	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	59 of 299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	38 of 277	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	77 of 293	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	62 of 284	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	20 of 65	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	23 of 62	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	63 of 546	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	64 of 554	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	105 of 560	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	44 of 552	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	61 of 538	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	68 of 529	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	44 of 302	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	26 of 286	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	26 of 285	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	54 of 285	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	13 of 275	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	16 of 261	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	21 of 228	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	13 of 219	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	151 of 478	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	173 of 490	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	196 of 510	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	201 of 514	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	81 of 495	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	132 of 483	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	121 of 490	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	108 of 481	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	65 of 550	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	68 of 560	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	69 of 557	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	39 of 540	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	50 of 529	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	86 of 523	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	44.4	137 of 332	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	123 of 299	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	107 of 288	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	56 of 260	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	114 of 238	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	88 of 279	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	82 of 494	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	85 of 492	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	81 of 504	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	98 of 503	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	51 of 500	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	77 of 496	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	104 of 484	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	86 of 481	82.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%+16 vs state

Science64%+17 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

English Language Arts51%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Algebra I (2026)			TNReady Geometry (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 (2020)	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 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 7th Grade	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Ross N. Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1517 Jessee Street	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2200	930	62	15.1	46.7%	748 (80.4%)	30 (3.2%)	60 (6.5%)	16 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.5%)	85.1	60^th of 594 public middle schools	89.9%		84.1	61^st of 583 public middle schools	89.5%	1		59.7	46.6	53.2	53.6		56.4	48.2	49.3	51.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%		67.1	62.6	60.8	63.5	67.3	71.0	63.2	67.2	$13,302	$697	$11,964
John Sevier Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Wateree Street	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2450	799	59	13.6		570 (71.3%)	55 (6.9%)	68 (8.5%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.8%)	71.1	144^th of 594 public middle schools	75.8%		60.1	202^nd of 583 public middle schools	65.4%	58		58.8	36.1	37.8	44.6		52.9	40.0	35.7	42.7	≥ 95%	84.2	92.9		93.8	93.8		53.4	56.5	54.6	54.8	56.5	64.7	56.2	59.0	$14,291	$1,370	$12,231
Sullivan Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1236 Moreland Drive	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1300	646	41	15.7		606 (93.8%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	47.6	303^rd of 594 public middle schools	49.0%		54.7	235^th of 583 public middle schools	59.7%	68		42.4	37.0	9.7	32.0		30.3	37.0	33.0	33.7		84.4	84.4					34.8	53.2	34.5	41.8	43.9	51.1	39.5	45.4	$13,261	$843	$11,621
Sullivan Central Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Shipley Ferry Road	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1200	594	39	15.2		566 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	61.3	207^th of 594 public middle schools	65.2%		57.8	220^th of 583 public middle schools	62.3%	13		39.3	44.1	37.8	40.2		41.0	44.4	33.3	39.0		85.2	85.2					46.7	52.7	44.3	47.5	51.3	58.1	49.6	52.6	$13,175	$1,354	$10,895
Church Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	211 Oak Drive	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-3051	347	25	13.8	50.3%	316 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	53.4	268^th of 594 public middle schools	54.9%		52.4	252^nd of 583 public middle schools	56.8%	16	37.3	41.9	33.5	28.6	35.1	41.0	37.6	29.8	26.5	33.5							40.4	47.5	50.0	41.1	44.7	49.2	65.2	51.8	55.0	$12,098	$909	$10,425
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Car Mol Drive	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 610-6000	797	53	14.9	52.0%	564 (70.8%)	76 (9.5%)	89 (11.2%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	90.3	42^nd of 594 public middle schools	92.9%		89	47^th of 583 public middle schools	91.9%	5		59.9	62.1	60.9	61.0		57.5	60.2	50.7	56.5		≥ 95%	≥ 95%					72.9	67.6	61.7	67.7	71.3	79.7	58.4	70.5	$13,786	$434	$12,895
Liberty Bell Middle School	Public	6-8	718 Morningside Drive	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 232-2179	937	61	15.3	49.2%	623 (66.5%)	66 (7.0%)	139 (14.8%)	34 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.9%)	89.9	43^rd of 594 public middle schools	92.8%		90.1	43^rd of 583 public middle schools	92.6%			68.2	52.5	53.8	58.4		67.7	46.0	52.4	55.3		≥ 95%	≥ 95%					74.7	66.0	69.6	70.0	81.5	71.9	68.8	74.1	$12,476	$637	$11,373
Sullivan East Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Weaver PIKE	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1000	565	36	15.6		526 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	26.5	453^rd of 594 public middle schools	23.7%		26.6	445^th of 583 public middle schools	23.7%	8		23.4	28.9	8.9	21.4		28.7	28.9	17.0	25.0		39.3	39.3					29.8	34.1	27.1	30.5	30.3	42.2	35.5	36.2	$12,510	$788	$10,935
Bristol Tennessee Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Alabama Street	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9449	893	50	17.9	49.7%	771 (86.3%)	28 (3.1%)	50 (5.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	74.4	115^th of 594 public middle schools	80.6%		73.9	116^th of 583 public middle schools	80.1%	1		47.2	55.5	37.4	46.6		42.0	45.7	32.6	39.8		≥ 95%	≥ 95%					63.7	64.5	47.7	58.2	66.0	73.3	59.9	66.2	$12,386	$968	$10,812
Surgoinsville Middle School	Public	5-8	1044 Main Street	Surgoinsville	37873	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 345-2252	259	19	13.6	66.8%	238 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	57	238^th of 594 public middle schools	59.9%		57.5	222^nd of 583 public middle schools	61.9%	16	48.6	38.1	27.1	32.1	37.1	54.3	42.2	37.3	32.7	42.3							50.0	41.3	64.4	39.3	48.8	62.5	71.2	35.7	57.0	$14,946	$927	$13,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross N. Robinson Middle School

Is Ross N. Robinson Middle School a good school?

Ross N. Robinson Middle School ranks 60^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ross N. Robinson Middle School?

Students at Ross N. Robinson Middle School are 80% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Ross N. Robinson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School usually go on to attend Dobyns - Bennett High School

How many students attend Ross N. Robinson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Ross N. Robinson Middle School.

What district is Ross N. Robinson Middle School in?

Kingsport City Schools

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