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Central Heights Elementary School

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Central Heights Elementary School ranks 329 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Central Heights Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Blountville, Tennessee, serving 234 students in the Sullivan County Schools district. The school currently ranks 329th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it at the 68th percentile with a 3-star rating — solidly in the upper third of schools statewide. Central Heights Elementary School is a strong performer in mathematics and English language arts compared with its district and the state, but science proficiency lags noticeably, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than any nearby elementary school.

Math is the school's clearest strength. With 60.6% of students proficient, Central Heights outperforms the district average of 39.8% and the state average of 43.0% by wide margins, and it leads every other Sullivan County elementary school in math, including Indian Springs Elementary School (48.9%), Holston Elementary School (48.6%), Ketron Elementary School (44.6%), and Bluff City Elementary School (41.2%). English language arts is also solid at 51.9% proficiency, well above the district (39.7%) and state (40.6%), though nearby Andrew Johnson Elementary School (71.9%), Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (63.1%), and Haynesfield Elementary School (62.4%) are notably stronger in reading. Science is the weak spot: at 42.3%, Central Heights falls below both the district (44.5%) and state (46.9%), and only Bluff City scores lower among comparable schools. One particularly bright spot is the school's success with economically disadvantaged students, who ranked at the 92nd percentile statewide — earning a 5-star rating for that subgroup.

The biggest red flag is attendance. Central Heights has a 22.2% chronic absenteeism rate — the highest among all nearby schools and well above the state average of 18.3% — which may be holding the school back from even stronger results. Grade-level data show another concern: 4th graders excel, with 76.5% math proficiency, but 5th graders drop sharply in ELA (38.9%) and science (33.3%), both below district and state averages. Special education performance has also declined, falling from the 56th to the 21st percentile over the past two years. On a positive note, per-pupil spending is high at $14,828, the student-teacher ratio is a low 12–13 to 1, and the school's statewide ranking has trended upward since 2020–2021, even after easing slightly in the most recent year.

234

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,828

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158 Central Heights Road
Blountville, TN 37617

(423) 354-1575

District: Sullivan County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

329^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From top 23% (2017) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sullivan County Schools

63^rd of 141Sullivan County 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	63.0	329 of 1019	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	225 of 1009	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	304 of 1018	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	425 of 1020	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	485 of 1000	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	504 of 983	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	349 of 985	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	425 of 997	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	150 of 646	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	56.7	389 of 855	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.1	425 of 853	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.4	128 of 846	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	124 of 820	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	263 of 818	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	362 of 809	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	194 of 986	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	194 of 990	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	441 of 989	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	499 of 975	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	563 of 945	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	549 of 926	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	67 of 823	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	191 of 853	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	77 of 865	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	28.3	664 of 858	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	495 of 823	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	208 of 821	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	478 of 877	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	336 of 984	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	568 of 991	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	419 of 987	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	487 of 980	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	390 of 941	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	226 of 916	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	506 of 641	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	257 of 582	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	420 of 849	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	327 of 840	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	416 of 847	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	492 of 852	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	546 of 844	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	600 of 844	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	381 of 812	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	470 of 841	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+18 vs state

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Science42%-5 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 (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 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
Central Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Central Heights Road	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1575	235	19	12.3		223 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	63	329^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.8	225^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.7%	104	44.1	76.5	61.1	60.6	58.8	58.8	38.9	51.9	41.2	52.9	33.3	42.3	$14,828	$972	$12,913
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Hill Road	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1685	351	22	15.9	37.0%	330 (94.0%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	67.1	288^th of 1019 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.4	244^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.8%	44	39.6	54.1	51.6	48.9	54.7	62.3	43.5	53.4	58.5	57.4	51.6	55.7	$14,317	$825	$12,593
Holston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2348 Hwy 75	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1550	625	38	16.4	54.2%	595 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	60.3	364^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.3%		52	462^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	54.2%	98	31.6	55.3	59.6	48.6	43.2	47.9	43.2	44.8	52.6	62.8	47.2	54.3	$13,937	$1,576	$11,559
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		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
Avoca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer Parkway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9	42.6%	361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	71.4	234^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.4	192^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	53.3	71.0	43.8	55.7	62.2	54.1	42.2	53.3	66.7	56.5	48.4	57.7	$13,270	$963	$11,396
Bluff City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple Drive	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	544	33	16.4		508 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	41.6	623^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%	4	39.7	46.4	37.5	41.2	37.2	38.1	44.3	40.0	43.6	40.5	31.8	38.4	$13,452	$857	$11,659
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	43.2%	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
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth Street	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5	77.6%	213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	51.2	481^st of 1019 public elementary schools	52.8%		43.8	552^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.3%	71	43.3	42.2	56.7	46.7	51.6	40.0	43.3	44.3	41.9	40.0	53.3	44.3	$16,786	$1,576	$14,099
Haynesfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bluff City Highway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9292	397	25	15.7	34.4%	327 (82.4%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	86.3	112^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.9	116^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	54.4	63.8	65.0	61.3	64.9	62.3	60.0	62.4	66.7	81.2	71.7	73.7	$12,763	$565	$11,461
Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol	Public, Virtual	K-5	615 Martin Luther King Junior	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	21	3	6.9		19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)													$4,037	$301	$3,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Heights Elementary School

What district is Central Heights Elementary School in?

Sullivan County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Central Heights Elementary School?

Students at Central Heights Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Central Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Central Heights Elementary School.

Is Central Heights Elementary School a good school?

Central Heights Elementary School ranks 329^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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