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Fall Branch Elementary School

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Fall Branch Elementary School ranks 358 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Fall Branch Elementary School is a small K-8 school in Fall Branch, TN, serving 256 students within the highly-regarded Washington County Schools district. After a challenging 2024-2025 school year, the school made a significant leap in 2025-2026, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and jumping from the 34th to the 65th percentile statewide.

Fall Branch has several clear strengths that stand out. Its special education program is exceptional, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide with a 5-star rating—a remarkably consistent and high-level result. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is a positive story at just 11.2%, notably lower than the district (17.3%) and state (18.3%) averages, and better than nearby schools like Andrew Johnson Elementary and Sullivan Gardens Elementary. Early elementary performance is also a bright spot, with 3rd grade science proficiency at 73.7% and 3rd grade ELA at 63.2%, both well above district and state averages.

However, the school faces clear challenges, particularly in the middle grades. While 5th and 8th grade math are strong, 7th grade ELA proficiency drops to a concerning 12.5%, and Social Studies proficiency for grades 6-8 sits at just 36.6%—far below the district's 58.3%. This creates a steep drop-off after strong early elementary results, a problem not seen at nearby Ridgeview Elementary, which posts a 60.7% proficiency rate in 7th grade ELA. While the 2025-2026 improvement is encouraging, the school remains the lowest-ranked among its four same-district peers, all of which earned 4 stars. For parents, this signals a school with strong foundations in early grades and student support, but with a critical need to strengthen literacy and content-area instruction as students move into middle school.

256

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,731

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1061 Highway 93
Fall Branch, TN 37659

(423) 348-1200

District: Washington County Schools

Students who attend Fall Branch Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Daniel Boone High School
	Washington County Adult High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

358^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 36 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

336^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 11 pts since 2017

From top 46% (2017) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Washington County Schools

30^th of 141Washington 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	358 of 1019	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	669 of 1009	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	571 of 1018	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	650 of 1020	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	818 of 1000	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	679 of 983	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	512 of 985	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	573 of 997	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	460 of 646	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.7	453 of 855	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.5	283 of 853	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	442 of 846	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.8	264 of 820	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	84.3	106 of 818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	49.1	438 of 809	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	568 of 986	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	609 of 990	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	653 of 989	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	815 of 975	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	498 of 945	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	367 of 926	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	688 of 984	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	483 of 991	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	638 of 987	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	704 of 980	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	703 of 941	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	387 of 916	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	51 of 641	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	68.3	106 of 618	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	85 of 582	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	399 of 849	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.9	715 of 840	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	587 of 847	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	670 of 852	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	810 of 844	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	725 of 844	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	548 of 812	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	612 of 841	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	336 of 594	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	425 of 583	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	410 of 587	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	427 of 594	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	439 of 569	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	417 of 576	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	331 of 574	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	359 of 563	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	166 of 362	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.6	104 of 492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.3	127 of 485	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	131 of 475	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	106 of 466	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	64 of 462	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	113 of 435	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	402 of 546	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	439 of 554	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	362 of 560	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	305 of 538	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	372 of 529	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	394 of 514	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	264 of 483	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	382 of 550	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	328 of 560	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	391 of 557	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	386 of 540	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	382 of 529	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	262 of 523	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	374 of 494	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	439 of 492	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	430 of 504	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	433 of 503	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	452 of 500	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	452 of 496	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	372 of 484	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	364 of 481	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science52%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Social Studies37%-15 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 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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	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
Fall Branch Elementary School	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	257	19	13.2	54.9%	235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	61	358^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.9%		35.6	669^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.7%	311	47.4	36.4	60.0	38.5	33.3	55.0	45.9	63.2	45.5	48.6	34.6	12.5	19.0	37.4			73.7	57.1	45.7	53.8	37.5	52.4	52.1	38.5	33.3	38.1	36.6	$13,731	$769	$12,267
John Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Edinburgh Channel Road	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-1400	466	34	13.9	28.1%	389 (83.5%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	93.3	62^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.2	71^st of 1009 public elementary schools	93.0%	9	76.0	75.0	79.0				76.7	76.0	75.0	72.8				74.6			76.0	70.0	62.5				69.4					$13,255	$737	$11,812
Sullivan Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Rosemont Avenue	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1770	217	16	13.5		205 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	50.6	485^th of 1019 public elementary schools	52.4%		60.2	350^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.3%	135	29.7	52.0	63.0				46.1	37.8	60.0	51.9				48.3			24.3	52.0	44.4				38.2					$18,125	$1,636	$15,364
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1518 Gray Station/sulphur Spri	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1140	365	27	13.3	50.9%	350 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	73.2	213^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.1%		74.2	202^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	80.0%	11	41.2	68.2	47.1	72.5	51.4	30.8	53.6	58.8	56.8	50.0	54.9	40.5	47.7	51.6			38.2	77.3	35.3	60.8	54.1	47.7	53.7	56.9	67.6	47.7	56.8	$14,826	$1,025	$13,183
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Sam Jenkins Road	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 788-7340	788	52	15.0	18.8%	743 (94.3%)	11 (1.4%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	76.5	184^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.6	159^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.2%	25	55.2	40.5	69.0	63.5	70.2	61.7	60.0	52.9	51.4	63.4	60.3	60.7	40.0	54.0	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	57.5	57.5	67.7	57.1	61.9	53.7	58.9	60.3	75.0	62.1	66.1	$13,598	$509	$12,561
Miller Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 Fordtown Road	Kingsport	37663	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1760	265	18	14.7	43.1%	247 (93.2%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	82.4	139^th of 1019 public elementary schools	86.4%		84.8	126^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.5%	13	45.2	67.7	73.5				60.7	65.9	67.7	67.6				67.0			54.8	74.2	55.9				60.7					$15,875	$858	$13,929
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	51.7%	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
Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	755 Gray Station Road	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 477-1640	498	35	14.3	39.6%	445 (89.4%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	72.7	220^th of 1019 public elementary schools	78.4%		71	228^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.4%	8	48.0	54.2	58.8	42.4	33.3	62.5	49.4	46.0	46.7	52.9	57.6	48.3	52.7	50.8	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	54.0	66.1	66.7	59.3	39.7	65.5	58.4	62.7	52.6	59.3	58.2	$13,409	$717	$12,022
Church Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Old Stage Road	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-5621	346	23	14.9	61.9%	318 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	49.6	497^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.2%		21.2	832^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.5%	335	32.8	51.5					42.4	34.4	54.4					44.7			37.5	55.9					47.0					$13,193	$969	$11,297
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fall Branch Elementary School

Is Fall Branch Elementary School a good school?

Fall Branch Elementary School ranks 358^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fall Branch Elementary School?

Students at Fall Branch Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Fall Branch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Fall Branch Elementary School.

What district is Fall Branch Elementary School in?

Washington County Schools

What schools do graduates of Fall Branch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fall Branch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Daniel Boone High School
High : Washington County Adult High School

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