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Gray Elementary School

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Gray Elementary School ranks 228 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Gray Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Gray, Tennessee, with 498 students enrolled. The school is part of the Washington County School District, which is ranked 41 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gray Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 30% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are generally higher than the Washington County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. Particularly strong performance is seen in 4th and 5th grade Mathematics, as well as 8th grade Mathematics, where the school's proficiency rates significantly exceed the district and state. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with its male students and low socioeconomic status students ranking particularly high compared to their peers statewide.

When compared to nearby schools, Ridgeview Elementary in the Washington County district stands out with particularly high performance, ranking in the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools. Schools in the Johnson City district, such as Woodland Elementary, Towne Acres Elementary, and Lake Ridge Elementary, also demonstrate even stronger academic performance, with 5-star ratings and proficiency rates well above the state average. However, Gray Elementary School's performance is still impressive, and the school can build on its strengths to continue providing a high-quality education for its students.

512

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,409

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Gray Station RD
Gray, TN 37615

(423) 477-1640

District: Washington County

Students who attend Gray Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Daniel Boone High School
	Washington County Adult High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2014 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

228^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

129^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Washington County

41^st of 139Washington County 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
2025	71.0	228 of 1009	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	277 of 1018	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	233 of 1020	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	297 of 1000	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	379 of 983	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	191 of 985	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	266 of 997	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	97 of 646	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.6	249 of 855	70.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	196 of 853	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	262 of 846	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.9	176 of 820	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	90.7	70 of 818	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	160 of 809	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	276 of 986	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	291 of 990	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	243 of 989	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	335 of 975	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	384 of 945	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	236 of 926	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	38 of 843	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	42.9	488 of 853	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	139 of 865	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	373 of 858	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	222 of 823	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	119 of 821	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	331 of 877	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	196 of 984	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	288 of 991	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	254 of 987	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	257 of 980	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	367 of 941	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	154 of 916	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	304 of 618	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	427 of 582	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	146 of 528	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	118 of 447	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	38 of 395	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	303 of 840	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	319 of 847	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	248 of 852	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	361 of 844	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	450 of 844	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	226 of 812	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	292 of 841	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	129 of 583	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	99 of 587	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	77 of 594	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	110 of 569	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	142 of 576	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	53 of 574	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	47 of 563	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.7	18 of 362	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	47 of 492	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	79.2	54 of 485	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	60 of 475	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	64 of 466	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	95.1	15 of 462	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	51 of 435	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	144 of 546	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	103 of 554	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	107 of 560	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	140 of 552	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	169 of 538	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	51 of 529	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	62 of 510	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	53 of 514	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	103 of 483	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	9 of 490	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	32 of 481	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	121 of 550	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	100 of 560	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	55 of 557	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	91 of 540	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	134 of 529	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	58 of 523	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	227 of 332	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.2	29 of 299	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	142 of 492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	122 of 504	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	97 of 503	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	142 of 500	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	168 of 496	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	68 of 484	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	60 of 481	87.5%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+8 vs state

Science55%+9 vs state

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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
Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	755 Gray Station RD	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 477-1640	498	35	14.3		445 (89.4%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	71	228^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.3	277^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.8%	49	41.7	60.0	62.5	49.1	40.8	59.6	52.1	35.0	56.0	46.4	52.7	53.1	37.0	46.3			50.0	72.0	71.4	47.3	46.9	44.4	55.2	56.4	65.3	50.9	57.3	$13,409	$717	$12,022
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Sam Jenkins RD	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 788-7340	788	52	15.0		743 (94.3%)	11 (1.4%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	79.6	159^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.2%		84.9	123^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	87.9%	36	53.5	56.6	46.3	78.2	69.4	50.0	60.4	45.1	53.9	58.2	66.7	45.9	35.0	50.7	83.3	83.3	49.3	64.5	60.6	69.0	54.1	43.8	56.9	66.7	59.8	55.0	60.6	$13,598	$509	$12,561
Miller Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	904 Fordtown RD	Kingsport	37663	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1760	265	18	14.7		247 (93.2%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	84.8	126^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.9	176^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.7%	50	54.8	71.1	82.1				70.4	61.3	53.8	61.5				58.7			74.2	60.5	61.5				64.8					$15,875	$858	$13,929
Boones Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Highland Church RD	Johnson City	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 283-3500	809	54	15.0		710 (87.8%)	14 (1.7%)	42 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	68.8	250^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.2%		66.6	266^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.9%	16	41.8	39.2	47.0	65.8	32.9	61.9	47.1	44.4	46.3	45.0	58.9	34.1	43.3	45.1			50.5	61.3	52.0	79.5	56.6	66.7	60.0	75.3	69.5	69.7	71.5	$12,765	$813	$11,024
John Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Edinburgh Channel RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-1400	466	34	13.9		389 (83.5%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	92.2	71^st of 1009 public elementary schools	93.0%		87	108^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.4%	37	59.5	79.2	68.4				68.9	75.9	68.8	69.6				71.5			69.6	75.0	73.4				72.6					$13,255	$737	$11,812
Lake Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Lake Ridge Square	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 610-6030	652	44	14.7		502 (77.0%)	17 (2.6%)	73 (11.2%)	27 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	96.3	39^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.1%		97.9	18^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.2%	21	71.8	88.5	84.6				81.4	60.9	88.5	74.0				74.2			71.8	93.3	82.7				82.4					$12,501	$352	$11,452
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
Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	1518 Gray Station/sulphur Spri	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1140	365	27	13.3		350 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	74.2	202^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	80.0%		69.1	240^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.4%	38	46.0	54.3	59.6	62.5	66.7	27.0	53.1	48.0	62.9	50.0	55.0	42.9	20.5	46.5			44.0	65.7	53.8	65.0	57.1	33.3	52.7	52.5	52.4	33.3	46.3	$14,826	$1,025	$13,183
Holston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2348 Hwy 75	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1550	625	38	16.4		595 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	52	462^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	54.2%		53.9	424^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.3%	38	34.4	42.7	50.0				42.4	49.5	44.8	31.6				41.9			51.0	48.4	43.9				47.8					$13,937	$1,576	$11,559
Towne Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	2310 Larkspur DR	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 854-4800	394	26	15.0		294 (74.6%)	20 (5.1%)	30 (7.6%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	98.7	6^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.7	25^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.5%	19	83.5	90.2	89.0				87.3	77.2	90.2	80.8				82.2			81.0		84.9				86.4					$13,568	$372	$12,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Elementary School

How many students attend Gray Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Gray Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gray Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gray Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Gray Elementary School in?

Washington County

What is the racial makeup of Gray Elementary School?

Students at Gray Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Gray Elementary School a good school?

Gray Elementary School ranks 228^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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