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Sulphur Springs Elementary

Q: Is Sulphur Springs Elementary a good school?

Sulphur Springs Elementary ranks 202 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Sulphur Springs Elementary is a public K-8 school located in Jonesborough, Tennessee, serving 365 students. 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.

Sulphur Springs Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in math, English language arts, science, and social studies on the TNReady assessments. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 202 out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the top 20% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the state and district averages. Sulphur Springs also excels in science, with 4th and 6th-grade students outperforming their peers across the state and district. Additionally, the school has shown consistent success in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 14th out of 865 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023.

While Sulphur Springs Elementary is a high-performing school within the Washington County district, there are a few nearby schools, such as Ridgeview Elementary and Boones Creek Elementary, that outperform it in certain subject areas and grade levels. The school's spending per student, at approximately $13,223, is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools in the Johnson City district. Overall, Sulphur Springs Elementary is a model of academic excellence, and by addressing the recent increase in chronic absenteeism, the school can continue to provide a quality education for its students.

364

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,826

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1518 Gray Station/sulphur Spri
Jonesborough, TN 37659

(423) 753-1140

District: Washington County

Students who attend Sulphur Springs Elementary usually attend:

High:	Daniel Boone High School
	Washington County Adult High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.6%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

202^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

173^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.2	202 of 1009	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	240 of 1018	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	339 of 1020	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	267 of 1000	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	487 of 983	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	265 of 985	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	402 of 997	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	208 of 646	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	376 of 855	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	416 of 853	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	353 of 846	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.6	182 of 820	77.8%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	330 of 818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	80.0	150 of 809	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	280 of 986	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	211 of 990	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	314 of 989	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	302 of 975	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	389 of 945	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	282 of 926	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	230 of 843	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	167 of 853	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	14 of 865	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	5 of 858	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	61.4	215 of 823	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	134 of 821	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	65 of 877	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	157 of 984	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	312 of 991	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	401 of 987	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	242 of 980	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	550 of 941	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	273 of 916	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	424 of 618	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	235 of 528	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	263 of 840	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	310 of 847	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	410 of 852	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	299 of 844	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	515 of 844	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	286 of 812	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	418 of 841	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	173 of 583	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	191 of 587	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	218 of 594	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	160 of 569	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	274 of 576	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	102 of 574	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	165 of 563	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	51.8	174 of 362	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	261 of 492	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	214 of 485	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.1	102 of 475	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	130 of 466	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	73 of 462	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	89 of 435	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	204 of 546	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	178 of 554	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	214 of 560	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	182 of 552	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	235 of 538	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	79 of 529	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	98 of 490	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	98.5	3 of 510	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	96 of 514	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	129 of 495	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	126 of 483	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	57 of 490	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	247 of 481	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	156 of 550	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	194 of 560	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	205 of 557	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	144 of 540	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	296 of 529	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	151 of 523	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	204 of 492	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	211 of 504	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	234 of 503	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	181 of 500	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	310 of 496	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	129 of 484	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	179 of 481	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-49 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science53%+7 vs state

English Language Arts46%+8 vs state

Social Studies46%-3 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 Geometry (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 Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
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
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
Jonesborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 N Cherokee ST	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 753-1100	908	58	15.7		763 (84.0%)	24 (2.6%)	67 (7.4%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	51.5	467^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.7%		43.7	562^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	44.8%	95	32.8	45.0	33.3	39.8	33.3	36.3	36.9	40.2	54.1	24.4	46.9	32.0	27.0	37.8	82.6	82.6	90.0	90.0	40.2	54.5	37.9	56.1	32.3	54.4	46.3	45.9	27.1	27.0	33.0	$11,216	$728	$9,814
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
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
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2891 Hwy 11E	Telford	37690	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 257-7400	632	44	14.4		586 (92.7%)	7 (1.1%)	25 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	61.5	342^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	66.1%		63	313^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.3%	29	26.8	35.7	65.5	56.3	43.3	72.1	49.4	35.7	45.7	46.3	54.2	41.0	41.5	43.8					46.4	57.1	71.2	54.2	48.3	53.8	55.0	45.8	57.4	51.6	52.0	$14,243	$836	$12,609
Fall Branch Elementary	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	257	19	13.2		235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	35.6	669^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.7%		43.1	571^st of 1018 public elementary schools	43.9%	98	23.1	33.3	52.0	24.0	43.5	39.5	35.8	34.6	47.2	36.0	16.0	30.4	19.5	30.7					38.5	50.0	48.0	20.0	34.8	39.0	39.2	8.0	26.1	14.6	15.7	$13,731	$769	$12,267
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
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
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 Indian Ridge RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5267	537	35	15.4		378 (70.4%)	33 (6.1%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	91.7	75^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.6%		93	62^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	93.9%	13	58.8	80.6	79.5				72.9	57.5	73.6	74.7				68.6					58.8	81.9	80.7				73.8					$13,926	$1,069	$12,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Sulphur Springs Elementary

How many students attend Sulphur Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Sulphur Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sulphur Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sulphur Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Sulphur Springs Elementary a good school?

Sulphur Springs Elementary ranks 202^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sulphur Springs Elementary in?

Washington County

What is the racial makeup of Sulphur Springs Elementary?

Students at Sulphur Springs Elementary are 96% White, 4% Hispanic.

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