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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 37664

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1,576

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Top rankedRoss N. Robinson Middle School60^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 37664 in Kingsport, Tennessee is served by two public middle schools for grades 6-8: Ross N. Robinson Middle School (918 students) and Sullivan Heights Middle School (630 students). Despite being located just miles apart, they belong to different districts—Kingsport City Schools and Sullivan County Schools—and offer dramatically different academic experiences.

Ross N. Robinson Middle School is the clear standout. It earned a 5-star rating and ranks 60th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (90th percentile), while Sullivan Heights Middle School sits near the middle with a 2-star rating and a 303rd-place rank (49th percentile). Ross N. Robinson outperforms Sullivan Heights by roughly 20 percentage points in math (53.6% vs 32.0%), ELA (51.3% vs 33.7%), science (63.5% vs 41.8%), and social studies (67.2% vs 45.4%). The district gap mirrors the school gap: Kingsport City Schools ranks 21st in Tennessee, while Sullivan County Schools ranks 63rd.

The most intriguing finding is Sullivan Heights' Algebra I program: 84.4% of its Algebra I students scored proficient, compared to just 32.3% statewide, yet its regular 8th-grade math proficiency is only 9.7%—a two-tier math landscape. Chronic absenteeism is elevated at both schools (19.8% at Ross N. Robinson, 22.6% at Sullivan Heights), and per-student spending is nearly identical ($13,302 vs $13,261), making the achievement gap all the more striking. Ross N. Robinson has steadily climbed from 65th to 61st to 60th in state rank over three years, while Sullivan Heights' rank has fluctuated widely (316th, 235th, 303rd). Neither school reported free/reduced lunch data or student-teacher ratios, so poverty and class size could not be analyzed.

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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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 37664

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kingsport	1.51 mi	18	86^th
Blountville	4.1 mi	4	134^th
Gray	7.49 mi	3	48^th
Mt Carmel	9.24 mi	1	61^st
Fall Branch	10.47 mi	1	294^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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