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Bristol Schools
Bristol is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Sullivan County (Bristol). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bristol on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bristol
8 of 9 schools in Bristol carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 3C: 1
Best schools in Bristol
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Holston View Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Haynesfield Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Tennessee Online Public School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Avoca Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Tennessee High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Bristol Tennessee Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Fairmount Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Anderson Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bristol
High schools (1)
- B Tennessee High School, Bristol
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B Bristol Tennessee Middle School, Bristol
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C Anderson Elementary, Bristol
- A- Avoca Elementary, Bristol
- B- Fairmount Elementary, Bristol
- A- Haynesfield Elementary, Bristol
- A Holston View Elementary, Bristol
Other schools and academies (2)
- A- Tennessee Online Public School, Bristol
- Tennessee Online Public School At Bristol, Bristol
Where Bristol schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Bristol (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Sullivan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,082 students with 265 full-time-equivalent teachers and 561 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Elizabethton (5 schools, 15 mi)
- Sullivan County (15 schools, 17 mi)
- Johnson City (12 schools, 18 mi)
- Kingsport (12 schools, 19 mi)
- Carter County (16 schools, 19 mi)
- Johnson County (8 schools, 21 mi)
- Washington County (15 schools, 25 mi)
- Unicoi County (7 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Bristol
How many schools are in Bristol?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Bristol, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bristol serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bristol.
How good are the schools in Bristol?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 51.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.8%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bristol?
4,082 students were enrolled in Bristol in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bristol?
Bristol is in Tennessee, based in Sullivan County, with its district office in Bristol. Its boundary covers about 31.4 sq mi.