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Carter County Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

4,630

Students per teacher

13.8

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

332 sq mi

State

Carter County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Carter County (Elizabethton). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Carter County on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Carter County

Average SchoolGrade

C-

Meeting or exceeding expectations

36%

Exceeding

Avg actual scores

28.8%

Avg projected

34.5%

14 of 16 schools in Carter County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

C: 9D: 5

Best schools in Carter County

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.

C+ Happy Valley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
C+ Cloudland High School (High school, meets expectations)
C Happy Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
C Keenburg Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
C Valley Forge Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
C- Cloudland Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
C- Hampton High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
C- Hampton Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
C- Hunter Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
D+ Little Milligan Butler (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

Every school in Carter County

Where Carter County schools are

Cities and towns served (5)

About this district

State: Best schools in Tennessee
County: Carter County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 4,630 students with 336 full-time-equivalent teachers and 842 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 4700510
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, 7 mi)
Johnson City (12 schools, 14 mi)
Johnson County (8 schools, 19 mi)
Bristol (9 schools, 20 mi)
Unicoi County (7 schools, 21 mi)
Washington County (15 schools, 22 mi)
Sullivan County (15 schools, 23 mi)
Kingsport (12 schools, 29 mi)

Questions about Carter County

How many schools are in Carter County?

SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Carter County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Carter County serve?

The largest by graded schools: Elizabethton, Hampton, Johnson City, Roan Mountain, Butler.

How good are the schools in Carter County?

Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.5%. 36% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Carter County?

4,630 students were enrolled in Carter County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Carter County?

Carter County is in Tennessee, based in Carter County, with its district office in Elizabethton. Its boundary covers about 332 sq mi.