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Elizabethton Schools
Elizabethton is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Carter County (Elizabethton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Elizabethton 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 Elizabethton
5 of 5 schools in Elizabethton carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 2
Best schools in Elizabethton
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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 West Side Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B East Side Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Harold Mccormick Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Elizabethton High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C T A Dugger Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Elizabethton
High schools (1)
- C+ Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C T A Dugger Junior High School, Elizabethton
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B East Side Elementary, Elizabethton
- B Harold Mccormick Elementary, Elizabethton
- A West Side Elementary, Elizabethton
Where Elizabethton schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Elizabethton (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: 2,689 students with 179 full-time-equivalent teachers and 439 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4701110
- 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
- Carter County (16 schools, 7 mi)
- Johnson City (12 schools, 8 mi)
- Bristol (9 schools, 15 mi)
- Sullivan County (15 schools, 16 mi)
- Washington County (15 schools, 16 mi)
- Unicoi County (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Kingsport (12 schools, 22 mi)
- Johnson County (8 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Elizabethton
How many schools are in Elizabethton?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Elizabethton, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Elizabethton serve?
The largest by graded schools: Elizabethton.
How good are the schools in Elizabethton?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 44.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.6%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Elizabethton?
2,689 students were enrolled in Elizabethton in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Elizabethton?
Elizabethton is in Tennessee, based in Carter County, with its district office in Elizabethton. Its boundary covers about 9.5 sq mi.