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Johnson County Schools
Johnson County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Johnson County (Mountain City). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Johnson County 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 Johnson County
8 of 8 schools in Johnson County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 3D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Johnson County
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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.
- B Mountain City Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Doe Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Laurel Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Roan Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Johnson Co Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Johnson Co High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County K 8 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9 12 (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Johnson County
High schools (1)
- D+ Johnson Co High School, Mountain City
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Johnson Co Middle School, Mountain City
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B Doe Elementary, Mountain City
- C- Laurel Elementary, Laurel Bloomery
- B Mountain City Elementary, Mountain City
- C- Roan Creek Elementary, Mountain City
Other schools and academies (2)
- F Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9 12, White House
- D+ Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County K 8, White House
Where Johnson County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Mountain City (5)
- White House (2)
- Laurel Bloomery (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Johnson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,788 students with 249 full-time-equivalent teachers and 485 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4702160
- 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, 19 mi)
- Bristol (9 schools, 21 mi)
- Elizabethton (5 schools, 22 mi)
- Johnson City (12 schools, 30 mi)
- Sullivan County (15 schools, 35 mi)
- Washington County (15 schools, 38 mi)
- Kingsport (12 schools, 39 mi)
- Unicoi County (7 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Johnson County
How many schools are in Johnson County?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Johnson County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Johnson County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mountain City, White House, Laurel Bloomery.
How good are the schools in Johnson County?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.8%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Johnson County?
4,788 students were enrolled in Johnson County in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Johnson County?
Johnson County is in Tennessee, based in Johnson County, with its district office in Mountain City. Its boundary covers about 298 sq mi.