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Sullivan County Schools
Sullivan County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Sullivan County (Blountville). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
12 of 15 schools in Sullivan County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 4D: 4
Best schools in Sullivan 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.
- B+ Miller Perry Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Holston Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Indian Springs Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Rock Springs Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Central Heights Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Sullivan East High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Ketron Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Bluff City Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Emmett Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Mary Hughes School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Sullivan County
High schools (2)
- C Sullivan East High School, Bluff City
- West Ridge High School, Blountville
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- Sullivan Central Middle School, Blountville
- D Sullivan East Middle School, Bluff City
- Sullivan Heights Middle School, Kingsport
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- C- Bluff City Elementary, Bluff City
- C Central Heights Elementary, Blountville
- D+ Emmett Elementary, Bristol
- B Holston Elementary, Blountville
- B Indian Springs Elementary, Kingsport
- C Ketron Elementary School, Kingsport
- B+ Miller Perry Elementary, Kingsport
- B- Rock Springs Elementary, Kingsport
- D+ Sullivan Gardens Elementary, Kingsport
Other schools and academies (1)
- D+ Mary Hughes School, Piney Flats
Where Sullivan County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Kingsport (6)
- Blountville (4)
- Bluff City (3)
- Bristol (1)
- Piney Flats (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Sullivan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,082 students with 538 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,208 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4703990
- 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
- Kingsport (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Johnson City (12 schools, 10 mi)
- Washington County (15 schools, 12 mi)
- Elizabethton (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Bristol (9 schools, 17 mi)
- Carter County (16 schools, 23 mi)
- Unicoi County (7 schools, 24 mi)
- Hawkins County (17 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Sullivan County
How many schools are in Sullivan County?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Kingsport, Blountville, Bluff City, Bristol, Piney Flats.
How good are the schools in Sullivan County?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.1%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sullivan County?
8,082 students were enrolled in Sullivan County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sullivan County?
Sullivan County is in Tennessee, based in Sullivan County, with its district office in Blountville. Its boundary covers about 334 sq mi.