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Washington County Schools
Washington County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Washington County (Jonesborough). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Washington 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 Washington County
13 of 15 schools in Washington County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 5C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Washington County
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 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+ University School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A West View School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Ridgeview Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Boones Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Gray Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Sulphur Springs Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Daniel Boone High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Grandview Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ David Crockett High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Lamar Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Washington County
High schools (2)
- B+ Daniel Boone High School, Gray
- C+ David Crockett High School, Jonesborough
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- Jonesborough Middle School, Jonesborough
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B+ Boones Creek Elementary School, Johnson City
- C- Fall Branch Elementary, Fall Branch
- B Grandview Elementary School, Telford
- B+ Gray Elementary School, Gray
- Jonesborough Elementary, Jonesborough
- C- Lamar Elementary, Jonesborough
- A- Ridgeview Elementary School, Gray
- D South Central Elementary, Chuckey
- B+ Sulphur Springs Elementary, Jonesborough
Other schools and academies (3)
- C- Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy, Johnson City
- A+ University School, Johnson City
- A West View School, Limestone
Where Washington County schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Jonesborough (5)
- Johnson City (3)
- Chuckey (1)
- Fall Branch (1)
- Limestone (1)
- Telford (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,103 students with 571 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,146 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4704380
- 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
- Johnson City (12 schools, 9 mi)
- Sullivan County (15 schools, 12 mi)
- Unicoi County (7 schools, 14 mi)
- Elizabethton (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Kingsport (12 schools, 17 mi)
- Greeneville (7 schools, 18 mi)
- Greene County (17 schools, 19 mi)
- Carter County (16 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Washington County
How many schools are in Washington County?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Washington County, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Washington County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Jonesborough, Johnson City, Chuckey, Fall Branch, Limestone and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Washington County?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 46% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.5%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Washington County?
8,103 students were enrolled in Washington County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Washington County?
Washington County is in Tennessee, based in Washington County, with its district office in Jonesborough. Its boundary covers about 289 sq mi.