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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Sullivan County

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Sullivan County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

10
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Miller Perry Elementary
Grades PK–05264 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
2
rank
Holston Elementary
Grades PK–05635 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
3
rank
Emmett Elementary
Grades PK–05333 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
4
rank
Mary Hughes School
Grades PK–05339 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
5
rank
Central Heights Elementary
Grades PK–05252 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
6
rank
Ketron Elementary School
Grades PK–05563 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
7
rank
Rock Springs Elementary
Grades PK–05415 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
8
rank
Sullivan Gardens Elementary
Grades PK–05230 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
9
rank
Bluff City Elementary
Grades PK–05585 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
10
rank
Indian Springs Elementary
Grades PK–05377 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,930
Below nat'l avg
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
51
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.