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Schools in Sullivan Gardens · Sullivan County School District

Sullivan Gardens’s public schools score below 58% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 26% of Sullivan Gardens’s students scored proficient, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sullivan Gardens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 5 pts vs TN 37%

2021–22

Math proficiency

26%

▼ 5 pts vs TN 31%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▲ 2 pts vs TN 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$12.1K

▼ 7% vs TN $13.1K

FY2024

Schools in town

4,452 students on the public path

In brief

Sullivan Gardens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 205 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sullivan Gardens’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,103 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 7% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sullivan Gardens’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Tennessee school districts. Graduation is above the Tennessee average; test scores are below it.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 42%

Lower resultsHigher results

Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (205)Better than 48%

C⁺B⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,150 test results and a graduating class of 611 could put Sullivan Gardens anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Sullivan Gardens’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,359 in math, 4,941 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sullivan Gardens, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Sullivan Gardens

Sullivan Gardens Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 204 students · in Kingsport

The path, start to finish

PK–5Sullivan Gardens ElementarySullivan County School DistrictC

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Sullivan Gardens’s public schools are run by Sullivan County School District, which also serves Bluff City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sullivan County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 7,878 students, down 7% since 2021–22

$12,103TN $13,059 · FY2024

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Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%

State average 36.8% · 4941 students tested

Math26%

State average 31.1% · 5359 students tested

Sullivan Gardens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Sullivan Gardens’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Sullivan Gardens	C⁺	Sullivan County
Kingsport	A⁻	Kingsport City

Every school in Sullivan Gardens

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Sullivan Gardensby address

Sullivan Gardens Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport

204 studentsRate it →

Also serving Sullivan Gardensin other towns

Sullivan Heights Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kingsport

630 studentsRate it →

Sullivan Central Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blountville

604 studentsRate it →

Sullivan East Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bluff City

586 studentsRate it →

West Ridge High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Blountville

1,612 studentsRate it →

Sullivan East High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Bluff City

816 studentsRate it →

Questions about Sullivan Gardens’s schools

Are Sullivan Gardens’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sullivan Gardens children attend score below 58% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sullivan Gardens in?

Sullivan County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,878 students in 15 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sullivan Gardens kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: West Ridge High School and Sullivan East High School.

What is Sullivan Gardens’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Sullivan County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Sullivan Gardens spend per student?

$12,103 in Sullivan County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.