The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Social studies. The lowest is 20% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Church Hill Elementary
Church Hill Elementary is a regular public school in Hawkins County, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. The school is located in the small city of Church Hill, the largest municipality in Hawkins County, which functions primarily as a residential community with a low cost of living and is part of the Kingsport-Bristol Tri-Cities metropolitan area. The city is experiencing steady population growth, and its official website describes a booming real estate market. The school sits within a community that has a historic core and a suburban-to-rural road network, and it is one of five schools within the city limits, all part of the Hawkins County Schools system.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a very small share of Hispanic students and an even smaller share of Asian and multiracial students. The school serves a moderate enrollment for an elementary school of its grade band, and the bulk of its students are spread across kindergarten through fourth grade, with a minimal pre-kindergarten presence. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were figures for students with individualized education programs or English learners. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these support populations.
State testing data for the 2024-2025 school year shows the school's performance on Tennessee's TNReady assessments. In math, about one in five students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, roughly one in three students met that benchmark. In science, about one in four students reached proficiency. These results place the school’s overall proficiency index in the bottom quartile relative to the two school districts in Hawkins County, which is a small comparison set. Older testing data from 2017-2018 for social studies is available but comes with a flag that both the assessment name and cut scores have changed since then, making it incomparable to current results. The school’s participation rates for the current year were high, with nearly all tested students taking the assessments.
Because the school serves only grades PK through four, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism was also not available. No information on discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance was present in the data. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet and Title I status were not provided.
Church Hill itself offers a traditional small-town civic environment. The city operates multiple parks, a municipal pool, a fitness center, a senior center, and a public library that is part of the Hawkins County Library System. Church Hill, along with neighboring Mount Carmel and Surgoinsville, runs a joint recreation department. The Holston Army Ammunition Plant sits nearby as a significant regional employer. The schools, including Church Hill Elementary, appear to be distributed within the community rather than set apart on a single large campus, which suggests that the school is an integrated part of the town’s daily life.
For a family considering Church Hill Elementary, the picture is of a small-town, predominantly white elementary school in a growing community. The school’s test results, particularly in math and science, are areas where a parent may want to look into the school’s curriculum and support strategies further with the school itself. The setting offers a low-cost, residential environment with parks and a joint recreation program, and it sits within commuting distance of the broader Tri-Cities labor market.
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