The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Science. The lowest is 19% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Andrew Jackson Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Kingsport district. It occupies a corner of a city that was laid out early in the twentieth century as a planned “Model City,” with distinct zones for housing, commerce, and industry. The school sits near the historic downtown core, where Broad Street hosts parades and block parties during the annual Fun Fest. Industrial anchors such as Eastman Chemical Company and the converted Domtar paper mill line the Holston River, and the city has maintained a relatively low cost of living even as housing values nationally have climbed. The school itself is a neighborhood elementary building, feeding into the district’s middle and high schools.
State testing results in math and English language arts show that roughly three in ten students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In science the share was higher, about four in ten. Because social studies results are from a testing year that used a different assessment and cut scores, they are not directly comparable to current performance. Taken together across the subjects tested in the most recent year, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to the three districts that make up Sullivan County. Participation in the state assessments was complete for every student, which is a standard mark of school compliance.
The student body is predominantly White, with about two-thirds of students in that category. Children who identify as two or more races make up roughly one in eight, Black and Hispanic students each about one in ten, and American Indian or Alaska Native a very small share. The school did not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor did it report counts of students with individualized education programs or English learners. A family looking to understand the socioeconomic or special-education profile of the school would need to ask the principal or district office directly.
Because Andrew Jackson serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the data available does not cover chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course access. Those are common gaps for schools in this grade band, and they do not reflect poorly on the school; they simply fall outside the state’s published public data for elementary-only buildings.
The housing market around the school is typical of the broader Kingsport area. Home values sit well below both the state and national benchmarks, and rents, while rising modestly, remain at a level that is manageable for households earning a middle income. The city has maintained a focus on affordability, with officials noting that it offers one of the lowest costs of living in the region. Public transit is available through the Kingsport Area Transit Service, which operates four bus routes across the city. For recreation, families have access to Bays Mountain Park, Warriors Path State Park, and the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
Andrew Jackson Elementary is a long-standing neighborhood school in a midsized industrial city. Its academic results on state testing are lower than the average across Sullivan County’s districts, particularly in math and reading. Families who are considering this school may want to ask about recent instructional initiatives or support programs that address those areas. The school’s size and grade span are typical for an elementary building, and the community around it offers a stable, relatively affordable place to live.
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