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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Happy Valley High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 470051000157
Happy Valley High School
121 Warpath LN, Elizabethton, TN 37643 · (423) 547-4094 · Carter County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Tennessee public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 129 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.3pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 14.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Happy Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #205 of 339 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #216 of 337 ▼ 96 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #253 of 381 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #241 of 332 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #79 of 200 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
449
-83 (-16%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 26.2 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 29.8 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 35.2 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 75% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 62% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Happy Valley High School.
About Happy Valley High School
Happy Valley High School, located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, is a small high school. It serves 449 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Tennessee average about 754 students.
Happy Valley High School reports to Carter County, which has 15 schools and 4,539 students.
Happy Valley High School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Happy Valley High School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The allk12 Grade for Happy Valley High School is B-. Compared with Tennessee public high schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Carter County has these Census figures: median household income is about $50,135, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Carter County number 21 and enroll about 7,217.
Happy Valley Middle School is the public school closest to Happy Valley High School, about 0.2 miles away. Happy Valley High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Happy Valley High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Happy Valley High School saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,712
Census ACS
Median income
$50,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carter County
- Hampton ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · 506 students
- Hunter ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Hampton High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Unaka High SchoolHigh · 284 students
Other schools in Elizabethton
- Elizabethton High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- T A Dugger Junior High SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Hunter ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- East Side ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Hampton High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Happy Valley Middle School0.2 mi · 354
- Happy Valley Elementary0.3 mi · 506
- Central Elementary1.2 mi · 267
- West Side Elementary2.6 mi · 367
- Mountain View Elementary2.9 mi · 472
- Elizabethton High School3.1 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Happy Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Happy Valley High School?
Happy Valley High School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Happy Valley High School serve?
Happy Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Happy Valley High School?
At Happy Valley High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Happy Valley High School in?
Happy Valley High School is part of Carter County.
What city is Happy Valley High School in?
Happy Valley High School is located in Elizabethton, TN.
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