Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN COUNTY·NCES 470399001646
Miller Perry Elementary
904 Fordtown RD, Kingsport, TN 37663 · (423) 354-1760 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
58.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.1pp since 2022
Math
70.4%
TN avg 39.3% . -3.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 73.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Miller Perry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #87 of 957 ▲ 16 | #1 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #138 of 959 ▲ 42 | #4 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #923 of 1,044 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #818 of 962 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #18 of 537 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
225
-50 (-18%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 536
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 | 225 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 23 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Perry Elementary.
About Miller Perry Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Kingsport, Tennessee, Miller Perry Elementary is part of Sullivan County. It reported 225 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 470 students for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Miller Perry Elementary belongs to Sullivan County, a district of 15 schools and 7,878 students.
The share of students at Miller Perry Elementary who are White is 92%. Other students are 4% Hispanic. Sullivan County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Miller Perry Elementary are from different groups.
Miller Perry Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school is in Sullivan County, where the median household earns about $58,807 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Miller Perry Elementary shares Sullivan County with 36 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Rock Springs Elementary is about 2.9 miles from Miller Perry Elementary. The five-mile area around Miller Perry Elementary holds 6 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 18%.
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Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,624
Census ACS
Median income
$58,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,066 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sullivan County
- West Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Sullivan East High SchoolHigh · 816 students
- Sullivan Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Holston ElementaryElementary · 605 students
- Sullivan Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Sullivan East Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
Other schools in Kingsport
- Dobyns - Bennett High SchoolHigh · 2,315 students
- Ross N. Robinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- John Sevier Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Sullivan Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Andrew Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Springs Elementary2.9 mi · 402
- Sullivan Heights Middle School3.0 mi · 630
- Gray Elementary School3.0 mi · 512
- John Adams Elementary School3.4 mi · 506
- Ridgeview Elementary School4.2 mi · 704
- Daniel Boone High School5.0 mi · 1,145
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Perry ElementaryHow many students attend Miller Perry Elementary?
Miller Perry Elementary enrolls approximately 225 students in grades KG-05.
Is Miller Perry Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miller Perry Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student diversity at Miller Perry Elementary?
Student demographics at Miller Perry Elementary are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Miller Perry Elementary public or private?
Miller Perry Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sullivan County.
Where is Miller Perry Elementary located?
Miller Perry Elementary is located at 904 Fordtown RD, Kingsport, TN 37663.
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