North Side Elementary

North Side Elementary is an intimate K-5 school in Johnson City, Tennessee, overseen by Johnson City. The school instructs 361 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

North Side Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Johnson City, a district that teaches 7,818 students overall.

Demographically, North Side Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 14% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $62,809 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Washington County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,787 students), North Side Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Science Hill High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 28%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 22% to 14% across the same window.

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