Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN COUNTY·NCES 470399001649
Sullivan Gardens Elementary
209 Rosemont AVE, Kingsport, TN 37660 · (423) 354-1770 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Tennessee public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
12%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
53.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +24.1pp since 2022
Math
57.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 24 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 54.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 42.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sullivan Gardens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #201 of 957 ▲ 15 | #9 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #198 of 959 ▲ 274 | #8 of 22 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #956 of 1,044 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #861 of 962 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.6% | #1 of 537 | #1 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
204
-189 (-48%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 421
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 | 204 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 17.5 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 36 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 66% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Gardens Elementary.
About Sullivan Gardens Elementary
The public elementary school Sullivan Gardens Elementary is located in Kingsport, Tennessee. It teaches 204 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Sullivan Gardens Elementary is run by Sullivan County, whose 15 schools enroll 7,878 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Sullivan Gardens Elementary is White, at 94%. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. Among Sullivan County residents, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Sullivan Gardens Elementary is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sullivan Gardens Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Sullivan County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,807, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,066, Sullivan Gardens Elementary among them.
Sullivan Gardens Elementary's closest public school neighbor is John Adams Elementary School, about 2.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools.
Federal data place Sullivan Gardens Elementary in the Suburb: Small locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for Sullivan Gardens Elementary: 393 students in 2020-21, 204 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sullivan Gardens Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- John Adams Elementary School2.7 mi · 506
- Rock Springs Elementary3.2 mi · 402
- Sullivan Heights Middle School3.4 mi · 630
- Andrew Johnson Elementary School4.9 mi · 558
- Fall Branch Elementary5.0 mi · 256
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School5.1 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan Gardens ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sullivan Gardens Elementary?
Sullivan Gardens Elementary enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sullivan Gardens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sullivan Gardens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Sullivan Gardens Elementary?
Sullivan Gardens Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sullivan Gardens Elementary?
Sullivan Gardens Elementary is overseen by Sullivan County in Sullivan County.
What county does Sullivan Gardens Elementary serve?
Sullivan Gardens Elementary serves Sullivan County in TN.
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