Johnson City Elementary Schools Rank on State List
Six local elementary schools earned state rankings based on standardized test scores in the latest report.
Updated on Oct. 27, 2026 in Primary Education
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U.S. News and World Report has published its 2027 rankings for Tennessee public elementary schools, highlighting performance metrics across the state. Six of the eight elementary schools within the Johnson City district earned spots on the list.
Why it matters
These rankings provide families with a comparative look at school performance across the state based on standardized test results. This data helps parents understand how local schools measure up to others in Tennessee as they weigh educational priorities.
Johnson City schools represented on the list include Towne Acres (15th), Lake Ridge (24th), Woodland (38th), Fairmont (54th), South Side (105th), and Mountain View (234th). Other regional schools cited include West Side in Elizabethton (30th), West View in Washington County (40th), and Holston View in Bristol (42nd).
The players
U.S. News and World Report
A national media organization that evaluates and ranks public schools across the United States using standardized data.
Johnson City Schools
The local school district managing the six elementary schools that appeared on the state-level performance rankings.
The details
The rankings are calculated primarily through student performance on state standardized tests. While these tests track outcomes for older students, individual school districts like Johnson City continue to monitor student progress in kindergarten through second grade using local assessments before students reach testing age.
Timeline
The 2027 Best Tennessee Public Elementary Schools rankings were released in 2027.
The Home Front
The U.S. News and World Report annual rankings methodology uses state standardized test data to establish these performance tiers. This approach offers parents a consistent, if limited, benchmark for comparing school quality across the state landscape.
Families can use these rankings as one factor when researching schools for their household's specific needs. Consider reaching out to your local school administration to ask how they utilize both standardized and internal early-grade assessment data to support student learning.
The takeaway
These rankings provide a snapshot of public school performance relative to state-wide metrics based on testing. Parents should use this information as a starting point to engage with local educators about how their child's specific school tracks growth in the early grades.
Further reading
Explore more local school performance trends in the Primary Education section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WJHL.
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