Schools in Carter County
14 public schools in this Tennessee school district: 3 elementary · 1 middle · 4 high · 4 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Tennessee.
Elementary schools
3 schools in Carter County, best first
Middle schools
1 school in Carter County
High schools
4 schools in Carter County, best first
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Hampton High School
55.9
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 56%
#138 of 312 in Tennessee · #2 in Elizabethton
Cloudland High School
47.6
ELA 43%Math 26%Science 49%
#164 of 312 in Tennessee
Happy Valley High School
46.0
ELA 43%Math 27%Science 57%
#169 of 312 in Tennessee · #3 in Elizabethton
Unaka High School
39.3
ELA 45%Math 26%Science 35%
#190 of 312 in Tennessee · #4 in Elizabethton
K-8 schools
4 schools in Carter County, best first
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Central Elementary
64.5
ELA 41%Math 44%Science 49%
#64 of 179 in Tennessee · #2 in Johnson City
Hampton Elementary
45.5
ELA 32%Math 43%Science 39%
#98 of 179 in Tennessee
Hunter Elementary
33.2
ELA 31%Math 37%Science 38%
#120 of 179 in Tennessee · #1 in Elizabethton
Unaka Elementary
22.1
ELA 33%Math 20%Science 30%
#140 of 179 in Tennessee · #2 in Elizabethton