North Side Elementary

North Side Elementary is a public school in Johnson City, Tennessee, serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade with an enrollment of 357. The school earns a composite score of 9.7 out of 10, rated Exceptional, driven by a 9.6 academic score and a 9.9 growth score — one of the strongest growth marks in the state. The numbers behind that rating are striking.

North Side ranks first among all 1,002 public elementary schools in Tennessee and second among all 1,785 public schools statewide, outperforming 100 percent of Tennessee schools. In Johnson City specifically, it holds the top spot among all 16 schools in the district. A student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1 means students get consistent, close attention from their teachers.

For parents comparing elementary options in Johnson City, North Side's data stands apart from virtually every alternative in the region. Its growth score of 9.9 signals that students here are not just performing well — they are advancing faster than their peers across the state. Families looking for measurable academic momentum at the elementary level will find North Side's record difficult to match anywhere in Tennessee.