BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County elementary students showed gains in the screening assessments administered by the district, with evidence of improvement districtwide. The district tests all students in kindergarten through sixth grade three times per year, in line with Tennessee mandates, to gauge reading and math proficiency. These “universal screener” assessments help the district benchmark its students’ performance versus national benchmarks, and also to identify students who are “at-risk” of not meeting grade level expectations, and therefore need additional academic support in reading or mathematics.