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Best Schools in Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN has 278 public schools (44 high, 44 middle, 149 elementary) serving 133,975 students. On average they score 42% on state proficiency tests against a projected 40%, so schools in Knoxville meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Knoxville, TN
The top high schools in Knoxville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. L N Stem Academy
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Knox County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 569 Students
2. Farragut High School
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Knox County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2096 Students
3. Alcoa High School
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Alcoa • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 705 Students
4. Career Magnet Academy
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Knox County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 307 Students
5. Oak Ridge High School
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Oak Ridge • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1587 Students
6. Midway High School
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Roane County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 225 Students
7. Maryville High School
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Maryville • Public • Grades 10 - 12 • 1242 Students
8. Oliver Springs High School
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Roane County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 268 Students
9. Hardin Valley Academy
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Knox County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2112 Students
10. Bearden High School
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Knox County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1997 Students
Best Middle Schools in Knoxville, TN
The top middle schools in Knoxville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School
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Maryville • Public • Grades 4 - 7 • 862 Students
2. Farragut Middle School
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Knox County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1328 Students
3. Coulter Grove Intermediate School
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Maryville • Public • Grades 4 - 7 • 881 Students
4. West Valley Middle School
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Knox County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1132 Students
5. Hardin Valley Middle School
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Knox County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 976 Students
6. Jefferson Middle School
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Oak Ridge • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 721 Students
7. Midway Middle School
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Roane County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 175 Students
8. North Middle School
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Loudon County • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 780 Students
9. Cherokee Middle School
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Roane County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 470 Students
10. Norris Middle School
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Anderson County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 489 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Knoxville, TN
The top elementary schools in Knoxville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sequoyah Elementary
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Knox County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 487 Students
2. Northshore Elementary School
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Knox County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 1099 Students
3. Foothills Elementary
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Maryville • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 640 Students
4. John Sevier Elementary
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Maryville • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 613 Students
5. Blue Grass Elementary
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Knox County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 569 Students
6. Porter Elementary
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Blount County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 232 Students
7. Norris Elementary
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Anderson County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 259 Students
8. Farragut Intermediate
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Knox County • Public • Grades 3 - 5 • 1110 Students
9. Rocky Hill Elementary
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Knox County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 746 Students
10. Linden Elementary
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Oak Ridge • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 543 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Knoxville, TN
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Knoxville, TN has a total population of 903,300 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 91%, and 33% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Knoxville, TN
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Knoxville, TN.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
21.01 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
5.01 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
15.99 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Knoxville, TN.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Knoxville, TN.
ISP Report Card
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Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Knoxville, TN Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Knoxville, TN
How many schools are in Knoxville, TN?
Knoxville, TN has 278 public schools: 44 high schools, 44 middle schools and 149 elementary schools, serving 133,975 students in total.
How do schools in Knoxville perform on state tests?
On average, 278 schools in Knoxville score 42% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 40%, so on average schools in Knoxville meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Knoxville?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 47%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 38%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 58%
- Projected: 55%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
Every school in Knoxville
74 of 83 schools in Knoxville carry a SchoolGrade (9 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 22B: 15C: 10D: 19F: 8
All 83 public schools we grade in Knoxville. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (9)
- Bearden High School
- Central High School
- Farragut High School
- Fulton High School
- Halls High School
- Karns High School
- Kcs Virtual High School
- South Doyle High School
- West High School
Middle and junior high schools (16)
- Bearden Middle School
- Cedar Bluff Middle School
- Chilhowee Intermediate
- Farragut Intermediate
- Farragut Middle School
- Gresham Middle School
- Halls Middle School
- Hardin Valley Middle School
- Holston Middle School
- Karns Middle School
- Kcs Virtual Middle School
- Northwest Middle School
- South Doyle Middle School
- Tennessee Virtual Junior High School
- West Valley Middle School
- Whittle Springs Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (41)
- A L Lotts Elementary
- Adrian Burnett Elementary
- Amherst Elementary School
- Ball Camp Elementary
- Bearden Elementary
- Belle Morris Elementary
- Blue Grass Elementary
- Bonny Kate Elementary
- Brickey Mccloud Elementary
- Cedar Bluff Elementary
- Christenberry Elementary
- Dogwood Elementary
- Farragut Primary
- Fountain City Elementary
- Gap Creek Elementary
- Halls Elementary
- Hardin Valley Elementary
- Inskip Elementary
- Karns Elementary
- Kcs Virtual Elementary School
- Lonsdale Elementary
- Maynard Elementary
- Mooreland Heights Elementary
- Mt Olive Elementary
- New Hopewell Elementary
- Northshore Elementary School
- Norwood Elementary
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary
- Pond Gap Elementary
- Ritta Elementary
- Rocky Hill Elementary
- Sequoyah Elementary
- Shannondale Elementary
- South Knox Elementary
- Spring Hill Elementary
- Sterchi Elementary
- Sunnyview Primary
- Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School
- West Haven Elementary
- West Hills Elementary
- West View Elementary
Other schools and academies (17)
- Austin East Highmagnet
- Beaumont Elementarymagnet
- Career Magnet Academy
- Dr Paul L Kelley Volunteer Academy
- Emerald Academy
- Fair Garden Familycommunity Center
- Ft Sanders Education Development Center
- Green Magnet Math And Science Academy
- Hardin Valley Academy
- Knox Adaptive Education Center
- L N Stem Academy
- Richard Yoakley School
- Ridgedale Alternative School
- Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy
- Tennessee School For The Deaf Upper School
- Tennessee Virtual Academy
- Vine Middlemagnet
Private schools (34)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Apostolic Christian School
- Berean Christian School
- Cedar Springs Weekday School
- Concord Christian School
- Cumberland Christian Academy
- First Lutheran School
- Garden Montessori School
- Giving Tree Montessori
- Grace Christian Academy
- Grace Covenant Baptist Academy
- Knoxville Adventist School
- Knoxville Baptist Christian
- Knoxville Christian School
- Knoxville Montessori School
- Knoxville School Of Progressive Education
- Mead Montessori School
- Montessori Internationale School
- Morning Star Child Development Center
- Natures Way Montessori School
- Oneschool Global - Knoxville Campus
- Pride & Joy Children's Academy
- Primrose School Of Farragut
- Primrose School Of West Knoxville
- Rivers Edge Christian Academy
- Sacred Heart Cathedral School
- Smart Kids Elc
- St John Neumann School
- St Joseph School
- Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School
- Tates School
- The Episcopal School Of Knoxville
- Webb School Of Knoxville
- West End Academy
- West Hills Baptist Preschool & Kindergarten