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William Blount High School

Q: Is William Blount High School a good school?

William Blount High School ranks 144 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 63% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

William Blount High School in Maryville, TN, is a large public school serving 1,478 students in grades 9-12 within the Blount County district. It holds a consistent 3-star rating from the state and is the highest-ranked traditional high school in its district, outperforming its peer Heritage High School. However, it is surrounded by several higher-performing schools from other districts, such as Maryville High School and Farragut High School, making it a local leader but a regional competitor.

The school’s standout academic strength is in U.S. History and English, with 60.2% of students proficient in U.S. History—far exceeding the state average of 38.6%. In math, the picture is more complex: while overall Algebra I and II proficiency is low (around 15-18%), students taking Geometry perform exceptionally well, with 93.5% of 9th graders proficient, a rate that rivals even top schools like Farragut. This suggests a two-tiered math system where advanced students thrive, but many others struggle. The school also shows a strong and improving trend in serving its Hispanic student population, which now earns a 4-star rating, though it has seen a sharp decline in outcomes for African American students, dropping to a 2-star rating.

A key paradox is the school’s high graduation rate of 95.1%, which exceeds the state average, yet its chronic absenteeism rate of 20.3% is higher than both the district and state averages. This raises questions about student engagement and preparedness for life after high school. Compared to its district sibling Heritage High, William Blount has stronger academic outcomes but struggles more with attendance. Per-student spending ($12,223) is below several nearby schools, but not as low as Farragut’s ($10,955), indicating that funding alone doesn’t explain performance differences.

1,478

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,223

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 County Farm RD
Maryville, TN 37801

(865) 984-5500

District: Blount County

Feeder schools for William Blount High School:

Elementary:	Carpenters Elementary School
	Fairview Elementary
	Friendsville Elementary
	Lanier Elementary
	More...
	Mary Blount Elementary
	Middlesettlements
	Union Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Carpenters Middle School
	Union Grove Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Above the Tennessee median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2016) to 63rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra II scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg40%

144^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Blount County

59^th of 139Blount County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	144 of 389	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	126 of 392	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	133 of 384	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	107 of 358	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	116 of 347	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	108 of 342	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	127 of 341	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	152 of 273	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.5	103 of 351	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	56.8	150 of 300	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	150 of 296	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	173 of 285	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.9	130 of 269	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	79 of 273	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	51.8	154 of 267	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	118 of 233	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	59 of 240	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	36 of 239	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	109 of 222	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	51 of 208	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	34 of 187	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	128 of 365	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	132 of 365	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	158 of 366	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	119 of 350	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	138 of 340	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	114 of 337	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	50 of 213	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	81 of 209	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	94 of 202	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	138 of 189	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	92 of 180	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.2	17 of 153	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	32.7	107 of 159	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	157 of 324	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	116 of 337	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	146 of 330	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	148 of 317	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	139 of 302	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	178 of 308	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	156 of 368	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	124 of 366	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	117 of 359	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	117 of 349	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	98 of 332	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	110 of 329	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	126 of 198	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	72 of 183	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	101 of 154	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	75 of 125	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	105 of 127	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	87 of 159	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	166 of 323	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	143 of 326	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	151 of 325	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	131 of 312	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	145 of 306	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	142 of 301	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	157 of 307	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

US History60%+22 vs state

English II58%+4 vs state

Geometry48%+11 vs state

English I46%+7 vs state

Biology I40%-5 vs state

Algebra II18%-16 vs state

Algebra I15%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)				TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)			TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Blount High School	Public	9-12	219 County Farm RD	Maryville	37801	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-5500	1,513	90	16.7		1,331 (88.0%)	19 (1.3%)	109 (7.2%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (2.8%)	55.8	144^th of 389 public high schools	63.0%		59.1	126^th of 392 public high schools	67.9%	18										15.6		15.0		17.0		18.1	41.9	22.9			40.3		60.4	60.2	46.3		45.8	59.4	22.2	57.8	93.5	34.3	76.6		48.0									$12,223	$570	$11,085
Maryville High School	Public	10-12	825 Lawrence AVE	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-1132	1,257	72	17.5		1,042 (82.9%)	42 (3.3%)	113 (9.0%)	31 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.1%)	88.7	25^th of 389 public high schools	93.6%		81.5	35^th of 392 public high schools	91.1%	10											10.5	9.5		56.1		69.3		23.8			25.0		63.1	63.4		9.1	7.7	79.7		78.6		48.8		10.0	46.9									$12,587	$295	$11,706
Alcoa High School	Public	9-12	1205 Lodge ST	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	No	(865) 983-3247	701	47	14.9		406 (57.9%)	95 (13.6%)	121 (17.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.3%)	77.9	49^th of 389 public high schools	87.4%		69.1	75^th of 392 public high schools	80.9%	26										52.0		49.0	54.9	68.0		59.3	61.7	33.3			57.7				57.3		57.0	62.4		62.4		47.7			43.9									$14,878	$213	$14,171
Eagleton College and Career Academy	Public	6-12	2610 Cinema DR	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-3211	743	51	14.6		498 (67.0%)	24 (3.2%)	189 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)								(n/a)	39.7	27.4	30.3	32.5	34.6	24.3	25.4	28.2	66.7	6.8		14.4	58.8	17.1		23.3		31.1			37.4		21.3	21.3	29.1		28.8	51.9		48.3	57.1	7.7			13.5	44.9	34.2	34.5	38.0	31.6	30.8	46.5	35.6	$11,642	$556	$10,499
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3741 E Lamar Alex Pkwy	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-8110	1,061	73	14.6		938 (88.4%)	16 (1.5%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	49.4	179^th of 389 public high schools	54.0%		59.1	125^th of 392 public high schools	68.1%	54										24.3		23.9		18.9		30.6	67.9	30.2			43.1		31.8	32.0	38.9		38.7	62.1		62.2		24.1	90.9		30.1									$14,277	$616	$13,094
Farragut High School	Public	9-12	11237 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9775	2,091	113	18.5		1,601 (76.6%)	58 (2.8%)	145 (6.9%)	208 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (3.7%)	92.4	13^th of 389 public high schools	96.7%		92.7	12^th of 392 public high schools	96.9%	1										39.0	10.5	37.4		63.7		77.2	73.9	33.3	70.8		71.7		76.9	76.8	70.8		70.8	83.8		83.0		54.0	25.0		68.0									$10,955	$759	$10,036
Bearden High School	Public	9-12	8352 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7800	2,008	114	17.5		1,421 (70.8%)	172 (8.6%)	247 (12.3%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (5.1%)	69.4	81^st of 389 public high schools	79.2%		65.9	92^nd of 392 public high schools	76.5%	11										19.6	5.3	17.7	87.9	32.7		49.5	93.8	33.3	49.0	35.3	61.1		45.1	45.3	55.0		53.6	64.6	16.7	62.8	91.3	33.4	13.3		45.2									$11,936	$819	$10,844
South Doyle High School	Public	9-12	2020 Tipton Station RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 577-4475	955	66	14.4		670 (70.2%)	125 (13.1%)	96 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.2%)	43.8	203^rd of 389 public high schools	47.8%		37.3	234^th of 392 public high schools	40.3%	31													48.7	13.6		21.1		89.7	43.7	38.5	53.6		39.8	39.0	26.0		25.8	52.3	22.2	49.5	66.7	19.4			21.5									$14,965	$1,352	$13,011
West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3300 Sutherland AVE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-4477	1,509	88	17.0		876 (58.1%)	312 (20.7%)	196 (13.0%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	86 (5.7%)	62.6	108^th of 389 public high schools	72.2%		57	134^th of 392 public high schools	65.8%	26										16.6		14.5	82.6	11.2	8.3	42.3	82.5	75.5	28.3		62.7		47.0	45.7	55.6		55.6	61.8		60.6	94.7	17.5			42.6									$12,616	$827	$11,481
Lenoir City High School	Public	9-12	1485 Old Hwy 95	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	No	(865) 986-2072	1,233	59	21.0		791 (64.2%)	23 (1.9%)	358 (29.0%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	69.5	79^th of 389 public high schools	79.7%		64.2	99^th of 392 public high schools	74.7%	20										28.8		27.9	88.9	25.5		35.4		53.6			53.4	60.0	42.6	43.0	51.7		51.0	64.8		60.7		33.5			39.7									$12,326	$379	$11,579

Frequently Asked Questions about William Blount High School

How many students attend William Blount High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,478 students attended William Blount High School.

What district is William Blount High School in?

Blount County

Is William Blount High School a good school?

William Blount High School ranks 144^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William Blount High School?

Students at William Blount High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into William Blount High School?

William Blount High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carpenters Elementary School
Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Friendsville Elementary
Elementary : Lanier Elementary
Elementary : Mary Blount Elementary
Elementary : Middlesettlements
Elementary : Union Grove Elementary School
Middle : Carpenters Middle School
Middle : Union Grove Middle School

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