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Bonny Kate Elementary

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Bonny Kate Elementary ranks 199 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bonny Kate Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 375 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state.

Bonny Kate Elementary consistently outperforms the Knox County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (52.8%), English Language Arts (51.5%), and Science (65.6%) were significantly higher than the Knox County (43.2%, 42.6%, and 49%) and Tennessee state (42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%) averages. This trend of higher test scores compared to the district and state is observed across multiple years, indicating Bonny Kate's consistent academic performance. The school also has a strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and special education students.

While Bonny Kate Elementary faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, its performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as South Knox Elementary, Sequoyah Elementary, New Hopewell Elementary, Dogwood Elementary, and Mt Olive Elementary. The school's increased funding and smaller class sizes may have contributed to its academic success.

369

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,200

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7608 Martin Mill PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 579-2108

District: Knox County

Students who attend Bonny Kate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Doyle Middle School
High:	South Doyle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

199^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Knox County

77^th of 139Knox 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	74.4	199 of 1009	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	294 of 1018	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	518 of 1020	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	616 of 1000	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	490 of 983	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	505 of 985	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	270 of 997	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	27.1	537 of 646	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.2	460 of 855	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.1	488 of 853	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	379 of 846	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	361 of 820	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	547 of 818	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	73.3	211 of 809	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	242 of 986	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	351 of 990	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	575 of 989	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	658 of 975	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	499 of 945	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	475 of 926	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	13 of 843	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	52.5	357 of 853	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	685 of 865	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	759 of 858	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	669 of 823	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	471 of 821	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	179 of 877	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	166 of 984	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	250 of 991	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	437 of 987	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	542 of 980	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	431 of 941	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	520 of 916	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	230 of 618	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	218 of 582	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.3	485 of 528	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	255 of 840	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	349 of 847	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	566 of 852	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	626 of 844	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	507 of 844	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	584 of 812	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	324 of 841	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+20 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts52%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonny Kate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Martin Mill PIKE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2108	375	26	14.2		326 (86.9%)	11 (2.9%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	74.4	199^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.3%		64.3	294^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.1%	95	62.2	50.0	48.3	52.8	55.6	50.0	50.0	51.5	75.6	63.8	60.0	65.6	$16,200	$844	$14,554
Mooreland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Magazine RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2105	375	27	13.7		165 (44.0%)	123 (32.8%)	47 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	15.6	878^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.0%		13.5	910^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.6%	32	27.0	19.6	16.4	21.3	22.2	25.0	14.5	20.7	33.3	33.9	10.9	26.4	$18,254	$2,336	$14,729
Mt Olive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2507 Maryville Pike S W	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2170	227	20	11.1		180 (79.3%)	14 (6.2%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	57.3	391^st of 1009 public elementary schools	61.2%		58.5	372^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	63.5%	19	45.8	50.0	47.2	47.9	45.8	44.4	47.2	45.8	50.0	52.8	37.1	46.3	$17,843	$674	$16,376
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	562	42	13.4		259 (46.1%)	157 (27.9%)	83 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	26.5	776^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.1%		22	822^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.3%	46	22.5	24.7	31.4	26.4	20.0	37.0	27.1	27.7	33.8	43.8	36.0	37.7	$17,395	$2,220	$14,259
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3728 Williams Mill RD	Rockford	37853	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-1415	405	23	17.7		292 (72.1%)	24 (5.9%)	76 (18.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	47.4	518^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.7%		53.5	430^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.8%	88	51.0	25.0	45.2	39.8	30.6	38.3	35.5	35.1	51.0	51.7	48.4	50.3	$14,300	$1,122	$12,390
South Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Sevier AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2100	189	13	14.1		127 (67.2%)	36 (19.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	86.7	111^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.6	78^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.3%	33	48.1	64.5	75.0	62.2	59.3	67.7	70.8	65.9	66.7	74.2	62.5	68.3	$17,958	$2,167	$14,586
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	42	11	3.8		29 (69.0%)	5 (11.9%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)				28.6				7.1				14.3
Sequoyah Elementary	Public	K-5	942 Southgate RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1360	507	29	17.4		454 (89.5%)	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	97.8	17^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.8	21^st of 1018 public elementary schools	97.9%	4	73.6	84.1	80.0	79.1	77.0	84.3	78.5	79.9	86.2	92.8	79.7	86.3	$12,071	$675	$10,988
Eagleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Sam Houston School RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1455	460	34	13.4		287 (62.4%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	35.8	665^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.1%		45.8	533^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	47.6%	132	27.3	49.3	41.3	39.3	22.7	31.8	31.7	28.7	22.7	39.4	55.6	39.0	$14,097	$1,035	$12,302
New Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	757 Kimberlin Hgts RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2194	257	21	12.4		197 (76.7%)	16 (6.2%)	26 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	64.2	314^th of 1009 public elementary schools	68.9%		58.5	370^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.7%	56	42.9	63.8	34.8	47.2	49.0	59.6	34.8	47.9	54.2	70.2	45.7	56.7	$16,301	$804	$14,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonny Kate Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bonny Kate Elementary?

Students at Bonny Kate Elementary are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Bonny Kate Elementary a good school?

Bonny Kate Elementary ranks 199^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bonny Kate Elementary in?

Knox County

How many students attend Bonny Kate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Bonny Kate Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bonny Kate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonny Kate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Doyle Middle School
High : South Doyle High School

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