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Halls Elementary

Q: Is Halls Elementary a good school?

Halls Elementary ranks 246 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Halls Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 727 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Knox County school district. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas, ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Halls Elementary's strong academic performance is particularly evident in Mathematics, where 58% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 43.2% for Knox County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school's 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 62.9% is significantly higher than the 48.1% for Knox County and 45.8% for Tennessee. Additionally, Halls Elementary maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5, which may contribute to its success.

While Halls Elementary excels overall, the school's performance for special education students and low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, suggesting the need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these subgroups. Nonetheless, Halls Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Knox County district, including Inskip Elementary, Sterchi Elementary, and Ritta Elementary. The only nearby school that appears to be performing at a similar or higher level is Shannondale Elementary, which ranks in the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools.

705

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,048

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7502 Andersonville PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37938

(865) 922-7445

District: Knox County

Students who attend Halls Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Halls Middle School
High:	Halls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 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 school53%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

246^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	69.3	246 of 1009	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	241 of 1018	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	197 of 1020	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	224 of 1000	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	261 of 983	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	205 of 985	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	301 of 997	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	246 of 646	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.5	288 of 855	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	353 of 853	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	273 of 846	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	366 of 820	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.0	117 of 818	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	207 of 809	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	283 of 986	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	243 of 990	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	182 of 989	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	292 of 975	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	266 of 945	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	178 of 926	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	596 of 843	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.6	373 of 853	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	198 of 865	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	188 of 858	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	146 of 823	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	114 of 821	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	259 of 877	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	217 of 984	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	255 of 991	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	232 of 987	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	176 of 980	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	259 of 941	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	208 of 916	77.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	328 of 618	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.8	120 of 582	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	273 of 528	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	254 of 447	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	137 of 369	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	117 of 255	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	301 of 395	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	304 of 840	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	299 of 847	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	244 of 852	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	286 of 844	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	350 of 844	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	249 of 812	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	372 of 841	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Science52%+6 vs state

English Language Arts49%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7502 Andersonville PIKE	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7445	727	50	14.5		639 (87.9%)	15 (2.1%)	42 (5.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	69.3	246^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.6%		69.1	241^st of 1018 public elementary schools	76.3%	5	55.7	62.9	55.9		58.0	41.8	63.8	43.2		49.1	45.1	63.8	48.6		52.1			$14,048	$886	$12,542
Adrian Burnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8		340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%		43	575^th of 1018 public elementary schools	43.5%	202	23.1	20.9	39.8		28.6	16.5	27.9	35.9		27.1	23.1	27.9	46.6		33.2			$15,316	$1,360	$13,013
Brickey McCloud Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 Dry Gap PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1499	859	65	13.1		718 (83.6%)	25 (2.9%)	66 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	65	299^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.4%		60.1	344^th of 1018 public elementary schools	66.2%	45	43.5	44.4	59.1		49.1	46.0	45.2	53.5		48.3	54.8	54.0	54.3		54.4			$13,712	$778	$12,311
Shannondale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4		272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.7	170^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.3%	17	50.7	54.2	78.8		60.1	54.4	62.7	51.9		56.4	53.7	74.1	73.1		66.1			$14,291	$676	$12,990
Fountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2910 Montbelle DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1		251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	67	269^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.3%		58.2	377^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.0%	108	40.0	42.9	47.2		43.3	50.9	54.0	55.8		53.5	58.2	58.7	58.5		58.5			$14,808	$765	$13,174
Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 East Brushy Valley RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-7002	508	30	16.7		434 (85.4%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	58.3	378^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.7	439^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.9%	61	55.6	46.0	34.8		46.2	49.4	34.9	34.3		40.3	58.0	57.1	48.5		54.8			$15,924	$974	$14,079
Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6		359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.3	552^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	45.8%	25	40.9	35.0	54.0		44.0	35.2	40.0	37.0		37.3	44.3	42.5	41.0		42.5			$14,142	$834	$12,494
Sterchi Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Oaklett DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1470	364	27	13.2		239 (65.7%)	49 (13.5%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	54.3	426^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.8%		58.3	375^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.2%	51	51.6	34.4	39.4		41.8	45.2	37.7	46.2		43.1	63.9	49.2	40.9		51.1			$13,387	$760	$11,841
Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3		838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.5	238^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	49.1	61.6	59.5		56.6	36.3	58.3	46.4		46.8	43.4	67.5	49.3		53.3			$13,044	$766	$11,532
Tennessee Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	No	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	1,947	106	18.3		1,013 (52.0%)	580 (29.8%)	138 (7.1%)	21 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (9.6%)	12.3	918^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.0%		15	894^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.2%	24	16.5	18.4	8.7	13.9	14.6	21.9	22.5	16.5	23.5	21.3	22.7	32.6	20.6	22.9	24.8	12.8	12.8	$5,777	$245	$5,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Halls Elementary

What district is Halls Elementary in?

Knox County

How many students attend Halls Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Halls Elementary.

Is Halls Elementary a good school?

Halls Elementary ranks 246^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Halls Elementary?

Students at Halls Elementary are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Halls Elementary attend?

Students who attend Halls Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Halls Middle School
High : Halls High School

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