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Austin East High/Magnet

Q: Is Austin East High/Magnet a good school?

Austin East High/Magnet ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Austin East High/Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Austin East High/Magnet.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Austin East High/Magnet?

Students at Austin East High/Magnet are 74% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Austin East High/Magnet?

Austin East High/Magnet is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Green Magnet Math And Science Academy Elementary : Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy Middle : Vine Middle/Magnet

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Austin East High/Magnet is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a student population of 666. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite receiving relatively high per-student funding, ranging from $12,157 to $17,851 in recent years, Austin East High/Magnet consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Tennessee, with rankings between 320-386 out of 384-392 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is significantly below the Knox County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80-90%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 5.5% to 13.9% compared to the state average of around 5%.

When compared to other high schools in the Knox County district, such as West High, Career Magnet Academy, and L N STEM Academy, Austin East High/Magnet significantly underperforms across academic measures, graduation rates, and test scores. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 10.3 students per teacher, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and class size may be contributing to the school's poor performance.

663

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,014

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 M L King Jr AVE
Knoxville, TN 37914

(865) 594-3792

District: Knox County

Feeder schools for Austin East High/Magnet:

Elementary:	Green Magnet Math And Science Academy
	Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy
Middle:	Vine Middle/Magnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.1%

Hispanic:

13.0%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (83% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg48%

Tennessee avg43%

372^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16High 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	9.4	372 of 389	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	386 of 392	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	380 of 384	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	347 of 358	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	328 of 347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	332 of 342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	326 of 341	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	317 of 351	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	282 of 300	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	267 of 296	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	260 of 285	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	257 of 269	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	260 of 273	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	258 of 267	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	208 of 233	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	232 of 240	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	237 of 239	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	178 of 208	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	113 of 187	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	354 of 365	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	359 of 365	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	361 of 366	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	334 of 350	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	320 of 340	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	325 of 337	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	141 of 209	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.9	198 of 202	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	311 of 324	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	320 of 330	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	318 of 322	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	309 of 317	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	287 of 302	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	275 of 308	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	344 of 368	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	323 of 332	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	325 of 329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	325 of 326	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	312 of 312	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	269 of 306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	292 of 301	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	302 of 307	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2019)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II27%-27 vs state

English I16%-23 vs state

Biology I13%-33 vs state

US History12%-27 vs state

Geometry6%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Austin East High/Magnet

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)			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 Algebra I 9th 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 All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Austin East High/Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	2800 M L King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-3792	666	64	10.3		59 (8.9%)	490 (73.6%)	73 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	9.4	372^nd of 389 public high schools	4.4%		6.4	386^th of 392 public high schools	1.5%	14							35.3	11.9	5.3	13.2	12.2		11.8	14.3		16.1	30.0	5.6	27.4	21.4	5.1	5.7	$19,014	$2,168	$16,285
Fulton High School	Public	9-12	2509 North Broadway	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1240	927	74	12.6		217 (23.4%)	289 (31.2%)	355 (38.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	13.4	352^nd of 389 public high schools	9.5%		10.7	362^nd of 392 public high schools	7.7%	10	5.2	5.0	18.2				69.2	21.4		21.8	14.2	18.2	14.4	16.1		15.7	31.3		26.8	45.5	10.2	10.7	$15,766	$1,492	$13,732
Richard Yoakley School	Public	6-12	4415 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-3790	105	19	5.5		46 (43.8%)	34 (32.4%)	17 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	12.8	355^th of 389 public high schools	8.7%		6.4	385^th of 392 public high schools	1.8%	30								23.1		13.0			7.7				23.8		21.7				$46,952	$2,986	$43,119
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	Public	9-12	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	63	20	3.1		19 (30.2%)	20 (31.7%)	12 (19.0%)	7 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)
L N STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 World's Fair Park DR	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	581	33	17.4		457 (78.7%)	28 (4.8%)	39 (6.7%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	89.2	23^rd of 389 public high schools	94.1%		91.8	14^th of 392 public high schools	96.4%	9	27.0	26.7	89.5	57.4		75.5			83.9	92.5				80.1		80.1				94.7	51.9	72.6	$12,335	$744	$11,269
Lincoln Park Technology and Trade Center	Public	9-12	535 Chicamauga AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1454	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy	Public	9-12	535 Chickamauga Avenue AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 525-0069	72	10	7.2		39 (54.2%)	20 (27.8%)	10 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)																							$34,515	$1,011	$33,156
Central High School	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,296	86	15.0		707 (54.6%)	223 (17.2%)	257 (19.8%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.0%)	43.1	205^th of 389 public high schools	47.3%		32.4	266^th of 392 public high schools	32.1%	61	11.2	9.1	93.6	14.1		27.7		64.0	30.0	56.9	26.9		26.2	40.4	26.7	39.7	53.2	13.6	50.2	93.0	20.3	29.6	$13,026	$718	$11,854
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
Career Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7201 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-1731	347	16	22.2		202 (58.2%)	58 (16.7%)	53 (15.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	60.7	116^th of 389 public high schools	70.2%		54.5	143^rd of 392 public high schools	63.5%	27	7.9	7.4	64.0	26.7		39.1	70.9			69.1	33.3		40.9	56.0		54.1	84.0		84.0	60.0	28.8	40.6	$11,973	$674	$10,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin East High/Magnet

What is the racial makeup of Austin East High/Magnet?

Students at Austin East High/Magnet are 74% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Austin East High/Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Austin East High/Magnet.

What district is Austin East High/Magnet in?

Knox County

What schools feed into Austin East High/Magnet?

Austin East High/Magnet is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Green Magnet Math And Science Academy
Elementary : Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy
Middle : Vine Middle/Magnet

Is Austin East High/Magnet a good school?

Austin East High/Magnet ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Tennessee high schools.

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