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Bearden High School

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Bearden High School ranks 81 st of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 79% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Bearden High School is a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 2,008 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Knox County School District. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Tennessee, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bearden High School's academic performance stands out, with students consistently outperforming the Knox County and Tennessee averages on standardized tests, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, Biology I, and English II. The school also boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 95.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.5% to 21.0%, is an area that could use improvement.

Compared to nearby high schools in the Knox County district, Fulton High School, Powell High School, and Karns High School, Bearden High School generally outperforms them on academic measures. However, the nearby Farragut High School and L N STEM Academy also demonstrate strong academic performance, with Farragut High School ranking among the top 13 high schools in the state.

1,963

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,936

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8352 Kingston PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37919

(865) 539-7800

District: Knox County

Feeder schools for Bearden High School:

Elementary:	A L Lotts Elementary
	Blue Grass Elementary
	West Hills Elementary
Middle:	West Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

14.0%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (49% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Tennessee high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg40%

81^st of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	69.4	81 of 389	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	92 of 392	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	80 of 384	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	53 of 347	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	50 of 342	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	40 of 341	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	16 of 273	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	82.0	22 of 351	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	68.6	83 of 300	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	61.2	96 of 296	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	85.1	15 of 285	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	5 of 269	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	94.6	5 of 273	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.1	7 of 267	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	105 of 233	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	133 of 240	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	89 of 239	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	79 of 208	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	71 of 187	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	33 of 47	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	4 of 50	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	13.2	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	99 of 365	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	94 of 365	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	78 of 366	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	63 of 350	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	58 of 340	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	52 of 337	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	69 of 213	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	103 of 209	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	64 of 202	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	90 of 189	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	84 of 180	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	76 of 153	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	49 of 159	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	144 of 324	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	182 of 337	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	111 of 330	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	138 of 322	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	164 of 317	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	144 of 302	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	101 of 308	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	69 of 368	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	99 of 366	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	79 of 359	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	68 of 349	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	57 of 332	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	39 of 329	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	118 of 198	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	83 of 183	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	19 of 127	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	8 of 159	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	69 of 323	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	68 of 326	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	54 of 312	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	53 of 306	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	51 of 301	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	44 of 307	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II63%+8 vs state

Biology I61%+15 vs state

English I54%+14 vs state

Algebra II50%+15 vs state

US History45%+7 vs state

Geometry45%+8 vs state

Algebra I18%-12 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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th 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 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 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
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
Ridgedale Alternative School	Public	6-12	4600 Ridgedale RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9099	75	24	3.1		40 (53.3%)	20 (26.7%)	6 (8.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	6.3	9.1																											8.3	12.5	6.3	8.3	12.5	7.7
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
Karns High School	Public	9-12	2710 Byington Solway RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8670	1,341	90	14.9		906 (67.6%)	111 (8.3%)	235 (17.5%)	10 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.4%)	46.4	191^st of 389 public high schools	50.9%		37.7	232^nd of 392 public high schools	40.8%	41				8.9		8.7	82.4	13.5		24.1		76.8	50.0		69.9	41.3		40.8	37.6		37.5	61.8			60.0	83.3	20.7		30.0							$12,677	$897	$11,349
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
Hardin Valley Academy	Public	9-12	11345 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 690-9690	2,043	123	16.6		1,441 (70.5%)	118 (5.8%)	288 (14.1%)	82 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	102 (5.0%)	67.2	85^th of 389 public high schools	78.1%		62.7	107^th of 392 public high schools	72.7%	22				27.9	6.7	25.8	90.4	19.7	9.1	40.1		77.5	52.1		63.2	41.9	53.3	42.5	53.0	8.3	51.6	65.4	23.1		63.8		26.7	5.3	42.6							$11,388	$708	$10,399
Powell High School	Public	9-12	2136 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2171	1,292	80	16.1		868 (67.2%)	111 (8.6%)	223 (17.3%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.0%)	51.2	171^st of 389 public high schools	56.0%		47.5	186^th of 392 public high schools	52.6%	15				11.2		10.8		19.2		31.2		73.4	36.9		44.4	43.3		43.2	41.4		41.4	57.3		10.5	52.6		25.8		34.4							$13,352	$906	$11,906
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
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bearden High School

What district is Bearden High School in?

Knox County

What schools feed into Bearden High School?

Bearden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A L Lotts Elementary
Elementary : Blue Grass Elementary
Elementary : West Hills Elementary
Middle : West Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bearden High School?

Students at Bearden High School are 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Bearden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,963 students attended Bearden High School.

Is Bearden High School a good school?

Bearden High School ranks 81^st of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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