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Lonsdale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Lonsdale Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 517 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lonsdale Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math, English Language Arts, and Science that are significantly lower than the Knox County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.7% of Lonsdale students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 43.2% in Knox County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Tennessee elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student groups.

Despite higher spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Emerald Academy, Christenberry Elementary, and Beaumont Elementary/Magnet, Lonsdale's academic performance remains significantly lower. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing ratios may be contributing to the school's underperformance. Addressing the challenges at Lonsdale Elementary, including high chronic absenteeism rates, will require a comprehensive approach to improve educational outcomes for its students.

537

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,305

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1505 Louisiana AVE
Knoxville, TN 37921

(865) 594-1330

District: Knox County

Students who attend Lonsdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

27.0%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

919^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	12.2	919 of 1009	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	955 of 1018	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	977 of 1020	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	904 of 1000	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	842 of 983	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	904 of 985	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	929 of 997	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	830 of 855	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	840 of 853	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	836 of 846	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	817 of 820	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	706 of 818	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	803 of 809	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	319 of 498	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	350 of 498	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	468 of 500	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	375 of 483	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	345 of 411	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	274 of 404	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	398 of 450	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	162 of 211	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	135 of 178	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	91 of 165	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	958 of 986	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	970 of 990	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	973 of 989	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	907 of 975	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	817 of 945	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	862 of 926	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	363 of 424	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	382 of 415	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	369 of 387	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	287 of 363	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	215 of 324	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	229 of 250	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	261 of 319	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	676 of 843	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	790 of 853	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	841 of 865	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	687 of 858	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	552 of 823	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	675 of 821	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	723 of 877	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	813 of 984	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	852 of 991	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	886 of 987	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	791 of 980	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	794 of 941	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	838 of 916	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	608 of 618	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	421 of 582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)36th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Science20%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

First, some of your data is not up to date. For the 2018-2019 school year grades 1-5 were served. For the 2019-2020 school year Lonsdale will become an intermediate school with grades 2-5. Also the classification of Spanish speaking students as hispanic is incorrect. Most of our Spanish speaking students are Mayan. The school has struggled the past 2 years with chaotic/ineffective administration. Our staff is incredibly dedicated and involved with the community and after school programs. However morale is low. The culture of the school has changed. It was considered the “Lonsdale Family” as staff and administration worked to improve scores and encourage one another. The support/encouragement for for staff has plummeted. To sum up: dedicated teachers operating with their ‘buckets empty’ in a challenging environment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (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 7th 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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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
Lonsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Louisiana AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1330	517	39	13.1		42 (8.1%)	145 (28.0%)	311 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	12.2	919^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.9%		10	955^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.2%	36	10.7	24.6	12.5			15.7	11.9	36.2	18.8				21.7			9.5	31.9	21.9				20.3					$19,305	$2,650	$15,403
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-5	1211 Beaumont AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1272	539	35	15.5		280 (51.9%)	108 (20.0%)	107 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	59.7	355^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.8%		61.8	322^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	68.4%	33	38.0	54.4	40.9			44.3	42.3	59.5	46.0				49.2			41.8	57.0	50.0				49.6					$15,438	$748	$13,744
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 Mingle AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4471	202	17	11.7		57 (28.2%)	54 (26.7%)	73 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	14	900^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.7	906^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.0%	6	30.0	12.0				14.3	5.0	28.0	33.3				22.2			15.0	24.0	16.7				19.0					$19,643	$1,566	$16,559
Maynard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 College ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1333	124	18	6.8		30 (24.2%)	75 (60.5%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	6.4	983^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.6%		5.5	1003^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	1.5%	20	14.3	5.0	7.1			8.3	14.3	20.0	21.4				18.8			7.1	20.0	7.1				12.5					$31,985	$3,942	$26,661
West Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3620 Sisk RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4467	353	20	17.4		119 (33.7%)	95 (26.9%)	99 (28.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	17.5	865^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.3%		18.9	850^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.5%	15	26.2	25.0	42.6			31.1	18.3	17.5	23.4				19.7			23.3	22.0	19.1				21.6					$16,249	$1,529	$13,632
Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	458	26	17.6		61 (13.3%)	272 (59.4%)	75 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	32.5	705^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	763^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	25.0%	58	36.0	14.3	38.8	42.9	39.2	31.4	46.0	24.5	20.0	26.5	33.3	12.2	27.6	40.0	40.0	28.0	18.4	26.0	46.9	33.3	24.4	29.7	44.9	41.2	26.8	38.3	$16,984	$2,016	$14,032
Christenberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Oglewood AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-8500	476	37	12.7		183 (38.4%)	102 (21.4%)	145 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	47.8	512^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.3%		34.4	683^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	32.9%	171	42.2	43.9	54.2			46.7	28.1	38.6	39.0				35.0			39.1	54.4	40.7				44.4					$19,509	$1,884	$16,625
Inskip Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 High School ST	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1450	467	39	12.0		163 (34.9%)	167 (35.8%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	12.1	921^st of 1009 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.4	961^st of 1018 public elementary schools	5.6%	40	25.0	11.1	12.3			16.6	22.7	26.4	18.5				22.4			25.0	20.8	16.0				20.7					$15,648	$2,133	$12,518
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Twenty-First ST	Knoxville	37916	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-5035	481	9	53.4		315 (65.5%)	87 (18.1%)	49 (10.2%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)																											$290,143	$32,213	$246,114
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 Merchant DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1460	489	35	13.9		136 (27.8%)	122 (24.9%)	188 (38.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	15.5	880^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.7	921^st of 1018 public elementary schools	9.5%	41	31.0	18.8	18.1			22.5	31.0	25.0	12.0				22.0			26.8	28.1	16.9				23.4					$15,943	$1,668	$13,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Lonsdale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lonsdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lonsdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Central High School

How many students attend Lonsdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Lonsdale Elementary.

What district is Lonsdale Elementary in?

Knox County

Is Lonsdale Elementary a good school?

Lonsdale Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lonsdale Elementary?

Students at Lonsdale Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 27% African American, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

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