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Pond Gap Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pond Gap Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 383 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.

Pond Gap Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the Knox County and Tennessee averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.3% of Pond Gap students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.2% in Knox County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

Pond Gap Elementary's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.0% over the past few years, are significantly higher than the state average. While the school spends more per student ($15,112 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, this higher spending does not translate into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Ft. Sanders Education Development Center, Lonsdale Elementary, and Maynard Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level support may be contributing to the performance of individual schools.

354

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,417

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4530 Papermill DR
Knoxville, TN 37909

(865) 909-9040

District: Knox County

Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.5%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

22.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

928^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	11.6	928 of 1009	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	869 of 1018	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	878 of 1020	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	915 of 1000	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	818 of 983	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	859 of 985	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	917 of 997	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	640 of 646	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	802 of 855	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	807 of 853	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	805 of 846	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	693 of 820	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	709 of 818	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	645 of 809	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	409 of 498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	399 of 498	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	427 of 500	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	387 of 483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	257 of 411	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	395 of 404	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	439 of 450	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	882 of 986	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	889 of 990	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	781 of 989	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	845 of 975	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	758 of 945	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	764 of 926	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	349 of 424	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	180 of 387	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	186 of 363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	192 of 324	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	242 of 319	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	665 of 843	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	694 of 853	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	766 of 865	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	800 of 858	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	660 of 823	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	621 of 821	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	767 of 877	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	915 of 984	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	760 of 991	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	873 of 987	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	896 of 980	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	792 of 941	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	850 of 916	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	441 of 582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	492 of 528	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	356 of 395	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	771 of 840	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	747 of 847	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	794 of 852	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	790 of 844	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	676 of 844	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	648 of 812	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	741 of 841	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)24th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 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
Pond Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Papermill DR	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9040	383	28	13.6		112 (29.2%)	129 (33.7%)	80 (20.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	11.6	928^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.0%		17.3	869^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.6%	59	23.4	20.8	16.7	20.3	15.6	25.0	16.7	18.6	23.4	20.8	18.3	20.9	$17,417	$2,174	$14,133
Bearden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 909-9000	387	26	15.0		262 (67.7%)	52 (13.4%)	42 (10.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	85.7	117^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.4%		86.4	112^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.0%	5	52.6	58.6	75.7	63.2	56.1	69.0	58.6	61.1	61.4	70.7	70.0	67.6	$13,629	$674	$12,378
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3013 Walnoaks RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1354	297	25	11.8		154 (51.9%)	33 (11.1%)	69 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	65.5	291^st of 1009 public elementary schools	71.2%		56.2	399^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.8%	108	51.1	39.0	52.8	47.5	44.4	48.8	50.0	47.5	62.2	65.9	44.4	58.2	$16,582	$1,207	$14,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Pond Gap Elementary

Is Pond Gap Elementary a good school?

Pond Gap Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Pond Gap Elementary in?

Knox County

What schools do graduates of Pond Gap Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : West High School

What is the racial makeup of Pond Gap Elementary?

Students at Pond Gap Elementary are 34% African American, 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pond Gap Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Pond Gap Elementary.

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