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Hardin Valley Elementary

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Hardin Valley Elementary ranks 108 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hardin Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 1,211 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.

Hardin Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly higher than the Knox County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hardin Valley Elementary's proficiency rates were 64.6% in Mathematics, 63.4% in English Language Arts, and 66.8% in Science, compared to the Knox County averages of 43.2%, 42.6%, and 49%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, including African American students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, often ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools for these subgroups.

While Hardin Valley Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.8% to 21.0% over the past few years, the nearby schools in the Knox County district also exhibit similar high rates, suggesting a potential district-wide challenge. The school's spending per student has increased from $8,522 in the 2020-2021 school year to $10,558 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. This higher spending may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, as the Oak Ridge district, which is ranked higher than Knox County, has even higher spending per student.

907

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,643

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11445 Hardin Valley RD
Knoxville, TN 37932

(865) 470-2088

District: Knox County

Students who attend Hardin Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hardin Valley Middle School
High:	Hardin Valley Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Asian:

8.9%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 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 school65%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

108^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	86.9	108 of 1009	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	127 of 1018	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	118 of 1020	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	127 of 1000	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	88 of 983	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	134 of 985	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	151 of 997	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	65 of 646	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.9	147 of 855	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	183 of 853	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	161 of 846	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	199 of 820	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	172 of 818	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	86.8	95 of 809	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	28 of 498	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	63 of 498	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	137 of 500	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	70 of 483	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	24 of 411	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	48 of 404	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	121 of 450	73.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	35 of 55	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.4	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	29 of 55	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	4 of 211	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	47.9	71 of 178	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	72 of 165	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	94 of 986	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	106 of 990	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	126 of 989	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	136 of 975	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	98 of 945	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	132 of 926	85.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	53 of 424	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	153 of 415	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	129 of 387	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	114 of 363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	49 of 324	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	80 of 250	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	124 of 319	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	399 of 853	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	115 of 865	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	289 of 858	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	288 of 823	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	605 of 821	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	520 of 877	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	125 of 984	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	146 of 991	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	120 of 987	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	116 of 980	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	77 of 941	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	141 of 916	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	95 of 618	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	222 of 582	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	223 of 528	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	159 of 447	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	109 of 369	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	92 of 255	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	257 of 395	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	144 of 840	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	156 of 847	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	143 of 852	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	148 of 844	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	99 of 844	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	163 of 812	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	165 of 841	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)53rd percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+21 vs state

Mathematics65%+22 vs state

English Language Arts63%+24 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
Hardin Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11445 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 470-2088	1,211	72	16.7		968 (79.9%)	40 (3.3%)	77 (6.4%)	80 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	86.9	108^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.3%		84.5	127^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.5%	19	52.4	67.5	73.8	64.6	58.7	68.9	62.6	63.4	59.5	70.7	70.2	66.8	$12,643	$735	$11,448
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10515 Coward Mill RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	10 (3.3%)	42 (14.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	59	363^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.0%					(n/a)	42.1	51.4	47.1	46.5	39.7	53.2	37.9	43.7	48.5	69.4	39.1	53.0	$12,211	$675	$11,044
Farragut Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	509 North Campbell Station RD	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-5848	1,003	61	16.3		748 (74.6%)	17 (1.7%)	82 (8.2%)	105 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$12,447	$712	$11,235
Farragut Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-6703	1,042	64	16.1		764 (73.3%)	19 (1.8%)	86 (8.3%)	133 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	92.5	67^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.6	54^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.7%	13	67.1	73.7	76.5	72.2	62.6	72.4	66.1	66.9	68.1	76.0	71.7	71.8	$11,472	$741	$10,331
Ball Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Middlebrook PIKE	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7888	562	36	15.5		398 (70.8%)	31 (5.5%)	57 (10.1%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.9%)	78.3	166^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.5%		75	192^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	81.1%	26	50.0	69.7	48.1	55.2	58.3	64.5	54.3	58.8	55.3	69.7	58.0	60.4	$13,270	$674	$11,956
Cedar Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 North Cedar Bluff RD	Knoxville	37923	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7721	1,053	73	14.4		607 (57.6%)	100 (9.5%)	227 (21.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.7%)	83 (7.9%)	52.8	452^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.8	516^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.3%	64	37.9	38.3	40.4	38.8	37.9	39.5	45.2	40.7	55.2	53.7	51.9	53.7	$13,155	$726	$11,885
Karns Preschool	Public	PK-K	8108 Beaver Ridge RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	92	5	18.4		70 (76.1%)	6 (6.5%)	5 (5.4%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)								(n/a)
Karns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8108 Beaver Ridge RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7767	1,047	67	15.5		755 (72.1%)	66 (6.3%)	142 (13.6%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.4%)	61.5	345^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.8%		59.1	357^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.9%	12	44.6	56.9	50.0	50.4	45.2	53.1	34.7	44.6	54.2	53.8	45.0	51.2	$13,915	$799	$12,305
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-4	168 Manhattan AVE	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9501	447	32	14.1		303 (67.8%)	25 (5.6%)	71 (15.9%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	79	164^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.5	158^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.5%	6	54.2	68.5		61.2	50.0	56.5		53.2	57.3	70.7		63.8	$16,300	$828	$14,828
A L Lotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9320 Westland DR	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8611	998	61	16.2		704 (70.5%)	84 (8.4%)	79 (7.9%)	56 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.4%)	85.1	123^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	87.8%		83.2	135^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.7%	12	61.1	59.9	65.4	62.2	53.8	61.6	62.9	59.6	62.1	73.5	66.0	67.3	$12,437	$722	$11,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardin Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hardin Valley Elementary?

Students at Hardin Valley Elementary are 78% White, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Hardin Valley Elementary a good school?

Hardin Valley Elementary ranks 108^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hardin Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 907 students attended Hardin Valley Elementary.

What district is Hardin Valley Elementary in?

Knox County

What schools do graduates of Hardin Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hardin Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hardin Valley Middle School
High : Hardin Valley Academy

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