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East Knox Elementary

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East Knox Elementary ranks 680 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Knox Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mascot, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Knox County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

East Knox Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Knox County and Tennessee averages in proficiency rates for TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 29.6% in Mathematics, 36.1% in English Language Arts, and 39.4% in Science, while the Knox County averages were 43.2%, 42.6%, and 49%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 479 out of 997 Tennessee elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 680 out of 1009 in 2024-2025. Additionally, East Knox Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 25.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While East Knox Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,593 in the 2023-2024 school year and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1, its academic performance remains low compared to nearby schools such as Spring Hill Elementary, Adrian Burnett Elementary, and Ritta Elementary, which also perform below the Knox County and Tennessee averages but generally outperform East Knox Elementary. Addressing the underlying factors, such as attendance and achievement gaps, may be crucial in improving the school's overall outcomes.

502

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,544

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9315 Rutledge PIKE
Mascot, TN 37806

(865) 933-3493

District: Knox County

Students who attend East Knox Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carter Middle School
High:	Carter High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2017 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2017) to 33rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

680^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	34.8	680 of 1009	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	820 of 1018	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	780 of 1020	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	609 of 1000	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	676 of 983	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	656 of 985	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	479 of 997	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	304 of 646	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	14.7	801 of 855	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	814 of 853	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	780 of 846	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	629 of 820	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.5	560 of 818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	359 of 809	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	98 of 498	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	738 of 986	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	866 of 990	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	729 of 989	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	601 of 975	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	573 of 945	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	678 of 926	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	597 of 843	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	724 of 853	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	730 of 865	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	324 of 858	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	460 of 823	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	535 of 821	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	364 of 877	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	588 of 984	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	729 of 991	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	774 of 987	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	596 of 980	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	666 of 941	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	582 of 916	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	436 of 618	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	526 of 582	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	340 of 528	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	370 of 447	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	266 of 369	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	219 of 395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	692 of 840	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	801 of 847	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	785 of 852	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	657 of 844	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	721 of 844	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	677 of 812	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	581 of 841	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)80th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 8th 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 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
East Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9315 Rutledge PIKE	Mascot	37806	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-3493	489	38	13.0		425 (86.9%)	15 (3.1%)	38 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	34.8	680^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.6%		22.2	820^th of 1018 public elementary schools	19.4%	140	17.1	29.3	43.8				29.6	28.0	37.6	43.2				36.1	29.3	41.9	47.3				39.4					$16,544	$1,493	$14,030
Corryton Elementary	Public	K-5	7200 Corryton RD	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 687-4573	195	14	13.9		189 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	66.6	279^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.3%		74.2	200^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.4%	79	34.6	59.5	55.2				51.5	23.1	73.8	65.5				57.7	26.9	66.7	51.7				51.5					$15,264	$678	$14,005
Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8455 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-4172	517	36	14.5		426 (82.4%)	18 (3.5%)	38 (7.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	45.1	539^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.6%		42	589^th of 1018 public elementary schools	42.1%	50	25.9	39.8	28.0				31.3	30.9	55.4	32.9				39.8	42.0	60.2	47.6				50.0					$14,808	$868	$13,080
Sunnyview Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	412 Bagwell RD	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1173	284	18	15.4		185 (65.1%)	51 (18.0%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)								(n/a)																										$19,526	$1,425	$16,772
Rush Strong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3081 W Old Andrew Johnson HWY	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-5313	489	33	14.7		434 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	49	497^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.7%		45.2	542^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	46.8%	45	43.6	40.4	48.9	33.3	31.4	16.0	35.1	43.6	28.8	40.0	40.6	34.3	20.0	35.3	49.1	42.3	31.1	42.7	50.0	22.0	40.8	46.9	55.7	26.0	44.9	$11,942	$855	$10,282
Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6		359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.3	552^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	45.8%	25	40.9	35.0	54.0				44.0	35.2	40.0	37.0				37.3	44.3	42.5	41.0				42.5					$14,142	$834	$12,494
Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3		838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.5	238^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	49.1	61.6	59.5				56.6	36.3	58.3	46.4				46.8	43.4	67.5	49.3				53.3					$13,044	$766	$11,532
Chilhowee Intermediate	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville HWY	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	234	15	15.2		140 (59.8%)	56 (23.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	29	750^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	732^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	28.1%	18	26.0	32.1	39.2				32.5	27.3	42.0	25.3				31.6	31.2	39.5	29.1				33.3					$15,263	$1,183	$13,071
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred DR	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	433	33	13.0		123 (28.4%)	163 (37.6%)	93 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.1%)	13.2	909^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.5	911^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.5%	2	18.2	20.3	19.4				19.2	22.4	28.1	11.1				20.7	24.7	29.7	19.7				24.8					$16,846	$2,331	$13,478
Luttrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Tazewell PIKE	Luttrell	37779	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-3441	311	13	23.8		296 (95.2%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.2	833^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.4%		40	615^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.6%	218	6.6	14.3	42.9				19.3	24.6	38.1	28.6				29.7	21.3	42.9	21.4				27.6					$16,604	$1,322	$14,198

Frequently Asked Questions about East Knox Elementary

Is East Knox Elementary a good school?

East Knox Elementary ranks 680^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East Knox Elementary in?

Knox County

What schools do graduates of East Knox Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Knox Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter Middle School
High : Carter High School

How many students attend East Knox Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended East Knox Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Knox Elementary?

Students at East Knox Elementary are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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