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Knox County Schools


At a glance
78thof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 1
Better than 44% of Tennessee districts
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
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Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 44.7% of districts
93
Schools
60,604
Students
10
5-star schools
Top rankedSequoyah Elementary School13th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Chilhowee Intermediate School up 137 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Richard Yoakley School 5.5 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Knoxville Preparatory School and 1 more
SchoolDigger ratings
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9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Knox County Schools serves about 59,700 students across 89 schools in the Knoxville, Tennessee area, including 53 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, 17 high schools, and 3 alternative schools, with the district ranking 78th out of 141 Tennessee districts.

Families in the Farragut/west Knoxville area have access to the district's strongest feeder pattern. Farragut High School ranks 21st of 400 Tennessee high schools with a 96.6% graduation rate, while Farragut Middle School ranks 11th of 594 and Farragut Intermediate School ranks 55th of 1,019. L&N STEM Academy is the district's top high school at 3rd in the state with exceptional proficiency in Biology (92.6%), English II (93.1%), and US History (88.6%). Sequoyah Elementary School leads elementary schools at 13th of 1,019 with 82.4% math proficiency, followed by Northshore Elementary School, Blue Grass Elementary School, and Rocky Hill Elementary School. These top schools share low chronic absenteeism, strong math scores, and stable feeder patterns.

The district has stark contrasts. Austin-East High/Magnet School ranks 384th of 400 with 47.6% chronic absenteeism and 6.8% English I proficiency. Fulton High School, Vine Middle/Magnet School, and Green Magnet Math And Science Academy also struggle with single-digit proficiency in core subjects. High chronic absenteeism is a warning sign at Richard Yoakley School (63.4%) and Austin-East. Notably, high per-student spending does not guarantee results—Maynard Elementary School spends $31,985 per student but has 9.8% math proficiency, while Farragut High spends $10,955 with top outcomes. Algebra I in middle school is a bright spot, with Hardin Valley Middle School at 94.3% proficiency, suggesting expansion of middle-school Algebra could help high school math outcomes.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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