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Dogwood Elementary School

Q: Is Dogwood Elementary School a good school?

Dogwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dogwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Dogwood Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary School?

Students at Dogwood Elementary School are 46% White, 29% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : South Doyle Middle School High : South Doyle High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in South Knoxville, TN, serving 581 students as part of the Knox County Schools system, with a student-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. The school currently holds a 1-star rating from the state, ranking 884th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — a drop from the prior year, when it ranked 776th. Over the past decade, Dogwood has generally hovered between the 13th and 26th percentiles statewide, with no year exceeding 1 star.

Academically, Dogwood lags well behind district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, only 21.3% of students were proficient in math (compared with 45.0% for Knox County), 25.9% in English language arts (vs. 44.7% district), and 26.8% in science (vs. 50.9% district). Early math is a particular concern — just 14.3% of 3rd graders met proficiency. The contrast with nearby South Knox Elementary School, less than a mile away, is striking: South Knox ranks in the 85th percentile and posts math proficiency of 65.1%, compared with Dogwood's 21.3%. Beaumont Elementary/Magnet School and Emerald Academy also outperform Dogwood by wide margins in the same community.

One of the most actionable warning signs is chronic absenteeism: 30.7% of Dogwood students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 19.4% for the district and 18.3% statewide. This has been persistently high for years, reaching 42.5% in 2021–2022. Interestingly, Dogwood's per-student spending of $17,395 is not the issue — it is higher than Beaumont's $15,438, yet outcomes remain far lower. For parents, the picture is clear: Dogwood is a school with real challenges in academic achievement and attendance, but the strong results at nearby schools show that improvement is possible within the same district. The most urgent priorities should be reducing absenteeism, stabilizing year-to-year performance, and providing targeted support to student groups currently served least effectively.

581

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,395

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 Tipton Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 579-5677

District: Knox County Schools

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Doyle Middle School
High:	South Doyle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

African American:

29.4%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

884^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Knox County Schools

78^th of 141Knox County Schools 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
2026	16.0	884 of 1019	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	776 of 1009	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	822 of 1018	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	756 of 1020	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	756 of 1000	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	811 of 983	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	749 of 985	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	861 of 997	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	781 of 855	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	792 of 853	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	782 of 846	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	686 of 820	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	761 of 818	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	653 of 809	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	333 of 498	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	321 of 498	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	430 of 498	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	350 of 500	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	284 of 483	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	299 of 411	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	326 of 404	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	379 of 450	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	741 of 986	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	768 of 990	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	743 of 989	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	786 of 975	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	751 of 945	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	640 of 926	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	448 of 458	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	386 of 424	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	401 of 415	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	241 of 387	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	200 of 363	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	204 of 324	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	53 of 250	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	707 of 823	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	599 of 843	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	752 of 853	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	710 of 865	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	678 of 858	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	732 of 823	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	652 of 821	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	806 of 877	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	776 of 984	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	827 of 991	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	714 of 987	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	691 of 980	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	797 of 941	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	764 of 916	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	619 of 641	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	589 of 618	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	532 of 582	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	509 of 528	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	383 of 447	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	181 of 255	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	365 of 395	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	799 of 849	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	691 of 840	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	659 of 847	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	641 of 852	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	692 of 844	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	751 of 844	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	671 of 812	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	775 of 841	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-20 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 12, 2011

poor, teachers are always absent, not prepared, kids reflect teacher and staff overall performance Close Quote

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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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Dogwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton Avenue	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	562	42	13.4	91.3%	259 (46.1%)	157 (27.9%)	83 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	16	884^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.2%		26.5	776^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.1%	108	14.3	29.9	20.5				21.3	26.2	24.7	26.9				25.9			19.0	36.4	25.6				26.8					$17,395	$2,220	$14,259
South Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Sevier Avenue	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2100	189	13	14.1	89.3%	127 (67.2%)	36 (19.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	80.8	149^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.4%		86.7	111^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.0%	38	64.7	61.5	69.2				65.1	61.8	50.0	57.7				57.0			58.8	65.4	57.7				60.5					$17,958	$2,167	$14,586
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Island Home Boulevard	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 253-1184	42	11	3.8	94.9%	29 (69.0%)	5 (11.9%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)							< 5%							7.1									7.1
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 Lula Powell Drive	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1324	390	31	12.5	83.0%	63 (16.2%)	264 (67.7%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	6	986^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.9	996^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.3%	10	14.0	9.9	10.2				11.3	18.9	11.3	8.2				12.7			22.8	18.3	12.2				18.1					$20,330	$2,245	$16,930
Mooreland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Magazine Road	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2105	375	27	13.7	77.8%	165 (44.0%)	123 (32.8%)	47 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	25.1	804^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.1%		15.6	878^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	26.4	36.4	24.4				29.4	36.5	27.3	15.6				27.0			32.1	45.5	28.9				35.9					$18,254	$2,336	$14,729
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	Public	4	501 S Twenty-First Street	Knoxville	37916	Knox County	Knox County Schools	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
Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick Street	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	458	26	17.6	88.7%	61 (13.3%)	272 (59.4%)	75 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	41.7	621^st of 1019 public elementary schools	39.1%		32.5	705^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.1%	84	63.5	25.5	22.0	43.4	50.0	15.4	38.7	59.6	33.3	14.0	37.7	32.7	26.1	34.2	45.0	45.0	53.8	29.4	14.3	37.7	55.8	28.3	37.0	49.1	65.4	26.1	47.7	$16,984	$2,016	$14,032
Maynard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	737 College Street	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1333	124	18	6.8	93.5%	30 (24.2%)	75 (60.5%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	5.8	991^st of 1019 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.4	983^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.6%	8	6.7	14.3	9.1				9.8	20.0	14.3	13.6				15.7			13.3	21.4	13.6				15.7					$31,985	$3,942	$26,661
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks Road	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	481	44	11.0	92.1%	61 (12.7%)	310 (64.4%)	62 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.6%)	7	976^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.2	938^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.0%	38	13.3	14.7	14.7				14.2	17.3	22.1	6.7				15.1			21.3	18.8	12.2				17.4					$17,881	$2,120	$14,602
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1211 Beaumont Avenue	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1272	539	35	15.5	68.4%	280 (51.9%)	108 (20.0%)	107 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	60.9	360^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.7	355^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.8%	5	44.4	47.4	55.6				49.3	52.1	49.3	51.9				51.1			46.6	40.8	54.9				47.6					$15,438	$748	$13,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary School?

Students at Dogwood Elementary School are 46% White, 29% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is Dogwood Elementary School a good school?

Dogwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Dogwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Doyle Middle School
High : South Doyle High School

What district is Dogwood Elementary School in?

Knox County Schools

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