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Dogwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 562 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.

Dogwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is performing well below average. The school significantly underperforms the Knox County and Tennessee averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points below the county and state. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.4% of Dogwood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.2% for Knox County and 42.2% for Tennessee. Dogwood Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 28.5% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools in Knox County, such as Maynard Elementary, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy, and Beaumont Elementary/Magnet, also perform below the county and state averages, they generally outperform Dogwood Elementary across academic measures. The school's low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates suggest the need for a comprehensive school improvement plan to address the root causes of the school's challenges and improve outcomes for its students.

581

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,395

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 Tipton AVE
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 579-5677

District: Knox County

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary 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: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

776^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 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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Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	562	42	13.4		259 (46.1%)	157 (27.9%)	83 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	26.5	776^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.1%		22	822^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.3%	46	22.5	24.7	31.4			26.4	20.0	37.0	27.1				27.7			33.8	43.8	36.0				37.7					$17,395	$2,220	$14,259
South Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Sevier AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2100	189	13	14.1		127 (67.2%)	36 (19.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	86.7	111^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.6	78^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.3%	33	48.1	64.5	75.0			62.2	59.3	67.7	70.8				65.9			66.7	74.2	62.5				68.3					$17,958	$2,167	$14,586
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	42	11	3.8		29 (69.0%)	5 (11.9%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)						28.6							7.1									14.3
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 Lula Powell DR	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1324	390	31	12.5		63 (16.2%)	264 (67.7%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	4.9	996^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1013^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.5%	17	14.3	10.2	5.7			11.0	15.7	10.3	6.1				11.8			12.9	11.9	5.7				11.0					$20,330	$2,245	$16,930
Mooreland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Magazine RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2105	375	27	13.7		165 (44.0%)	123 (32.8%)	47 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	15.6	878^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.0%		13.5	910^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.6%	32	27.0	19.6	16.4			21.3	22.2	25.0	14.5				20.7			33.3	33.9	10.9				26.4					$18,254	$2,336	$14,729
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
Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	458	26	17.6		61 (13.3%)	272 (59.4%)	75 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	32.5	705^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	763^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	25.0%	58	36.0	14.3	38.8	42.9	39.2	31.4	46.0	24.5	20.0	26.5	33.3	12.2	27.6	40.0	40.0	28.0	18.4	26.0	46.9	33.3	24.4	29.7	44.9	41.2	26.8	38.3	$16,984	$2,016	$14,032
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
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks RD	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	481	44	11.0		61 (12.7%)	310 (64.4%)	62 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.6%)	10.2	938^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.0%		8.5	977^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.0%	39	24.3	12.9				13.5	22.5	12.9	12.2				15.7			27.5	18.6	12.2				19.0					$17,881	$2,120	$14,602
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary

What district is Dogwood Elementary in?

Knox County

Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary?

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

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary?

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

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