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Ball Camp Elementary

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Ball Camp Elementary ranks 166 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Ball Camp 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.

Ball Camp Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools with a 4-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, Ball Camp Elementary had 55.2% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 43.2% for Knox County and 42.2% for Tennessee.

While Ball Camp Elementary's academic performance is impressive, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2023-2024 to 21.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Nearby Farragut Intermediate school, located just 4.82 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in all subjects compared to Ball Camp Elementary, suggesting a potential performance gap that warrants further investigation.

550

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,270

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 Middlebrook PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37931

(865) 539-7888

District: Knox County

Students who attend Ball Camp Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hardin Valley Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 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 school58%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

166^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	78.3	166 of 1009	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	192 of 1018	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	175 of 1020	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	140 of 1000	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	138 of 983	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	129 of 985	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	106 of 997	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	63.7	168 of 646	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	203 of 855	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.0	214 of 853	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	212 of 846	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	268 of 820	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	91.7	60 of 818	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	96.5	34 of 809	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	138 of 498	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	91 of 498	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	48 of 500	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	74 of 483	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	114 of 411	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	161 of 404	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	80 of 450	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	228 of 986	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	208 of 990	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	184 of 989	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	109 of 975	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	151 of 945	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	143 of 926	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	102 of 424	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	136 of 415	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	57 of 363	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	137 of 324	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	67 of 319	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	225 of 843	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	15 of 853	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	49 of 865	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	24 of 858	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	142 of 823	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	187 of 821	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	210 of 877	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	132 of 984	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	201 of 991	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	193 of 987	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	206 of 980	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	139 of 941	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	126 of 916	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	293 of 618	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	244 of 582	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	188 of 528	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	344 of 447	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	189 of 369	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	107 of 255	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	180 of 395	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	188 of 840	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	217 of 847	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	233 of 852	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	150 of 844	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	122 of 844	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	128 of 812	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	106 of 841	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+14 vs state

English Language Arts59%+20 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 21, 2011

This is an amazing school both for the kids and the parents. We have loved it so far and my daughter is now in 2nd grade. The teachers and the office staff are wonderful and helpful. It's one of the few smaller schools left in the area and we love that about it. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Schaad RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 560-7001	692	53	13.0		434 (62.7%)	57 (8.2%)	123 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	60.1	353^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	65.0%		55.9	402^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	60.5%	49	38.2	47.2	60.4	48.6	39.2	49.4	42.2	43.3	51.0	57.3	48.5	52.1	$15,020	$933	$13,240
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
West Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Vanosdale RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7850	721	50	14.4		406 (56.3%)	86 (11.9%)	131 (18.2%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	72 (10.0%)	66.7	277^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.5%		66.6	265^th of 1018 public elementary schools	74.0%	12	48.6	42.5	51.4	47.9	51.4	52.9	47.7	50.5	50.5	65.1	50.5	54.6	$14,596	$1,030	$12,819
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ball Camp Elementary

How many students attend Ball Camp Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Ball Camp Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ball Camp Elementary?

Students at Ball Camp Elementary are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ball Camp Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ball Camp Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hardin Valley Academy

Is Ball Camp Elementary a good school?

Ball Camp Elementary ranks 166^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ball Camp Elementary in?

Knox County

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