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Ritta Elementary School

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Ritta Elementary School ranks 600 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Ritta Elementary School serves about 529 students in pre-K through 5th grade in northeast Knoxville, TN, as part of Knox County Schools. The school currently holds a 2-star state rating, placing it in the 41st percentile of Tennessee elementary schools — a middle-of-the-pack position that has slipped from its 3-star year in 2022-23. This neighborhood cluster is sharply divided: Halls Elementary School and Shannondale Elementary School rank in the 85th–86th percentiles statewide, while Spring Hill Elementary School and Belle Morris Elementary School rank near the bottom. Ritta sits directly between these extremes.

Academically, math is Ritta's clear strength. Its 43.6% math proficiency essentially matches the state average and comes within 1.4 points of the district. The school even outperforms similarly ranked Fountain City Elementary School in math by more than 4 points. However, English language arts (38.0%) and science (40.7%) trail the district by about 7 and 10 points respectively, and 5th grade science lags district peers by a full 12 points. The school's overall rating is increasingly dragged down by these weaker subjects.

There is some encouraging news on attendance: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 28.3% in 2021-22 to 18.7% in 2024-25, though higher-performing neighbors like Halls Elementary School (13.3%) and Gibbs Elementary School (14.0%) still do better. Per-pupil spending has risen to $14,142 — nearly identical to Halls and Shannondale — yet those schools post much higher test scores, suggesting that resource allocation and instructional quality matter as much as total dollars. For parents, Ritta offers a solid math program and improving attendance, but literacy and science are the areas to watch.

529

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,142

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

6228 Washington Pike
Knoxville, TN 37918

(865) 689-1496

District: Knox County Schools

Students who attend Ritta Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holston Middle School
High:	Gibbs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

African American:

15.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

600^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 33 pts since 2017

From bottom 8% (2017) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	42.7	600 of 1019	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	527 of 1009	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	552 of 1018	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	431 of 1020	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	673 of 1000	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	550 of 983	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	625 of 985	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	702 of 997	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	595 of 646	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	59.1	359 of 855	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.9	506 of 853	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	575 of 846	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.5	630 of 820	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.1	507 of 818	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.5	509 of 809	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	223 of 498	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	152 of 498	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	318 of 498	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	211 of 500	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	307 of 483	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	224 of 411	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	278 of 404	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	318 of 450	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	180 of 211	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	499 of 986	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	661 of 990	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	467 of 989	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	686 of 975	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	547 of 945	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	576 of 926	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	203 of 458	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	242 of 424	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	682 of 823	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	683 of 843	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	526 of 853	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	573 of 865	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	579 of 858	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	575 of 823	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	668 of 821	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	693 of 877	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	547 of 984	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	436 of 991	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	407 of 987	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	613 of 980	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	511 of 941	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	602 of 916	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	510 of 641	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	478 of 618	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	544 of 582	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	515 of 528	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	414 of 447	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	294 of 369	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	195 of 255	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	340 of 395	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	577 of 849	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	529 of 840	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	490 of 847	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	444 of 852	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	669 of 844	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	505 of 844	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	580 of 812	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	634 of 841	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 2, 2018

I would say just don't send your child to Ritta Elementary. The principals are just trying to keep their jobs, not a lot of concern for the students. Most of the good teachers have left this school and the behavior of some of the students is horrible. If you have a child that is not used to seeing that, it can be scary. The principals do nothing about it. If you can, go to Shannondale Elementary, it's not far away. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
Ritta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6	22.1%	359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	42.7	600^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.1%		46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%	73	38.2	47.3	44.7	43.6	36.8	38.0	39.0	38.0	36.8	45.1	39.5	40.7	$14,142	$834	$12,494
Shannondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4	19.4%	272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	79.4	157^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%	4	48.1	54.7	71.7	58.0	61.5	65.6	58.5	62.1	53.8	60.9	71.7	62.1	$14,291	$676	$12,990
Adrian Burnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8	29.0%	340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	30.1	752^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%	25	27.8	16.5	41.2	28.5	36.7	18.8	42.4	32.5	39.2	18.8	43.5	33.7	$15,316	$1,360	$13,013
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred Drive	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	433	33	13.0	39.6%	123 (28.4%)	163 (37.6%)	93 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.1%)	12.9	910^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.2	909^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.9%	1	8.6	14.0	33.3	17.8	15.2	20.0	24.6	19.7	14.8	25.6	37.3	24.8	$16,846	$2,331	$13,478
Chilhowee Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville Highway	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	234	15	15.2	30.8%	140 (59.8%)	56 (23.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	41.9	613^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.8%		29	750^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.7%	137	31.6	52.4	44.2	42.9	30.4	32.9	45.5	36.1	37.2	38.3	48.0	41.0	$15,263	$1,183	$13,071
Sunnyview Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	412 Bagwell Road	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1173	284	18	15.4	27.3%	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
Fountain City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2910 Montbelle Drive	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1	23.2%	251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	47.9	518^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.2%		67	269^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.3%	249	27.9	39.7	50.0	39.3	37.7	47.4	42.2	42.3	37.7	51.7	51.6	46.6	$14,808	$765	$13,174
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7502 Andersonville Pike	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7445	727	50	14.5	12.9%	639 (87.9%)	15 (2.1%)	42 (5.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	80.9	146^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.7%		69.3	246^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.6%	100	69.0	67.2	60.8	65.7	68.7	59.0	51.0	59.4	62.0	63.1	52.0	59.3	$14,048	$886	$12,542
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3	16.1%	838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	62.7	336^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.0%		67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%	72	43.9	51.5	64.1	52.6	47.2	41.3	50.0	46.1	46.7	52.7	61.4	53.2	$13,044	$766	$11,532
Belle Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2308 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1277	402	32	12.6	39.4%	116 (28.9%)	93 (23.1%)	138 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.4%)	12.5	917^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.7	935^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.3%	18	13.0	16.4	28.8	19.8	14.8	17.9	21.2	18.2	31.5	19.4	25.8	25.1	$16,268	$1,548	$13,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Ritta Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ritta Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holston Middle School
High : Gibbs High School

Is Ritta Elementary School a good school?

Ritta Elementary School ranks 600^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ritta Elementary School?

Students at Ritta Elementary School are 63% White, 15% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ritta Elementary School in?

Knox County Schools

How many students attend Ritta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Ritta Elementary School.

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