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Ritta Elementary

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Ritta Elementary ranks 527 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Ritta Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 567 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ritta Elementary faces several key challenges. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the Knox County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ritta Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics (44%) and English Language Arts (37.3%) were lower than the Knox County (43.2% and 42.6%) and Tennessee (42.2% and 38.9%) averages. The school's performance is particularly low in certain subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, where it ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools. Additionally, Ritta Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 21% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Ritta Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than several nearby schools, such as Gibbs Elementary, Halls Elementary, and Shannondale Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Despite these challenges, Ritta Elementary has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, suggesting that the school may have the potential to improve with the right interventions and support.

529

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,142

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6228 Washington PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37918

(865) 689-1496

District: Knox County

Students who attend Ritta Elementary 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: Improving — 41st percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 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 school41%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

527^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	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
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
2025	41.7	242 of 424	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
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
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
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)

African American (2025)69th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

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

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science42%-4 vs state

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

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What people are saying

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

Schools Near Ritta Elementary

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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
Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6		359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.3	552^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	45.8%	25	40.9	35.0	54.0	44.0	35.2	40.0	37.0	37.3	44.3	42.5	41.0	42.5	$14,142	$834	$12,494
Shannondale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4		272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.7	170^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.3%	17	50.7	54.2	78.8	60.1	54.4	62.7	51.9	56.4	53.7	74.1	73.1	66.1	$14,291	$676	$12,990
Adrian Burnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8		340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%		43	575^th of 1018 public elementary schools	43.5%	202	23.1	20.9	39.8	28.6	16.5	27.9	35.9	27.1	23.1	27.9	46.6	33.2	$15,316	$1,360	$13,013
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred DR	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	433	33	13.0		123 (28.4%)	163 (37.6%)	93 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.1%)	13.2	909^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.5	911^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.5%	2	18.2	20.3	19.4	19.2	22.4	28.1	11.1	20.7	24.7	29.7	19.7	24.8	$16,846	$2,331	$13,478
Chilhowee Intermediate	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville HWY	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	234	15	15.2		140 (59.8%)	56 (23.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	29	750^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	732^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	28.1%	18	26.0	32.1	39.2	32.5	27.3	42.0	25.3	31.6	31.2	39.5	29.1	33.3	$15,263	$1,183	$13,071
Sunnyview Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	412 Bagwell RD	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1173	284	18	15.4		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	Public	PK, KG-5	2910 Montbelle DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1		251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	67	269^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.3%		58.2	377^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.0%	108	40.0	42.9	47.2	43.3	50.9	54.0	55.8	53.5	58.2	58.7	58.5	58.5	$14,808	$765	$13,174
Halls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7502 Andersonville PIKE	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7445	727	50	14.5		639 (87.9%)	15 (2.1%)	42 (5.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	69.3	246^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.6%		69.1	241^st of 1018 public elementary schools	76.3%	5	55.7	62.9	55.9	58.0	41.8	63.8	43.2	49.1	45.1	63.8	48.6	52.1	$14,048	$886	$12,542
Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3		838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	67.4	264^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.5	238^th of 1018 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	49.1	61.6	59.5	56.6	36.3	58.3	46.4	46.8	43.4	67.5	49.3	53.3	$13,044	$766	$11,532
Belle Morris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2308 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1277	402	32	12.6		116 (28.9%)	93 (23.1%)	138 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.4%)	10.7	935^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.3	952^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	6.5%	17	23.5	18.8	21.9	21.4	16.2	26.6	14.3	19.0	16.2	18.5	17.5	17.3	$16,268	$1,548	$13,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Ritta Elementary

What district is Ritta Elementary in?

Knox County

How many students attend Ritta Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Ritta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ritta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holston Middle School
High : Gibbs High School

What is the racial makeup of Ritta Elementary?

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

Is Ritta Elementary a good school?

Ritta Elementary ranks 527^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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