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Bearden Elementary

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Bearden Elementary ranks 117 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bearden Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 387 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.

Bearden Elementary consistently ranks among the top 100-150 elementary schools in Tennessee, with a 4-5 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, Bearden Elementary's proficiency rates were 63.2% in Mathematics, 61.1% in English Language Arts, and 67.6% in Science, compared to the Knox County averages of 43.2%, 42.6%, and 49%, respectively. Bearden Elementary also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students.

When comparing Bearden Elementary to nearby schools in the Knox County district, it stands out as an exceptional performer. Sequoyah Elementary and Rocky Hill Elementary also consistently rank among the top 30-100 elementary schools in Tennessee, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Pond Gap Elementary and West Haven Elementary rank in the bottom 100-300 elementary schools in the state, with 0-1 star ratings. These comparisons highlight the academic disparities within the Knox County district and the need for targeted interventions and support.

405

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,629

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5717 Kingston PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37919

(865) 909-9000

District: Knox County

Students who attend Bearden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bearden Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

African American:

16.0%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school64%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

117^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	117 of 1009	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	112 of 1018	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	96 of 1020	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	133 of 1000	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	136 of 983	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	117 of 985	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	160 of 997	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	73 of 646	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	63.6	312 of 855	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	227 of 853	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	239 of 846	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	345 of 820	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.8	260 of 818	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	86.5	98 of 809	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	68 of 498	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	113 of 498	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	39 of 500	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	41.1	248 of 483	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	117 of 411	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	142 of 404	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	96 of 450	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	190 of 986	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	113 of 990	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	96 of 989	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	135 of 975	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	171 of 945	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	138 of 926	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	62 of 415	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	97.8	10 of 387	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	47.8	147 of 319	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	515 of 843	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	91.4	22 of 865	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	193 of 858	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	238 of 823	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	90 of 821	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	392 of 877	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	72 of 984	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	116 of 991	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	102 of 987	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	136 of 980	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	116 of 941	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	107 of 916	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	79.0	63 of 582	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	122 of 528	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	45 of 447	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	117 of 840	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	100 of 847	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	107 of 852	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	102 of 844	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	86 of 844	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	75 of 812	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	99 of 841	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)89th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)85th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+22 vs state

Mathematics63%+21 vs state

English Language Arts61%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Bearden 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
Bearden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 909-9000	387	26	15.0		262 (67.7%)	52 (13.4%)	42 (10.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	85.7	117^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.4%		86.4	112^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.0%	5	52.6	58.6	75.7	63.2	56.1	69.0	58.6	61.1	61.4	70.7	70.0	67.6	$13,629	$674	$12,378
Pond Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Papermill DR	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9040	383	28	13.6		112 (29.2%)	129 (33.7%)	80 (20.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	11.6	928^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.0%		17.3	869^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.6%	59	23.4	20.8	16.7	20.3	15.6	25.0	16.7	18.6	23.4	20.8	18.3	20.9	$17,417	$2,174	$14,133
Sequoyah Elementary	Public	K-5	942 Southgate RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1360	507	29	17.4		454 (89.5%)	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	97.8	17^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.8	21^st of 1018 public elementary schools	97.9%	4	73.6	84.1	80.0	79.1	77.0	84.3	78.5	79.9	86.2	92.8	79.7	86.3	$12,071	$675	$10,988
Rocky Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morrell RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7844	725	46	15.8		581 (80.1%)	21 (2.9%)	84 (11.6%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	90.7	84^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.7%		92.9	64^th of 1018 public elementary schools	93.7%	20	64.3	61.7	67.6	64.5	71.3	65.8	71.4	69.5	79.1	68.3	75.0	74.2	$12,488	$678	$11,321
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
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 Mingle AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4471	202	17	11.7		57 (28.2%)	54 (26.7%)	73 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	14	900^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.7	906^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.0%	6	30.0	12.0		14.3	5.0	28.0	33.3	22.2	15.0	24.0	16.7	19.0	$19,643	$1,566	$16,559
West Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3620 Sisk RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4467	353	20	17.4		119 (33.7%)	95 (26.9%)	99 (28.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	17.5	865^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.3%		18.9	850^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.5%	15	26.2	25.0	42.6	31.1	18.3	17.5	23.4	19.7	23.3	22.0	19.1	21.6	$16,249	$1,529	$13,632
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
Mt Olive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2507 Maryville Pike S W	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2170	227	20	11.1		180 (79.3%)	14 (6.2%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	57.3	391^st of 1009 public elementary schools	61.2%		58.5	372^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	63.5%	19	45.8	50.0	47.2	47.9	45.8	44.4	47.2	45.8	50.0	52.8	37.1	46.3	$17,843	$674	$16,376
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3013 Walnoaks RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1354	297	25	11.8		154 (51.9%)	33 (11.1%)	69 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	65.5	291^st of 1009 public elementary schools	71.2%		56.2	399^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.8%	108	51.1	39.0	52.8	47.5	44.4	48.8	50.0	47.5	62.2	65.9	44.4	58.2	$16,582	$1,207	$14,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Bearden Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bearden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bearden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bearden Middle School
High : West High School

What is the racial makeup of Bearden Elementary?

Students at Bearden Elementary are 62% White, 16% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Bearden Elementary a good school?

Bearden Elementary ranks 117^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bearden Elementary in?

Knox County

How many students attend Bearden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Bearden Elementary.

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