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Belle Morris Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Belle Morris Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 402 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.

Despite its location in Knoxville, Belle Morris Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science significantly lower than the Knox County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.4% of Belle Morris students were proficient in Mathematics compared to 43.2% in Knox County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools for various student subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Emerald Academy, Maynard Elementary, Inskip Elementary, and Christenberry Elementary, generally outperform Belle Morris Elementary in academic proficiency and other key metrics. For instance, Christenberry Elementary, which is only about 1 mile away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science compared to Belle Morris. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and providing targeted support for its diverse student population could be crucial for improving Belle Morris Elementary's performance and better serving its community.

426

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,268

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2308 Washington PIKE
Knoxville, TN 37917

(865) 594-1277

District: Knox County

Students who attend Belle Morris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whittle Springs Middle School
High:	Fulton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

White:

30.5%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

935^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	10.7	935 of 1009	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	952 of 1018	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	930 of 1020	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	870 of 1000	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	829 of 983	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	923 of 985	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	865 of 997	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	787 of 855	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	761 of 853	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	735 of 846	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	694 of 820	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	545 of 818	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.9	669 of 809	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	462 of 498	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	436 of 498	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	433 of 500	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	357 of 483	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	343 of 411	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	394 of 404	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	354 of 450	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	191 of 211	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	178 of 178	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	107 of 165	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	902 of 986	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	907 of 990	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	894 of 989	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	883 of 975	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	737 of 945	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	808 of 926	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	406 of 424	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	372 of 387	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	303 of 363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	291 of 324	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	279 of 319	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	782 of 843	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	813 of 853	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	832 of 865	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	749 of 858	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	709 of 823	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	778 of 821	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	741 of 877	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	924 of 984	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	945 of 991	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	924 of 987	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	801 of 980	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	787 of 941	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	894 of 916	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	597 of 618	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	517 of 528	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	346 of 369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	380 of 395	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	800 of 840	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	830 of 847	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	804 of 852	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	777 of 844	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	704 of 844	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	766 of 812	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	728 of 841	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Science17%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Christenberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Oglewood AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-8500	476	37	12.7		183 (38.4%)	102 (21.4%)	145 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	47.8	512^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.3%		34.4	683^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	32.9%	171	42.2	43.9	54.2			46.7	28.1	38.6	39.0				35.0			39.1	54.4	40.7				44.4					$19,509	$1,884	$16,625
Tennessee Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	No	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	1,947	106	18.3		1,013 (52.0%)	580 (29.8%)	138 (7.1%)	21 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (9.6%)	12.3	918^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.0%		15	894^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.2%	24	16.5	18.4	8.7	13.9		14.6	21.9	22.5	16.5	23.5			21.3			22.7	32.6	20.6	22.9			24.8	12.8			12.8	$5,777	$245	$5,520
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
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
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
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
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
Inskip Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 High School ST	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1450	467	39	12.0		163 (34.9%)	167 (35.8%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	12.1	921^st of 1009 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.4	961^st of 1018 public elementary schools	5.6%	40	25.0	11.1	12.3			16.6	22.7	26.4	18.5				22.4			25.0	20.8	16.0				20.7					$15,648	$2,133	$12,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Belle Morris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Belle Morris Elementary?

Students at Belle Morris Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 31% White, 21% African American, 11% Two or more races.

Is Belle Morris Elementary a good school?

Belle Morris Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Belle Morris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Belle Morris Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Belle Morris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belle Morris Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whittle Springs Middle School
High : Fulton High School

What district is Belle Morris Elementary in?

Knox County

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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