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Chilhowee Intermediate School

Q: Is Chilhowee Intermediate School a good school?

Chilhowee Intermediate School ranks 613 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chilhowee Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Chilhowee Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chilhowee Intermediate School?

Students at Chilhowee Intermediate School are 57% White, 24% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chilhowee Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Chilhowee Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carter Middle School High : Carter High School

Public Grades 3-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Chilhowee Intermediate School is a small elementary school serving 240 students in grades 3–5 in east Knoxville, within Knox County Schools. The school has been on a strong upward trend, posting its best statewide ranking in five years and closing the gap with district and state averages.

Chilhowee now ranks in the 40th percentile statewide (2 stars), up from the 26th percentile the prior year. Math proficiency jumped to 42.9%, nearly matching the state average, and science reached 41.0%. The standout area is 4th grade math, where 52.4% of students are proficient — that’s above both the district (51.2%) and state (49.4%), and better than nearby Ritta Elementary, Christenberry Elementary, and Belle Morris Elementary. The school also shows notable effectiveness with African American and special education students, who moved from well below average to above average statewide in a single year. Chilhowee significantly outperforms several nearby schools that spend much more per student, including Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy, Green Magnet Math And Science Academy, and Spring Hill Elementary.

Still, the school has clear areas for focus. English Language Arts remains the weakest subject — only 36.1% of students are proficient, and 3rd grade ELA is especially low at 30.4%. On the positive side, 5th graders match or exceed state averages in both ELA and science, suggesting students make progress as they move through the intermediate grades. Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, rising to 20.4% — above the district (19.4%) and state (18.3%), though still better than several neighboring schools. With moderate spending per student and strong recent gains, Chilhowee appears to be using its resources effectively. If the school can improve literacy and address attendance, it is well positioned to keep climbing the rankings.

240

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,263

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5005 Asheville Highway
Knoxville, TN 37914

(865) 594-1285

District: Knox County Schools

Students who attend Chilhowee Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Carter Middle School
High:	Carter High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

African American:

24.2%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

613^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 24 pts since 2017

From bottom 16% (2017) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	613 of 1019	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	750 of 1009	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	732 of 1018	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	839 of 1020	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	735 of 1000	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	607 of 983	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	790 of 985	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	697 of 997	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	543 of 646	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	701 of 855	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.3	516 of 853	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.4	283 of 846	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	280 of 820	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.1	473 of 818	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	71.2	229 of 809	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	178 of 498	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	316 of 498	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	347 of 498	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	299 of 500	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	239 of 483	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	169 of 411	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	236 of 404	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	248 of 450	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	763 of 986	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	743 of 990	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	833 of 989	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	701 of 975	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	483 of 945	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	768 of 926	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	396 of 458	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	468 of 823	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	701 of 843	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	624 of 853	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	651 of 865	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	575 of 858	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	502 of 823	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	733 of 821	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	750 of 877	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	696 of 984	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	674 of 991	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	795 of 987	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	740 of 980	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	639 of 941	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	709 of 916	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	268 of 641	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	450 of 618	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	501 of 582	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	452 of 528	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	374 of 447	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	332 of 395	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	540 of 849	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	639 of 840	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	638 of 847	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	818 of 852	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	775 of 844	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	618 of 844	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	734 of 812	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	676 of 841	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)64th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

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Monday, October 1, 2018

My Grandbaby Got her leg broken 3rd day in this school skating in Gym . Gym teacher remark I should have caught you Wow Now Principal wants me to jump through hoops to pick up No I'm getting the same advantage you give to all parents .Picking up there child Black Lives Matter.equality 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
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	69.7%	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
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	88.9%	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
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks Road	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	481	44	11.0	92.1%	61 (12.7%)	310 (64.4%)	62 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.6%)	7	976^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.2	938^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.0%	38	13.3	14.7	14.7	14.2	17.3	22.1	6.7	15.1	21.3	18.8	12.2	17.4	$17,881	$2,120	$14,602
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	63.4%	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
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	86.2%	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
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Island Home Boulevard	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 253-1184	42	11	3.8	94.9%	29 (69.0%)	5 (11.9%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)				< 5%				7.1				7.1
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	53.3%	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	34.9%	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
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 Lula Powell Drive	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1324	390	31	12.5	83.0%	63 (16.2%)	264 (67.7%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	6	986^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.9	996^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.3%	10	14.0	9.9	10.2	11.3	18.9	11.3	8.2	12.7	22.8	18.3	12.2	18.1	$20,330	$2,245	$16,930
Christenberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Oglewood Avenue	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-8500	476	37	12.7	93.4%	183 (38.4%)	102 (21.4%)	145 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	32.8	727^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.7%		47.8	512^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.3%	215	39.7	41.0	44.1	41.7	36.2	32.8	21.7	29.8	34.5	39.3	30.9	34.8	$19,509	$1,884	$16,625

Frequently Asked Questions about Chilhowee Intermediate School

Is Chilhowee Intermediate School a good school?

Chilhowee Intermediate School ranks 613^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chilhowee Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Chilhowee Intermediate School.

What district is Chilhowee Intermediate School in?

Knox County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Chilhowee Intermediate School?

Students at Chilhowee Intermediate School are 57% White, 24% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Chilhowee Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Chilhowee Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter Middle School
High : Carter High School

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