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Fulton High School

Public Grades 9-12

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Fulton High School is a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 927 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Academically, Fulton High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools, with only 5% of its students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 28.7% in Knox County and 29.4% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Fulton High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.6% to 90.2% over the past 5 years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 5.5% and 10.7%, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools in the Knox County district, such as Powell High School, Central High School, and West High School, Fulton High School's performance is generally lower. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 30.3% over the past 5 years, may be a key factor in its struggles. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and a comprehensive school improvement plan could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Fulton High School.

933

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,766

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2509 North Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917

(865) 594-1240

District: Knox County

Feeder schools for Fulton High School:

Elementary:	Beaumont Elementary/Magnet
	Belle Morris Elementary
	Christenberry Elementary
Middle:	Whittle Springs Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

African American:

31.6%

White:

21.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (10% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg42%

352^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16High 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	13.4	352 of 389	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	362 of 392	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	340 of 384	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	309 of 358	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	292 of 347	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	306 of 342	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	279 of 341	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	261 of 300	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.7	272 of 296	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	265 of 285	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	256 of 269	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	225 of 273	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	239 of 267	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	205 of 233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	222 of 240	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	130 of 239	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	181 of 222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	137 of 208	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	334 of 365	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	341 of 365	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	338 of 366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	306 of 350	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	290 of 340	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	293 of 337	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	196 of 209	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	194 of 202	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	175 of 189	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	158 of 180	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	120 of 153	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	106 of 159	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	272 of 324	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	284 of 337	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	266 of 330	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	276 of 322	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	247 of 317	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	254 of 308	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	346 of 368	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	348 of 366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	321 of 359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	271 of 332	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	297 of 329	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	180 of 198	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	149 of 183	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	126 of 151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	125 of 127	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	300 of 323	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	311 of 326	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	315 of 325	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	292 of 312	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	274 of 306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	291 of 301	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	282 of 307	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II27%-28 vs state

Biology I22%-24 vs state

Algebra II18%-43 vs state

English I16%-24 vs state

US History14%-24 vs state

Geometry11%-26 vs state

Algebra I5%-24 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 Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)			TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Fulton High School	Public	9-12	2509 North Broadway	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1240	927	74	12.6		217 (23.4%)	289 (31.2%)	355 (38.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	13.4	352^nd of 389 public high schools	9.5%		10.7	362^nd of 392 public high schools	7.7%	10				5.2	5.0	18.2				69.2	21.4		21.8	14.2	18.2	14.4	16.1		15.7	31.3		26.8	45.5	10.2	10.7							$15,766	$1,492	$13,732
Lincoln Park Technology and Trade Center	Public	9-12	535 Chicamauga AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1454	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy	Public	9-12	535 Chickamauga Avenue AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 525-0069	72	10	7.2		39 (54.2%)	20 (27.8%)	10 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)																																$34,515	$1,011	$33,156
Austin East High/Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	2800 M L King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-3792	666	64	10.3		59 (8.9%)	490 (73.6%)	73 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	9.4	372^nd of 389 public high schools	4.4%		6.4	386^th of 392 public high schools	1.5%	14										35.3	11.9	5.3	13.2	12.2		11.8	14.3		16.1	30.0	5.6	27.4	21.4	5.1	5.7							$19,014	$2,168	$16,285
L N STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 World's Fair Park DR	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	581	33	17.4		457 (78.7%)	28 (4.8%)	39 (6.7%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	89.2	23^rd of 389 public high schools	94.1%		91.8	14^th of 392 public high schools	96.4%	9				27.0	26.7	89.5	57.4		75.5			83.9	92.5				80.1		80.1				94.7	51.9	72.6							$12,335	$744	$11,269
Richard Yoakley School	Public	6-12	4415 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-3790	105	19	5.5		46 (43.8%)	34 (32.4%)	17 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	12.8	355^th of 389 public high schools	8.7%		6.4	385^th of 392 public high schools	1.8%	30											23.1		13.0			7.7				23.8		21.7										$46,952	$2,986	$43,119
Central High School	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,296	86	15.0		707 (54.6%)	223 (17.2%)	257 (19.8%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.0%)	43.1	205^th of 389 public high schools	47.3%		32.4	266^th of 392 public high schools	32.1%	61				11.2	9.1	93.6	14.1		27.7		64.0	30.0	56.9	26.9		26.2	40.4	26.7	39.7	53.2	13.6	50.2	93.0	20.3	29.6							$13,026	$718	$11,854
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	Public	9-12	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	63	20	3.1		19 (30.2%)	20 (31.7%)	12 (19.0%)	7 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)
West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3300 Sutherland AVE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-4477	1,509	88	17.0		876 (58.1%)	312 (20.7%)	196 (13.0%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	86 (5.7%)	62.6	108^th of 389 public high schools	72.2%		57	134^th of 392 public high schools	65.8%	26				16.6	14.5	82.6	11.2	8.3	42.3	82.5	75.5	28.3	62.7	47.0		45.7	55.6		55.6	61.8		60.6	94.7	17.5	42.6							$12,616	$827	$11,481
Ridgedale Alternative School	Public	6-12	4600 Ridgedale RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9099	75	24	3.1		40 (53.3%)	20 (26.7%)	6 (8.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	6.3	9.1																							8.3	12.5	6.3	8.3	12.5	7.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Fulton High School

What is the racial makeup of Fulton High School?

Students at Fulton High School are 39% Hispanic, 32% African American, 21% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Fulton High School a good school?

Fulton High School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend Fulton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Fulton High School.

What district is Fulton High School in?

Knox County

What schools feed into Fulton High School?

Fulton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beaumont Elementary/Magnet
Elementary : Belle Morris Elementary
Elementary : Christenberry Elementary
Middle : Whittle Springs Middle School

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