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Inskip Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Inskip Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 467 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.

Inskip Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science that are significantly lower than the Knox County and state averages. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile for most student subgroups. Additionally, Inskip Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 21.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Fountain City Elementary, Beaumont Elementary/Magnet, and Pleasant Ridge Elementary, which are also part of the Knox County district, consistently outperform Inskip Elementary on state assessments. These schools have higher proficiency rates, better student group performance, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Inskip. The challenges faced by Inskip Elementary present an opportunity for the school and district to implement targeted strategies to improve student outcomes, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and providing additional support for the school's diverse student population.

505

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,648

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 High School ST
Knoxville, TN 37912

(865) 689-1450

District: Knox County

Students who attend Inskip Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gresham Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.0%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

24.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

921^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	12.1	921 of 1009	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	961 of 1018	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	964 of 1020	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	924 of 1000	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	828 of 983	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	864 of 985	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	873 of 997	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	545 of 646	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.9	629 of 855	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	748 of 853	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	746 of 846	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	662 of 820	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	725 of 818	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	435 of 809	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	357 of 498	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	404 of 498	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	469 of 500	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	395 of 483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	318 of 411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	379 of 404	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	373 of 450	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	149 of 211	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	134 of 178	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	102 of 165	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	74 of 101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	913 of 986	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	952 of 990	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	946 of 989	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	941 of 975	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	790 of 945	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	859 of 926	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	404 of 424	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	379 of 387	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	277 of 363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	231 of 324	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	153 of 250	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	205 of 319	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	725 of 843	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	785 of 853	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	846 of 865	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	806 of 858	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	689 of 823	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	741 of 821	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	807 of 877	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	886 of 984	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	930 of 991	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	914 of 987	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	873 of 980	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	783 of 941	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	777 of 916	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	559 of 618	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	791 of 840	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	836 of 847	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	821 of 852	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	820 of 844	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	705 of 844	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	745 of 812	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	733 of 841	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Sterchi Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Oaklett DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1470	364	27	13.2		239 (65.7%)	49 (13.5%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	54.3	426^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.8%		58.3	375^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.2%	51	51.6	34.4	39.4		41.8	45.2	37.7	46.2		43.1	63.9	49.2	40.9		51.1			$13,387	$760	$11,841
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
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 Merchant DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1460	489	35	13.9		136 (27.8%)	122 (24.9%)	188 (38.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	15.5	880^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.7	921^st of 1018 public elementary schools	9.5%	41	31.0	18.8	18.1		22.5	31.0	25.0	12.0		22.0	26.8	28.1	16.9		23.4			$15,943	$1,668	$13,314
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
Lonsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Louisiana AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1330	517	39	13.1		42 (8.1%)	145 (28.0%)	311 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	12.2	919^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.9%		10	955^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.2%	36	10.7	24.6	12.5		15.7	11.9	36.2	18.8		21.7	9.5	31.9	21.9		20.3			$19,305	$2,650	$15,403
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
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
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
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 Inskip Elementary

Is Inskip Elementary a good school?

Inskip Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Inskip Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Inskip Elementary.

What district is Inskip Elementary in?

Knox County

What is the racial makeup of Inskip Elementary?

Students at Inskip Elementary are 40% African American, 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Inskip Elementary attend?

Students who attend Inskip Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gresham Middle School
High : Central High School

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