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Mooreland Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Mooreland Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 375 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.

Mooreland Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests that are significantly below the Knox County and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 21.3% in Math, 20.7% in English Language Arts, and 26.4% in Science, compared to Knox County averages of 43.2%, 42.6%, and 49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and those from Low Socioeconomic Status backgrounds. Additionally, Mooreland Heights has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 31.3% over the past 3 years, which are much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Mooreland Heights Elementary performs significantly worse than nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Sequoyah Elementary, South Knox Elementary, and Bonny Kate Elementary, which all rank in the top 30-40% of Tennessee elementary schools and have much higher proficiency rates. The only nearby school that performs worse than Mooreland Heights is the Tennessee School for the Deaf Elementary School, which serves a specialized population. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, Mooreland Heights' performance has remained consistently low over the past 8 years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or proficiency rates.

369

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,254

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5315 Magazine RD
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 579-2105

District: Knox County

Students who attend Mooreland Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Doyle Middle School
High:	South Doyle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

African American:

30.9%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

878^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	15.6	878 of 1009	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	910 of 1018	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	950 of 1020	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	932 of 1000	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	787 of 983	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	833 of 985	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	791 of 997	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	593 of 646	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	763 of 855	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	776 of 853	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	692 of 846	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	578 of 820	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	639 of 818	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	543 of 809	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	437 of 498	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	439 of 498	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	479 of 500	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	331 of 411	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	393 of 404	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	445 of 450	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	930 of 986	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	913 of 990	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	960 of 989	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	879 of 975	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	666 of 945	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	802 of 926	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	181 of 424	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	128 of 319	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	824 of 843	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	821 of 853	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	839 of 865	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	828 of 858	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	736 of 823	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	784 of 821	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	776 of 877	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	789 of 984	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	855 of 991	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	885 of 987	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	927 of 980	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	813 of 941	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	755 of 916	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	558 of 618	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	514 of 582	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	413 of 447	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	334 of 369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	225 of 255	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	234 of 395	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	721 of 840	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	733 of 847	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	793 of 852	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	815 of 844	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	684 of 844	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	674 of 812	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	565 of 841	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2016

One of the few remaining small neighborhood schools. Small classes and teachers work with parents. Nice playground and kids are sometimes taken to the park just behind the school on nice days. Close Quote

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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
Mooreland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Magazine RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2105	375	27	13.7		165 (44.0%)	123 (32.8%)	47 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	15.6	878^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.0%		13.5	910^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.6%	32	27.0	19.6	16.4			21.3	22.2	25.0	14.5				20.7			33.3	33.9	10.9				26.4					$18,254	$2,336	$14,729
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	562	42	13.4		259 (46.1%)	157 (27.9%)	83 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	26.5	776^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.1%		22	822^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.3%	46	22.5	24.7	31.4			26.4	20.0	37.0	27.1				27.7			33.8	43.8	36.0				37.7					$17,395	$2,220	$14,259
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
Bonny Kate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Martin Mill PIKE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2108	375	26	14.2		326 (86.9%)	11 (2.9%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	74.4	199^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.3%		64.3	294^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.1%	95	62.2	50.0	48.3			52.8	55.6	50.0	50.0				51.5			75.6	63.8	60.0				65.6					$16,200	$844	$14,554
South Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Sevier AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2100	189	13	14.1		127 (67.2%)	36 (19.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	86.7	111^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.6	78^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.3%	33	48.1	64.5	75.0			62.2	59.3	67.7	70.8				65.9			66.7	74.2	62.5				68.3					$17,958	$2,167	$14,586
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	42	11	3.8		29 (69.0%)	5 (11.9%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)						28.6							7.1									14.3
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mooreland Heights Elementary

What district is Mooreland Heights Elementary in?

Knox County

What is the racial makeup of Mooreland Heights Elementary?

Students at Mooreland Heights Elementary are 44% White, 31% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Mooreland Heights Elementary a good school?

Mooreland Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Mooreland Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Mooreland Heights Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mooreland Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mooreland Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Doyle Middle School
High : South Doyle High School

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