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Norwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 489 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.

Norwood Elementary faces significant challenges compared to both the Knox County district and the state of Tennessee. The school consistently performs below average in proficiency rates for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.5% of Norwood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.2% for Knox County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th grade, with proficiency rates often below 20%. Norwood Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 21.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Norwood Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than most of the nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Beaumont Elementary/Magnet, Powell Elementary, and Pleasant Ridge Elementary. These nearby schools consistently outperform Norwood Elementary in proficiency rates, often by 20-30 percentage points or more. Additionally, Norwood Elementary's per-student spending is lower than the Knox County district average, which may contribute to its lower academic performance.

471

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,943

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1909 Merchant DR
Knoxville, TN 37912

(865) 689-1460

District: Knox County

Students who attend Norwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	Powell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

White:

26.3%

African American:

22.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2018 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2018) to 13th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

880^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	15.5	880 of 1009	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	921 of 1018	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	883 of 1020	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	808 of 1000	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	719 of 983	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	800 of 985	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	602 of 997	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.4	600 of 646	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	746 of 855	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	784 of 853	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	784 of 846	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	739 of 820	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	745 of 818	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	728 of 809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	358 of 498	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	338 of 498	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	382 of 500	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	295 of 483	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	270 of 411	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	289 of 404	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	176 of 450	60.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	169 of 211	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	156 of 178	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	77 of 164	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	137 of 165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.1	16 of 95	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	870 of 986	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	920 of 990	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	898 of 989	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	833 of 975	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	654 of 945	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	698 of 926	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	381 of 424	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	265 of 387	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	296 of 363	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	134 of 324	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	70 of 250	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	156 of 319	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	791 of 843	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	753 of 853	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	748 of 865	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	743 of 858	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	469 of 823	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	591 of 821	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	565 of 877	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	855 of 984	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	885 of 991	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	854 of 987	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	753 of 980	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	711 of 941	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	795 of 916	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	535 of 618	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	463 of 582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	480 of 528	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	319 of 369	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	387 of 395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	804 of 840	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	840 of 847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	838 of 852	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	719 of 844	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	672 of 844	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	773 of 812	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	513 of 841	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

My children are the 4th generation of my family to attend Norwood and I love that school they truly care about students and families and tech each student in individual ways in which they can learn Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

I have been an involved parent at this school for 3 years. It is an excellent school with caring staff, available principal, and great students. Lots of school and community activities. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Norwood is a great school with an awesome staff. Close Quote

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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
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
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3013 Walnoaks RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1354	297	25	11.8		154 (51.9%)	33 (11.1%)	69 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	65.5	291^st of 1009 public elementary schools	71.2%		56.2	399^th of 1018 public elementary schools	60.8%	108	51.1	39.0	52.8		47.5	44.4	48.8	50.0		47.5	62.2	65.9	44.4		58.2			$16,582	$1,207	$14,347
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
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
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
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
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 Mingle AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4471	202	17	11.7		57 (28.2%)	54 (26.7%)	73 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	14	900^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.7	906^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.0%	6	30.0	12.0			14.3	5.0	28.0	33.3		22.2	15.0	24.0	16.7		19.0			$19,643	$1,566	$16,559
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
Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Spring ST	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2048	842	54	15.6		610 (72.4%)	23 (2.7%)	148 (17.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	57.6	383^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.1	434^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.4%	51	49.6	51.6	51.9		51.1	44.6	46.8	37.8		42.7	43.9	54.0	41.7		46.1			$12,580	$790	$11,089
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Norwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Powell High School

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Elementary?

Students at Norwood Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 26% White, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Norwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Norwood Elementary.

What district is Norwood Elementary in?

Knox County

Is Norwood Elementary a good school?

Norwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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