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Pond Gap Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pond Gap Elementary School is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Knoxville, TN, serving 354 students in Knox County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 12th percentile among Tennessee elementary schools—earning a 1-star rating—with proficiency rates roughly half of district and state averages in math, ELA, and science.

Compared with nearby schools, Pond Gap sits in a low-performing pocket surrounded by much stronger options. Within about 1.5 miles, Sequoyah Elementary School ranks in the 99th percentile and Bearden Elementary School in the 80th percentile, with proficiency rates 50 to 60 points higher than Pond Gap's. Chronic absenteeism is the school's clearest challenge: roughly 27% of students miss significant school time, the highest rate among nearby elementary schools and well above district and state averages. The school also shows a notable 5th-grade slide—science proficiency drops from about 30% in 3rd grade to 14% by 5th grade—while peer schools like Lonsdale Elementary School see their 5th graders improve.

There are positive signs, however. Math proficiency has climbed from 15.8% to 24.3% over the past three years, and the school's special education subgroup ranking improved from the 7th to 24th percentile. Pond Gap also shows relative strengths with low-income and historically underserved students, who perform in the 25th–28th percentile range statewide—above the school's overall ranking. The school spends more per student ($17,417) than several higher-performing neighbors, indicating that funding isn't the missing piece. The most urgent priorities are clear: reduce chronic absenteeism, strengthen upper-elementary support, and build on the strategies already working for the school's highest-need students.

354

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,417

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4530 Papermill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909

(865) 909-9040

District: Knox County Schools

Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.5%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

22.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

899^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	899 of 1019	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	928 of 1009	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	869 of 1018	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	878 of 1020	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	915 of 1000	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	818 of 983	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	859 of 985	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	917 of 997	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	640 of 646	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	802 of 855	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	807 of 853	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	805 of 846	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	693 of 820	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	709 of 818	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	645 of 809	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	372 of 498	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	409 of 498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	399 of 498	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	427 of 500	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	387 of 483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	257 of 411	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	395 of 404	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	439 of 450	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	882 of 986	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	889 of 990	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	781 of 989	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	845 of 975	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	758 of 945	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	764 of 926	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	328 of 458	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	349 of 424	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	180 of 387	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	186 of 363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	192 of 324	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	242 of 319	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	593 of 823	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	665 of 843	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	694 of 853	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	766 of 865	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	800 of 858	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	660 of 823	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	621 of 821	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	767 of 877	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	915 of 984	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	760 of 991	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	873 of 987	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	896 of 980	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	792 of 941	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	850 of 916	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	441 of 582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	492 of 528	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	356 of 395	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	814 of 849	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	771 of 840	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	747 of 847	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	794 of 852	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	790 of 844	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	676 of 844	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	648 of 812	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	741 of 841	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

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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 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 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
Pond Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Papermill Drive	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9040	383	28	13.6	89.1%	112 (29.2%)	129 (33.7%)	80 (20.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	14.2	899^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.6	928^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.0%	29	24.1	27.9	20.0		24.3	22.0	21.3	18.0	20.6	30.5	29.5	14.0	25.3	$17,417	$2,174	$14,133
Bearden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 Kingston Pike	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 909-9000	387	26	15.0	38.6%	262 (67.7%)	52 (13.4%)	42 (10.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	74.3	201^st of 1019 public elementary schools	80.3%		85.7	117^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.4%	84	43.7	57.7	62.1		53.6	54.9	65.4	47.5	55.5	52.1	69.2	63.8	60.8	$13,629	$674	$12,378
Sequoyah Elementary School	Public	K-5	942 Southgate Road	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1360	507	29	17.4	7.0%	454 (89.5%)	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	98.3	13^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	17^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	75.0	86.7	85.3		82.4	83.5	85.5	84.2	84.5	92.4	88.0	85.5	88.7	$12,071	$675	$10,988
West View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 Mingle Avenue	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4471	202	17	11.7	92.6%	57 (28.2%)	54 (26.7%)	73 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	15.6	887^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.0%		14	900^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.8%	13	30.8	29.6	13.3		24.1	23.1	11.1	20.0	18.1	34.6	25.9	23.3	27.7	$19,643	$1,566	$16,559
West Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3620 Sisk Road	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4467	353	20	17.4	78.1%	119 (33.7%)	95 (26.9%)	99 (28.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	13.9	902^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.5	865^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.3%	37	27.1	26.8	10.5		22.5	31.3	21.4	10.5	21.8	27.1	26.8	13.2	23.2	$16,249	$1,529	$13,632
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	Public	4	501 S Twenty-First Street	Knoxville	37916	Knox County	Knox County Schools	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
Lonsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Louisiana Avenue	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1330	517	39	13.1	96.4%	42 (8.1%)	145 (28.0%)	311 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	14.8	892^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	12.5%		12.2	919^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.9%	27	6.0	33.3	30.8		23.1	13.3	22.6	29.2	21.2	12.0	25.8	33.8	23.2	$19,305	$2,650	$15,403
Maynard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	737 College Street	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1333	124	18	6.8	93.5%	30 (24.2%)	75 (60.5%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	5.8	991^st of 1019 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.4	983^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.6%	8	6.7	14.3	9.1		9.8	20.0	14.3	13.6	15.7	13.3	21.4	13.6	15.7	$31,985	$3,942	$26,661
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1211 Beaumont Avenue	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1272	539	35	15.5	68.4%	280 (51.9%)	108 (20.0%)	107 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	60.9	360^th of 1019 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.7	355^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.8%	5	44.4	47.4	55.6		49.3	52.1	49.3	51.9	51.1	46.6	40.8	54.9	47.6	$15,438	$748	$13,744
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3013 Walnoaks Road	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1354	297	25	11.8	58.5%	154 (51.9%)	33 (11.1%)	69 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	46	546^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.4%		65.5	291^st of 1009 public elementary schools	71.2%	255	20.0	48.9	28.2		33.1	40.0	48.9	33.3	41.1	42.5	55.6	53.8	50.8	$16,582	$1,207	$14,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Pond Gap Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pond Gap Elementary School?

Students at Pond Gap Elementary School are 34% African American, 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pond Gap Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : West High School

How many students attend Pond Gap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Pond Gap Elementary School.

Is Pond Gap Elementary School a good school?

Pond Gap Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Pond Gap Elementary School in?

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