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Spring Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

909^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Spring Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 433 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.

Spring Hill Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to the Knox County and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of Spring Hill students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 43.2% in Knox County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 23.9% over the past 3 years, which is well above the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Christenberry Elementary, Fountain City Elementary, and Shannondale Elementary, generally perform much better than Spring Hill Elementary across academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. For example, Shannondale Elementary ranked 153 out of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025, with 60.1% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to Spring Hill's 19.2%. Addressing the issues at Spring Hill Elementary, such as the high chronic absenteeism and the need to better serve its diverse student population, will require a comprehensive approach to improve the school's educational quality and ensure that all students have access to the resources and support they need to succeed.

419

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,846

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4711 Mildred DR
Knoxville, TN 37914

(865) 594-1365

District: Knox County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

White:

29.6%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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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 (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

909^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	13.2	909 of 1009	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	911 of 1018	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	935 of 1020	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	874 of 1000	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	883 of 983	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	853 of 985	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	888 of 997	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	636 of 646	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	736 of 855	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	781 of 853	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	783 of 846	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	752 of 820	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	758 of 818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	708 of 809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	392 of 498	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	373 of 498	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	357 of 500	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	424 of 483	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	299 of 404	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	362 of 450	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	152 of 164	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	76 of 165	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	893 of 986	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	921 of 990	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	933 of 989	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	806 of 975	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	791 of 945	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	776 of 926	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	321 of 424	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	309 of 415	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	312 of 387	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	251 of 363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	310 of 324	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	299 of 319	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	702 of 843	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	714 of 853	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	714 of 865	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	668 of 858	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	727 of 823	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	712 of 821	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	730 of 877	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	894 of 984	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	868 of 991	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	892 of 987	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	825 of 980	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	844 of 941	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	819 of 916	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	520 of 618	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	467 of 528	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	386 of 447	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	327 of 369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	232 of 255	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	831 of 840	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	815 of 847	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	845 of 852	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	771 of 844	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	763 of 844	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	515 of 812	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	647 of 841	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-21 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 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
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred DR	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	433	33	13.0		123 (28.4%)	163 (37.6%)	93 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.1%)	13.2	909^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.5	911^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.5%	2	18.2	20.3	19.4		19.2	22.4	28.1	11.1		20.7	24.7	29.7	19.7		24.8			$16,846	$2,331	$13,478
Chilhowee Intermediate	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville HWY	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	234	15	15.2		140 (59.8%)	56 (23.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	29	750^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	732^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	28.1%	18	26.0	32.1	39.2		32.5	27.3	42.0	25.3		31.6	31.2	39.5	29.1		33.3			$15,263	$1,183	$13,071
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
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks RD	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	481	44	11.0		61 (12.7%)	310 (64.4%)	62 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.6%)	10.2	938^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.0%		8.5	977^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.0%	39	24.3	12.9			13.5	22.5	12.9	12.2		15.7	27.5	18.6	12.2		19.0			$17,881	$2,120	$14,602
Shannondale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4		272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.7	170^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.3%	17	50.7	54.2	78.8		60.1	54.4	62.7	51.9		56.4	53.7	74.1	73.1		66.1			$14,291	$676	$12,990
Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6		359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.3	552^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	45.8%	25	40.9	35.0	54.0		44.0	35.2	40.0	37.0		37.3	44.3	42.5	41.0		42.5			$14,142	$834	$12,494
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
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
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
Adrian Burnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8		340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%		43	575^th of 1018 public elementary schools	43.5%	202	23.1	20.9	39.8		28.6	16.5	27.9	35.9		27.1	23.1	27.9	46.6		33.2			$15,316	$1,360	$13,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Hill Elementary

Is Spring Hill Elementary a good school?

Spring Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Hill Elementary?

Students at Spring Hill Elementary are 39% African American, 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Spring Hill Elementary in?

Knox County

How many students attend Spring Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Spring Hill Elementary.

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