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Spring Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

910^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Spring Hill Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Knoxville, TN, serving 419 students as part of Knox County Schools. The school has been persistently low-performing over the past decade, ranking in the 11th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools in 2025–2026 and earning a 1-star rating. On state assessments, proficiency rates trail district averages by roughly 25 percentage points: 17.8% of students are proficient in math, 19.7% in English language arts, and 24.8% in science, compared with district averages of 45%, 44.7%, and 50.9%.

Compared with nearby schools, Spring Hill sits firmly in the lower tier. Shannondale Elementary, about 3 miles away, posts much higher scores (58% math, 62% ELA, 62% science), while Ritta Elementary (44% math, 38% ELA) and Fountain City Elementary (39% math, 42% ELA) also outperform it by wide margins. Only Green Magnet Math and Science Academy and Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy rank lower in the immediate area. Notably, Spring Hill spends more per student ($16,846) than many of these higher-performing neighbors, including Shannondale ($14,291), Fountain City ($14,808), and Ritta ($14,142). Chronic absenteeism, at 21.0%, is also above district (19.4%) and state (18.3%) averages, although it has improved substantially from a pandemic-era peak of 40.2%.

There are a few encouraging signs. Fifth graders perform substantially better than 3rd graders — in math, 33.3% of 5th graders are proficient versus just 8.6% of 3rd graders — suggesting that students who remain at the school may make progress over time, and pointing to early-grade instruction as a key priority. Spring Hill's African American students also rank at the 28th percentile among their statewide peers, the school's strongest relative subgroup result, while special education students (2nd percentile) and Hispanic students (5th percentile, down from 24th) need particular attention. The bottom line: Spring Hill is a persistently low-performing school surrounded by both much higher- and somewhat lower-performing options, and its path forward likely depends on early-grade intervention, stronger special education support, and turning attendance gains into academic growth.

419

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,846

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4711 Mildred Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914

(865) 594-1365

District: Knox County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

White:

29.6%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

910^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 2% (2017) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th 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	12.9	910 of 1019	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.5	357 of 498	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	435 of 458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.9	681 of 823	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	626 of 641	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.2	777 of 849	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)28th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 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 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
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred Drive	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	433	33	13.0	88.9%	123 (28.4%)	163 (37.6%)	93 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.1%)	12.9	910^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.2	909^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.9%	1	8.6	14.0	33.3	17.8	15.2	20.0	24.6	19.7	14.8	25.6	37.3	24.8	$16,846	$2,331	$13,478
Chilhowee Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville Highway	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	234	15	15.2	69.7%	140 (59.8%)	56 (23.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	41.9	613^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.8%		29	750^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.7%	137	31.6	52.4	44.2	42.9	30.4	32.9	45.5	36.1	37.2	38.3	48.0	41.0	$15,263	$1,183	$13,071
Belle Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2308 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1277	402	32	12.6	86.2%	116 (28.9%)	93 (23.1%)	138 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.4%)	12.5	917^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.7	935^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.3%	18	13.0	16.4	28.8	19.8	14.8	17.9	21.2	18.2	31.5	19.4	25.8	25.1	$16,268	$1,548	$13,689
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks Road	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	481	44	11.0	92.1%	61 (12.7%)	310 (64.4%)	62 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.6%)	7	976^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.2	938^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.0%	38	13.3	14.7	14.7	14.2	17.3	22.1	6.7	15.1	21.3	18.8	12.2	17.4	$17,881	$2,120	$14,602
Shannondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4	34.9%	272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	79.4	157^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%	4	48.1	54.7	71.7	58.0	61.5	65.6	58.5	62.1	53.8	60.9	71.7	62.1	$14,291	$676	$12,990
Ritta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6	53.3%	359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	42.7	600^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.1%		46.4	527^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.8%	73	38.2	47.3	44.7	43.6	36.8	38.0	39.0	38.0	36.8	45.1	39.5	40.7	$14,142	$834	$12,494
Tennessee Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	1924 Dutch Valley Drive	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County Schools	No	No	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	1,947	106	18.3	54.1%	1,013 (52.0%)	580 (29.8%)	138 (7.1%)	21 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (9.6%)	13	909^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.3	918^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.0%	9	8.2	18.6	15.6	14.3	19.3	27.4	23.3	23.4	19.2	29.5	32.0	27.2	$5,777	$245	$5,520
Christenberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Oglewood Avenue	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-8500	476	37	12.7	93.4%	183 (38.4%)	102 (21.4%)	145 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	32.8	727^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.7%		47.8	512^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.3%	215	39.7	41.0	44.1	41.7	36.2	32.8	21.7	29.8	34.5	39.3	30.9	34.8	$19,509	$1,884	$16,625
Fountain City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2910 Montbelle Drive	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1	67.0%	251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	47.9	518^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.2%		67	269^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.3%	249	27.9	39.7	50.0	39.3	37.7	47.4	42.2	42.3	37.7	51.7	51.6	46.6	$14,808	$765	$13,174
Adrian Burnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8	71.3%	340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	30.1	752^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%	25	27.8	16.5	41.2	28.5	36.7	18.8	42.4	32.5	39.2	18.8	43.5	33.7	$15,316	$1,360	$13,013

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How many students attend Spring Hill Elementary School?

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

Is Spring Hill Elementary School a good school?

Spring Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Hill Elementary School?

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

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