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Vine Middle/Magnet

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
562nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 4% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Vine Middle/Magnet is a public middle school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 393 students in grades 6-8. 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. Unfortunately, Vine Middle/Magnet has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools over the past decade.

Vine Middle/Magnet significantly underperforms the Knox County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9-18.8% of Vine students were proficient or better in math, ELA, science, and social studies, compared to 38.1-55.4% for Knox County and 29.4-49% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and low-income students.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Knox County district, such as Gibbs, Powell, Bearden, and Halls, significantly outperform Vine Middle/Magnet across academic metrics, ranking in the top 30-50% of Tennessee middle schools. Despite the higher per-student spending at Vine Middle/Magnet, the school's performance has remained low for over a decade, suggesting the need for significant interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.

382
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,838
Per pupil spending ?
89.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1807 Martin Luther King Jr AVE
       Knoxville, TN  37915

(865) 594-4461

District: Knox County


Students who attend Vine Middle/Magnet usually attend:

High:    Austin East High/Magnet

Feeder schools for Vine Middle/Magnet:

Elementary:    Green Magnet Math And Science Academy
    Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy
Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.6%
Hispanic:
18.6%
White:
14.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Tennessee)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school12%
District avg46%
Tennessee avg43%
562nd of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 16Middle Schools in the Knox County
77th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20257.6562 of 5833.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.6567 of 5873.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8558 of 5946.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.4524 of 5697.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6528 of 5768.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.9527 of 5748.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.2505 of 56310.3%★☆☆☆☆
20158.9479 of 4922.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.7475 of 4852.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.1453 of 4754.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.4446 of 4664.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.5444 of 4623.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.1404 of 4357.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202511.4307 of 3121.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8318 of 3180.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8313 of 3160.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9296 of 2991.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.6285 of 2932.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.6247 of 28413.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202520.1100 of 1000.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20256.2535 of 5462.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8530 of 5544.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1547 of 5602.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.1519 of 5526.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.4491 of 5388.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.4478 of 5299.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20259.0285 of 2860.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.8282 of 2851.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8275 of 2853.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.0204 of 27525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.3249 of 2614.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20259.2484 of 4901.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.0508 of 5100.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6511 of 5140.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.1479 of 4953.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.3490 of 4900.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.6454 of 4815.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202510.4516 of 5506.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.6531 of 5605.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.7520 of 5576.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.8496 of 5408.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.7494 of 5296.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.6490 of 5236.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202513.4330 of 3320.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.2274 of 49244.3%★★☆☆☆
202454.8200 of 50460.3%★★★☆☆
202346.0257 of 50348.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.2298 of 50040.4%★★☆☆☆
202144.5255 of 49648.6%★★☆☆☆
201951.5198 of 48459.1%★★★☆☆
201863.4135 of 48171.9%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)44th percentile+41 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I19%-11 vs state
Social Studies15%-34 vs state
Science14%-32 vs state
English Language Arts11%-28 vs state
Mathematics9%-33 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Open Quote Just a bad school. Teachers and staff tries but is overwhelmed with bad kids. The school is not safe. It is a waste of time, resources and money Close Quote





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Students who attend Vine Middle/Magnet usually go on to attend Austin East High/Magnet

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Vine Middle/Magnet.

Vine Middle/Magnet ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

Students at Vine Middle/Magnet are 59% African American, 19% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% Two or more races.


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