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West Haven Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

West Haven Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 353 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Knox County school district.

West Haven Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the Knox County and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31.1% of West Haven 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 23.2% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, West Haven Elementary's student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, all rank in the bottom half or quarter of Tennessee elementary schools.

Interestingly, West Haven Elementary performs significantly worse than most of the nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Maynard Elementary, Emerald Academy, and Christenberry Elementary, which generally outperform West Haven across academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $14,286 at West Haven Elementary, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools for the past 10 years, with no significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics.

341

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,249

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3620 Sisk RD
Knoxville, TN 37921

(865) 594-4467

District: Knox County

Students who attend West Haven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

African American:

29.3%

Hispanic:

29.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg42%

865^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th 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	17.5	865 of 1009	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	850 of 1018	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	763 of 1020	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	769 of 1000	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	812 of 983	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	823 of 985	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	927 of 997	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	758 of 855	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	662 of 853	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.7	604 of 846	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	660 of 820	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	689 of 818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	603 of 809	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	448 of 498	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	351 of 498	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	359 of 500	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	292 of 483	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	175 of 411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	132 of 404	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	367 of 450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	134 of 211	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	99 of 178	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	60 of 165	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	844 of 986	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	772 of 990	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	670 of 989	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	737 of 975	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	752 of 945	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	868 of 926	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	376 of 424	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	315 of 415	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	332 of 387	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	244 of 363	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	320 of 324	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	307 of 319	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	695 of 843	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	707 of 853	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	441 of 865	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	485 of 858	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	641 of 823	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	636 of 821	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	789 of 877	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	831 of 984	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	871 of 991	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	785 of 987	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	749 of 980	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	770 of 941	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	724 of 916	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	474 of 840	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	685 of 847	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	504 of 852	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	610 of 844	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	775 of 844	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	797 of 812	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	834 of 841	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science22%-24 vs state

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Most of the teachers are quite pleasant however I fear the principle has some issues to deal with.
My Son is severely developmentally challenged. That school has made both me and my wife cry.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (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 7th 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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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 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
Pond Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Papermill DR	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9040	383	28	13.6		112 (29.2%)	129 (33.7%)	80 (20.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	11.6	928^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.0%		17.3	869^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.6%	59	23.4	20.8	16.7			20.3	15.6	25.0	16.7				18.6			23.4	20.8	18.3				20.9					$17,417	$2,174	$14,133
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
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
Maynard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 College ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1333	124	18	6.8		30 (24.2%)	75 (60.5%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	6.4	983^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.6%		5.5	1003^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	1.5%	20	14.3	5.0	7.1			8.3	14.3	20.0	21.4				18.8			7.1	20.0	7.1				12.5					$31,985	$3,942	$26,661
Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	458	26	17.6		61 (13.3%)	272 (59.4%)	75 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	32.5	705^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	763^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	25.0%	58	36.0	14.3	38.8	42.9	39.2	31.4	46.0	24.5	20.0	26.5	33.3	12.2	27.6	40.0	40.0	28.0	18.4	26.0	46.9	33.3	24.4	29.7	44.9	41.2	26.8	38.3	$16,984	$2,016	$14,032

Frequently Asked Questions about West Haven Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Haven Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Haven Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : West High School

Is West Haven Elementary a good school?

West Haven Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend West Haven Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended West Haven Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Haven Elementary?

Students at West Haven Elementary are 32% White, 29% African American, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is West Haven Elementary in?

Knox County

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