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Hardin Valley Academy

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Hardin Valley Academy ranks 85 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 78% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Hardin Valley Academy is a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 2,043 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state.

Hardin Valley Academy consistently performs well, ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 85 out of 389 Tennessee high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Knox County and Tennessee averages in several subject areas, including Algebra II, Biology I, and English II. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.4% of Hardin Valley Academy's 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 82.7% in Knox County and 61.1% statewide.

While Hardin Valley Academy generally performs well across different student subgroups, it has relatively lower performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 108th out of 198 Tennessee high schools for special education students and 134th out of 324 for low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 21.0% over the past few years. Compared to nearby schools in the Knox County district, Hardin Valley Academy outperforms most, such as West High School, Powell High School, and Bearden High School, but Farragut High School performs similarly to Hardin Valley Academy.

1,916

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,388

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11345 Hardin Valley RD
Knoxville, TN 37932

(865) 690-9690

District: Knox County

Feeder schools for Hardin Valley Academy:

Elementary:	Ball Camp Elementary
	Cedar Bluff Elementary
	Hardin Valley Elementary
Middle:	Cedar Bluff Middle School
	Hardin Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (48% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Tennessee high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg40%

85^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16High 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	67.2	85 of 389	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	107 of 392	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	101 of 384	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	82 of 358	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	66 of 347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	46 of 342	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	45 of 341	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	14 of 273	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	29 of 351	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	77.4	33 of 300	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	20 of 296	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	13 of 285	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.4	10 of 269	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.6	10 of 273	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	16 of 267	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	115 of 233	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	112 of 240	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	65 of 239	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	47 of 222	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	45 of 208	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	46 of 187	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	74 of 199	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.4	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.3	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	62.4	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	95 of 365	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	112 of 365	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	122 of 366	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	104 of 350	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	71 of 340	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	47 of 337	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	132 of 213	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	87 of 189	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	93 of 180	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	51 of 159	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	134 of 324	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	134 of 337	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	152 of 330	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	134 of 322	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	85 of 317	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	109 of 302	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	84 of 308	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	86 of 368	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	96 of 366	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	78 of 359	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	62 of 349	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	48 of 332	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	45 of 329	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	108 of 198	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	66 of 183	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	89 of 154	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	111 of 151	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	28 of 127	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	16 of 159	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	70 of 323	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	80 of 326	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	76 of 325	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	71 of 312	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	57 of 306	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	39 of 301	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	46 of 307	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II64%+10 vs state

Biology I63%+18 vs state

English I52%+12 vs state

Geometry43%+6 vs state

US History42%+4 vs state

Algebra II40%+6 vs state

Algebra I26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)	TNReady English Language Arts (2025)		TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)					TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)			TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (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 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Hardin Valley Academy	Public	9-12	11345 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 690-9690	2,043	123	16.6		1,441 (70.5%)	118 (5.8%)	288 (14.1%)	82 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	102 (5.0%)	67.2	85^th of 389 public high schools	78.1%		62.7	107^th of 392 public high schools	72.7%	22				27.9	6.7	25.8		90.4	19.7	9.1	40.1		77.5	52.1		63.2		41.9	53.3	42.5	53.0	8.3	51.6	65.4	23.1		63.8		26.7	5.3	42.6							$11,388	$708	$10,399
Farragut High School	Public	9-12	11237 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9775	2,091	113	18.5		1,601 (76.6%)	58 (2.8%)	145 (6.9%)	208 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (3.7%)	92.4	13^th of 389 public high schools	96.7%		92.7	12^th of 392 public high schools	96.9%	1				39.0	10.5	37.4			63.7		77.2	73.9	33.3	70.8		71.7		76.9		76.8	70.8		70.8	83.8			83.0		54.0	25.0	68.0							$10,955	$759	$10,036
Karns High School	Public	9-12	2710 Byington Solway RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8670	1,341	90	14.9		906 (67.6%)	111 (8.3%)	235 (17.5%)	10 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.4%)	46.4	191^st of 389 public high schools	50.9%		37.7	232^nd of 392 public high schools	40.8%	41				8.9		8.7		82.4	13.5		24.1		76.8	50.0		69.9		41.3		40.8	37.6		37.5	61.8			60.0	83.3	20.7		30.0							$12,677	$897	$11,349
Bearden High School	Public	9-12	8352 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7800	2,008	114	17.5		1,421 (70.8%)	172 (8.6%)	247 (12.3%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (5.1%)	69.4	81^st of 389 public high schools	79.2%		65.9	92^nd of 392 public high schools	76.5%	11				19.6	5.3	17.7		87.9	32.7		49.5	93.8	33.3	49.0	35.3	61.1		45.1		45.3	55.0		53.6	64.6	16.7		62.8	91.3	33.4	13.3	45.2							$11,936	$819	$10,844
Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9601	1,586	103	15.3		1,097 (69.2%)	168 (10.6%)	177 (11.2%)	45 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (5.7%)	75.2	56^th of 389 public high schools	85.6%		75.6	53^rd of 392 public high schools	86.5%	3				33.5		32.0	88.0	83.5	32.8	25.0	49.3	91.4	34.8	20.0		61.8		62.1		62.5	48.3	25.0	47.4	71.8	18.8		69.7		34.4	19.4	48.3							$14,330	$505	$13,356
Ridgedale Alternative School	Public	6-12	4600 Ridgedale RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9099	75	24	3.1		40 (53.3%)	20 (26.7%)	6 (8.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	6.3	9.1																													8.3	12.5	6.3	8.3	12.5	7.7
Powell High School	Public	9-12	2136 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2171	1,292	80	16.1		868 (67.2%)	111 (8.6%)	223 (17.3%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.0%)	51.2	171^st of 389 public high schools	56.0%		47.5	186^th of 392 public high schools	52.6%	15				11.2		10.8			19.2		31.2		73.4	36.9		44.4		43.3		43.2	41.4		41.4	57.3		10.5	52.6		25.8		34.4							$13,352	$906	$11,906
Lenoir City High School	Public	9-12	1485 Old Hwy 95	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	No	(865) 986-2072	1,233	59	21.0		791 (64.2%)	23 (1.9%)	358 (29.0%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	69.5	79^th of 389 public high schools	79.7%		64.2	99^th of 392 public high schools	74.7%	20				28.8		27.9		88.9	25.5		35.4		53.6			53.4	60.0	42.6		43.0	51.7		51.0	64.8			60.7		33.5		39.7							$12,326	$379	$11,579
Clinton High School	Public	9-12	425 Dragon DR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-2611	1,073	73	14.7		933 (87.0%)	40 (3.7%)	61 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.7%)	58.5	134^th of 389 public high schools	65.6%		54.6	142^nd of 392 public high schools	63.8%	8				29.2		27.6		90.9	19.6	9.5	34.8	90.7	33.9	5.6		43.7		39.8		40.2	41.0		40.1	58.3	30.0		56.6		36.4	7.7	39.7							$12,920	$574	$11,933
West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3300 Sutherland AVE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-4477	1,509	88	17.0		876 (58.1%)	312 (20.7%)	196 (13.0%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	86 (5.7%)	62.6	108^th of 389 public high schools	72.2%		57	134^th of 392 public high schools	65.8%	26				16.6		14.5		82.6	11.2	8.3	42.3	82.5	75.5	28.3		62.7		47.0		45.7	55.6		55.6	61.8			60.6	94.7	17.5		42.6							$12,616	$827	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardin Valley Academy

How many students attend Hardin Valley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,916 students attended Hardin Valley Academy.

What schools feed into Hardin Valley Academy?

Hardin Valley Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ball Camp Elementary
Elementary : Cedar Bluff Elementary
Elementary : Hardin Valley Elementary
Middle : Cedar Bluff Middle School
Middle : Hardin Valley Middle School

What district is Hardin Valley Academy in?

Knox County

What is the racial makeup of Hardin Valley Academy?

Students at Hardin Valley Academy are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

Is Hardin Valley Academy a good school?

Hardin Valley Academy ranks 85^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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