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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)			TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)		TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)			TNReady Geometry (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy	0.0mi	Public	9-12	535 Chickamauga Avenue Avenue	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 525-0069	72	10	7.2	59.8%	39 (54.2%)	20 (27.8%)	10 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	6.9	391^st of 400 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)											10.0	6.1	5.9												$34,515	$1,011	$33,156
Fulton High School	0.9mi	Public	9-12	2509 North Broadway	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1240	927	74	12.6	77.5%	217 (23.4%)	289 (31.2%)	355 (38.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	12.4	363^rd of 400 public high schools	9.3%		13.4	352^nd of 389 public high schools	9.5%	11	5.5		5.1	30.0		5.6	5.1			21.4		11.1	13.3	13.2	15.7	15.5	38.8		31.8	76.9	9.0			11.6	$15,766	$1,492	$13,732
L N STEM Academy	2.6mi	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 World's Fair Park Drive	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	581	33	17.4	20.1%	457 (78.7%)	28 (4.8%)	39 (6.7%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	98.2	3^rd of 400 public high schools	99.3%		89.2	23^rd of 389 public high schools	94.1%	20	54.0		54.7		56.2		77.5			85.9		92.6	88.6	88.6	83.4	83.6	93.0		93.1		64.1			83.4	$12,335	$744	$11,269
Central High School	2.9mi	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro Pike	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,296	86	15.0	52.1%	707 (54.6%)	223 (17.2%)	257 (19.8%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.0%)	47.2	202^nd of 400 public high schools	49.5%		43.1	205^th of 389 public high schools	47.3%	3	12.2		11.2	91.1	27.0		37.7		69.9	40.3		48.5	34.6	34.4	39.4	37.5	57.2		52.8		26.8	9.1		33.3	$13,026	$718	$11,854
Austin East High/Magnet School	2.9mi	Public, Magnet	9-12	2800 M L King Jr Avenue	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-3792	666	64	10.3	82.5%	59 (8.9%)	490 (73.6%)	73 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	8.4	384^th of 400 public high schools	4.0%		9.4	372^nd of 389 public high schools	4.4%	12	5.6	7.1	6.4	21.4	5.2		6.4		12.6	9.1		13.7	12.6	13.8	6.8	6.8	30.2	10.0	28.7		12.0			11.3	$19,014	$2,168	$16,285
Richard Yoakley School	3.2mi	Public	6-12	4415 Washington Pike	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-3790	105	19	5.5	73.9%	46 (43.8%)	34 (32.4%)	17 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	3.6	400^th of 400 public high schools	0.0%		12.8	355^th of 389 public high schools	8.7%	45										9.1		13.6		6.3			5.3		9.5						$46,952	$2,986	$43,119
West High School	4.1mi	Public, Magnet	9-12	3300 Sutherland Avenue	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-4477	1,509	88	17.0	44.4%	876 (58.1%)	312 (20.7%)	196 (13.0%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	86 (5.7%)	60.2	125^th of 400 public high schools	68.8%		62.6	108^th of 389 public high schools	72.2%	17	11.7		10.7	89.0	17.1	9.1	44.7	83.8	70.4	29.4	10.0	61.7	49.3	49.1	56.0	54.8	67.9		65.9		26.4	7.7		48.4	$12,616	$827	$11,481
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	4.5mi	Public	9-12	2725 Island Home Boulevard	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 440-8195	63	20	3.1	98.7%	19 (30.2%)	20 (31.7%)	12 (19.0%)	7 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Powell High School	5.5mi	Public	9-12	2136 West Emory Road	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2171	1,292	80	16.1	37.9%	868 (67.2%)	111 (8.6%)	223 (17.3%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.0%)	48	198^th of 400 public high schools	50.5%		51.2	171^st of 389 public high schools	56.0%	27	17.0	7.7	16.5	83.8	27.8		34.2		71.9	45.8		51.7	44.0	44.0	30.3	30.3	53.7		51.5	85.3	23.4		9.1	30.3	$13,352	$906	$11,906
Halls High School	6.1mi	Public	9-12	4321 East Emory Road	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7757	1,252	72	17.3	31.8%	1,034 (82.6%)	25 (2.0%)	147 (11.7%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	43.2	228^th of 400 public high schools	43.0%		41.9	210^th of 389 public high schools	46.0%	18	13.1		11.8	75.3	14.1		29.9	81.2				75.6	46.2	46.3	40.7	40.2	50.7	33.3	49.8	91.8	13.8			31.3	$12,421	$795	$11,320

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