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Emerald Academy

Q: Is Emerald Academy a good school?

Emerald Academy ranks 705 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Emerald Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with 458 students. 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. Emerald Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 700-800 out of around 1,000 schools.

Emerald Academy's academic performance is a significant concern, as the school consistently underperforms the Knox County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. In 2024-2025, only 31.4% of Emerald Academy students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.2% in Knox County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with only 27.6% of students proficient or better, compared to 42.6% in Knox County and 38.9% statewide. Emerald Academy's performance is weakest in 4th and 8th grade, where proficiency rates are significantly below the district and state averages.

While Emerald Academy performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top half of the state, it struggles with other subgroups, such as female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state. However, the school's performance for special education students is a bright spot, ranking in the top 5% of the state in 2023-2024. Emerald Academy's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 21.0% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance. Nearby public schools in the Knox County district, such as South Knox Elementary, Christenberry Elementary, and Beaumont Elementary/Magnet, outperform Emerald Academy across most academic measures.

451

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,984

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Carrick ST
Knoxville, TN 37921

(865) 637-3227

District: Knox County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

14.0%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2018 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

705^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 22% (2018) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

356^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 28 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	705 of 1009	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	763 of 1018	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	834 of 1020	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	734 of 1000	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	715 of 983	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	744 of 985	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	782 of 997	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	248 of 498	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	271 of 498	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	356 of 500	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	256 of 483	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	188 of 411	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	215 of 404	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	271 of 450	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	718 of 986	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	717 of 990	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	839 of 989	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	771 of 975	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	699 of 945	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	672 of 926	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	72 of 363	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	466 of 843	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	633 of 853	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	623 of 865	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	650 of 858	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	583 of 823	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	554 of 821	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	476 of 877	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	664 of 984	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	775 of 991	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	792 of 987	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	652 of 980	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	656 of 941	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	729 of 916	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	92.1	21 of 582	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	41.9	226 of 447	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	552 of 812	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	280 of 841	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	356 of 583	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	363 of 587	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	367 of 594	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	403 of 569	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	430 of 576	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	511 of 574	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	107 of 312	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	116 of 318	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	138 of 316	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	162 of 299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	167 of 277	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	221 of 293	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	220 of 284	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	288 of 546	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	331 of 554	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	402 of 560	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	441 of 552	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	428 of 538	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	459 of 529	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	209 of 286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	74.7	52 of 285	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	36 of 285	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	96 of 275	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	180 of 490	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	279 of 510	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	342 of 514	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	298 of 495	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	322 of 483	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	420 of 490	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	287 of 481	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	389 of 550	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	366 of 560	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	323 of 557	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	312 of 540	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	362 of 529	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	465 of 523	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	260 of 332	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	92.1	8 of 299	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	37.5	141 of 260	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	191 of 496	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	435 of 484	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	185 of 481	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)96th percentile+71 vs school

Hispanic (2022)80th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2019)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)66th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+24 vs school

White (2021)61st percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I40%+11 vs state

Social Studies38%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science30%-16 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Amazing teachers and great opportunity for children in lower income communities to be ready for high-school and college Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, August 2, 2019

This was the most horrible experience as a substitute teacher I ever had. The staff turnover is extremely high it’s insane. The “ scholars” have 0 respect for staff or each other. You will get screamed at on a daily basis by the students . The teachers and staff suck , and will make you feel like you can’t do anything. Don’t work there and don’t send your kids there. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Terrible school. Don't send your child here if you want them to succeed. Abuse is happening under their noses and they refuse to report even though they are mandated reporters. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Honestly, a terrible, terrible place to teach or be taught. Close Quote

by a teacher
Saturday, December 29, 2018

Emerald Academy is a horrible place to work. Dysfunction at every level, long hours, little support, and alarmingly high staff turnover. Students and parents are sold false promises as academics are subpar. Don’t work here, don’t send your kids here. Run away. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, October 12, 2018

Emerald is a horrible place to learn and grow. Students often physically hurt others, scream at teachers, and purposefully cause distractions in learning. Administration can't or will not help teachers and reprimands them to not being able to control the chaos. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Twenty-First ST	Knoxville	37916	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-5035	481	9	53.4		315 (65.5%)	87 (18.1%)	49 (10.2%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)																											$290,143	$32,213	$246,114
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 Lula Powell DR	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1324	390	31	12.5		63 (16.2%)	264 (67.7%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	4.9	996^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1013^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.5%	17	14.3	10.2	5.7			11.0	15.7	10.3	6.1				11.8			12.9	11.9	5.7				11.0					$20,330	$2,245	$16,930
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
South Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Sevier AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2100	189	13	14.1		127 (67.2%)	36 (19.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	86.7	111^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.6	78^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.3%	33	48.1	64.5	75.0			62.2	59.3	67.7	70.8				65.9			66.7	74.2	62.5				68.3					$17,958	$2,167	$14,586
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
Christenberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Oglewood AVE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-8500	476	37	12.7		183 (38.4%)	102 (21.4%)	145 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	47.8	512^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.3%		34.4	683^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	32.9%	171	42.2	43.9	54.2			46.7	28.1	38.6	39.0				35.0			39.1	54.4	40.7				44.4					$19,509	$1,884	$16,625
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	562	42	13.4		259 (46.1%)	157 (27.9%)	83 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.7%)	26.5	776^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.1%		22	822^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.3%	46	22.5	24.7	31.4			26.4	20.0	37.0	27.1				27.7			33.8	43.8	36.0				37.7					$17,395	$2,220	$14,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerald Academy

How many students attend Emerald Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Emerald Academy.

What district is Emerald Academy in?

Knox County

Is Emerald Academy a good school?

Emerald Academy ranks 705^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Emerald Academy?

Students at Emerald Academy are 64% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Two or more races.

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