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Mill Creek Elementary School

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Mill Creek Elementary School ranks 242 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Mill Creek Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 754 students as part of Knox County Schools. In 2025–2026, the school earned a 4-star statewide rating, ranking 242nd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — the 76th percentile — a notable jump from the prior year's 3-star rating and 64th-percentile ranking.

Academically, Mill Creek is solidly above average. It beats both its district and the state in every broad subject area: 54.1% of students are proficient in math (versus 45.0% in Knox County and 43.0% statewide), 53.2% in English Language Arts (versus 44.7% district and 40.6% state), and 58.6% in science (versus 50.9% district and 46.9% state). The school also benefits from strong attendance: its 11.4% chronic absenteeism rate is far better than the district's 19.4% and the state's 18.3%. Compared with nearby schools, Mill Creek outpaces Karns Elementary School, Cedar Bluff Elementary School, and Claxton Elementary School in math, while trailing high performers like Farragut Intermediate School and Hardin Valley Elementary School.

The upward trend is evident across subgroups, too: students in special education rose to the 82nd percentile statewide, English Language Learners reached the 77th percentile, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds climbed from the 8th to the 32nd percentile in a single year — signs that recent supports for historically underserved groups are gaining momentum. The school achieves these results while spending $12,211 per pupil, less than most nearby schools including Glenwood Elementary School ($17,331) and Woodland Elementary School ($16,300). The clearest area to watch is 4th grade, where math and ELA proficiency dip below district and state averages — a possible cohort effect or transition issue worth monitoring in an otherwise strong and rising school profile.

754

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,211

Per pupil spending ?

10515 Coward Mill Road
Knoxville, TN 37931

(865) 539-7767

District: Knox County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2025 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

242^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2025

From top 36% (2025) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Knox County Schools

78^th of 141Knox County Schools 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
2026	70.9	242 of 1019	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	363 of 1009	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	122 of 498	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	39.9	288 of 498	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	49 of 211	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	291 of 986	70.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	157 of 458	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	211 of 424	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	562 of 823	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.1	772 of 843	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	437 of 984	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	114 of 641	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	265 of 618	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	280 of 849	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	379 of 840	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

English Language Arts53%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				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 (2020)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10515 Coward Mill Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	10 (3.3%)	42 (14.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	70.9	242^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	76.3%		59	363^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.0%	121	55.5	47.7	60.0		54.1	60.2	42.4	58.2	53.2	61.7	52.3	62.7	58.6	$12,211	$675	$11,044
Ball Camp Elementary School	Public	K-5	9801 Middlebrook Pike	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7888	562	36	15.5	28.7%	398 (70.8%)	31 (5.5%)	57 (10.1%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.9%)	77.1	177^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.6%		78.3	166^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.5%	11	56.3	60.8	65.4		60.4	54.8	51.5	67.1	56.9	55.8	56.9	67.9	59.5	$13,270	$674	$11,956
Hardin Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11445 Hardin Valley Road	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 470-2088	1,211	72	16.7	18.3%	968 (79.9%)	40 (3.3%)	77 (6.4%)	80 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	84.5	122^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	88.0%		86.9	108^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.3%	14	50.6	70.3	65.5		62.6	57.1	65.3	63.4	62.1	58.3	71.4	69.7	66.8	$12,643	$735	$11,448
Karns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8108 Beaver Ridge Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7767	1,047	67	15.5	36.0%	755 (72.1%)	66 (6.3%)	142 (13.6%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.4%)	54.7	440^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.8%		61.5	345^th of 1009 public elementary schools	65.8%	95	34.3	52.4	54.9		47.8	41.1	54.8	40.1	45.6	40.8	52.4	44.4	46.2	$13,915	$799	$12,305
Cedar Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 North Cedar Bluff Road	Knoxville	37923	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7721	1,053	73	14.4	45.7%	607 (57.6%)	100 (9.5%)	227 (21.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.7%)	83 (7.9%)	47.3	524^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.6%		52.8	452^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	55.2%	72	34.0	48.9	37.7		40.5	38.7	47.5	35.2	40.7	43.6	53.8	43.2	47.1	$13,155	$726	$11,885
Farragut Primary School	Public	K-2	509 North Campbell Station Roa	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-5848	1,003	61	16.3	12.9%	748 (74.6%)	17 (1.7%)	82 (8.2%)	105 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)								(n/a)														$12,447	$712	$11,235
Farragut Intermediate School	Public	3-5	208 West End Avenue	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-6703	1,042	64	16.1	14.8%	764 (73.3%)	19 (1.8%)	86 (8.3%)	133 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	94.1	55^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.5	67^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.4%	12	64.0	77.6	82.6		75.2	66.1	77.1	77.2	73.8	64.6	80.7	81.6	76.2	$11,472	$741	$10,331
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	168 Manhattan Avenue	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9501	447	32	14.1	37.0%	303 (67.8%)	25 (5.6%)	71 (15.9%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	69.6	255^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.0%		79	164^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.7%	91	57.8	60.9			59.6	53.0	54.5		53.9	53.0	50.5		51.6	$16,300	$828	$14,828
Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Schaad Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 560-7001	692	53	13.0	44.7%	434 (62.7%)	57 (8.2%)	123 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	53.8	452^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	55.6%		60.1	353^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	65.0%	99	40.3	50.0	61.1		49.5	45.4	47.9	47.8	46.9	38.7	42.7	44.4	41.6	$15,020	$933	$13,240
Claxton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 Clinton Highway	Powell	37849	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 945-2222	449	38	11.6		350 (78.0%)	19 (4.2%)	55 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	35.5	686^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.7%		42.9	566^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.9%	120	39.1	45.6	28.4		37.7	34.8	39.7	37.3	37.3	27.5	47.1	31.3	35.3	$15,017	$1,733	$12,359

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Mill Creek Elementary School ranks 242^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek Elementary School?

Students at Mill Creek Elementary School are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

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Knox County Schools

How many students attend Mill Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Mill Creek Elementary School.

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