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Tennessee Virtual Junior High School

Public, Virtual Grades 7-9

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Tennessee Virtual Junior High School is a public virtual middle school serving grades 7-9 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with 914 students. The school is part of the Union County School District, which is ranked 124 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a virtual school, Tennessee Virtual Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to its peers. The school has ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools for the past three years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance, as measured by TNReady assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 14.2% of students proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 19.2% in the Union County district and 42.2% statewide. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, which may suggest that the virtual learning model presents unique challenges for middle school students.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Knox County School District, such as Gibbs Middle School, Bearden Middle School, and Halls Middle School, Tennessee Virtual Junior High School significantly underperforms in terms of academic achievement and student engagement. Despite being a virtual school, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its performance over the past three years, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the virtual learning model in serving middle school students.

856

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,608

Per pupil spending ?

1924 Dutch Valley DR
Knoxville, TN 37918

(865) 992-9026

District: Union County

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

African American:

27.7%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg43%

464^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Union County

124^th of 139Union 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	22.0	464 of 583	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	490 of 587	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	489 of 594	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	244 of 312	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	272 of 318	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	232 of 316	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	61 of 65	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	446 of 546	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	481 of 554	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	464 of 560	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	204 of 286	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	136 of 285	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	402 of 490	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	418 of 510	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	411 of 514	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	438 of 550	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	456 of 560	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	463 of 557	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	251 of 299	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	441 of 492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	468 of 504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	462 of 503	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-15 vs state

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

English I24%-15 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 vs state

Algebra I10%-19 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 English 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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	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
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School	Public, Virtual	7-9	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	914	41	22.5		512 (56.0%)	252 (27.6%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	22	464^th of 583 public middle schools	20.4%		16.9	490^th of 587 public middle schools	16.5%	26		17.5	10.9	14.2		23.6	18.5	21.0		10.1	10.1	23.9	23.9		40.3	22.8	31.4		33.0	22.4	27.6	$5,608	$151	$5,446
Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2		147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	24.8	455^th of 583 public middle schools	22.0%		17.6	487^th of 587 public middle schools	17.0%	32	29.3	9.6	13.8	16.7	23.6	19.8	12.1	18.5						32.2	46.7	23.1	35.2	36.6	34.1	29.8	33.5	$16,459	$1,952	$13,660
Gresham Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Gresham RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1430	801	48	16.6		463 (57.8%)	141 (17.6%)	121 (15.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	50.8	268^th of 583 public middle schools	54.0%		47.1	295^th of 587 public middle schools	49.7%	27	42.0	31.0	16.2	30.4	43.1	33.2	26.1	34.1						54.9	40.1	24.8	40.7	52.0	55.6	42.9	50.2	$12,673	$1,164	$10,905
Knoxville Preparatory	Public, Charter	6	967 Irwin ST	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 394-8989	0																		(n/a)																						$30,780	$4,548	$25,319
Vine Middle/Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 Martin Luther King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-4461	393	35	11.3		61 (15.5%)	234 (59.5%)	68 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	7.6	562^nd of 583 public middle schools	3.6%		7.6	567^th of 587 public middle schools	3.4%	5	11.4	11.8		9.0	11.4	14.2	7.5	10.9	13.3		18.8			13.5	21.0	8.5	14.5	15.1	18.6	11.5	15.0	$19,838	$2,151	$16,777
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge RD	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	808	64	12.5		221 (27.4%)	177 (21.9%)	333 (41.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.9%)	16.1	496^th of 583 public middle schools	14.9%		12.8	517^th of 587 public middle schools	11.9%	21	20.6	17.2	9.4	16.0	18.9	13.8	10.6	14.4	66.7		66.7			35.0	26.6	13.2	25.5	28.0	29.1	21.7	26.4	$15,150	$1,988	$12,439
Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee DR	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	476	36	13.2		238 (50.0%)	153 (32.1%)	51 (10.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	40.5	344^th of 583 public middle schools	41.0%		40.1	337^th of 587 public middle schools	42.6%	7	32.7	27.5	14.8	25.6	36.1	27.3	27.8	30.4	63.6		63.6			48.3	34.9	12.9	35.2	42.9	40.3	47.9	43.6	$15,855	$1,513	$13,493
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School	Public	6-8	2527 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 579-2507	0																		(n/a)
Halls Middle School	Public	6-8	4317 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7494	996	65	15.3		812 (81.5%)	22 (2.2%)	128 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	55.2	232^nd of 583 public middle schools	60.2%		54.4	239^th of 587 public middle schools	59.3%	7	43.8	37.2	17.9	34.3	37.2	32.3	30.8	33.3	60.5		61.5			47.8	43.4	26.8	40.4	62.8	56.7	54.1	57.8	$12,662	$980	$11,237
South Doyle Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Decatur RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2133	799	60	13.3		531 (66.5%)	126 (15.8%)	76 (9.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.9%)	37	374^th of 583 public middle schools	35.8%		32	406^th of 587 public middle schools	30.8%	32	29.7	24.4	19.9	25.0	33.7	27.1	23.6	28.2	41.3		41.3			43.3	41.2	18.0	35.4	46.4	45.1	34.0	41.9	$14,454	$1,419	$12,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennessee Virtual Junior High School

How many students attend Tennessee Virtual Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Tennessee Virtual Junior High School.

Is Tennessee Virtual Junior High School a good school?

Tennessee Virtual Junior High School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tennessee Virtual Junior High School?

Students at Tennessee Virtual Junior High School are 57% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Tennessee Virtual Junior High School in?

Union County

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