Elementary · Tennessee

Karns Elementary

Free meals for all

Karns Elementary, a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee: grades pre-k–5, 931 students, — students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Knox County.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 931
Teachers (FTE): —
Students per teacher: —
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

The school reported no teacher count for this year.

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 453 · 1,022 schools compared

Larger than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Tennessee: 39%

45%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 40% · 978 elementary schools compared

478 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

50%proficient

+5.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 42% · 978 elementary schools compared

478 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Knox County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Knox County.

Location

Address: 8108 Beaver Ridge RD, Knoxville, TN 37931
Phone: (865)539-7767
City or town: Karns
County: Knox County

Quality of life in Karns Schools in Karns

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Karns PreschoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	106	—	—	—	0.1 mi
Ball Camp Elementary	Pre-K–5	550	—	59%	55%	2.0 mi
Amherst Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	683	—	43%	49%	2.9 mi
Mill Creek Elementary School	Pre-K–5	754	—	44%	47%	3.1 mi
Cedar Bluff ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	1,047	—	41%	39%	3.5 mi
Claxton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	456	—	38%	39%	4.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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