High · Tennessee

Ridgedale Alternative School

AlternativeFree meals for all

Ridgedale Alternative School, a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee: grades 6–12, 50 students, — students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Knox County.

Size and class size

Compared with high 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: 50
Teachers (FTE): —
Students per teacher: —
Grades: 6–12; High

The school reported no teacher count for this year.

Smaller than 92% of high schools in Tennessee

Median 611 · 396 schools compared

Smaller than 89% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 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%

7.4%proficient

A lower share proficient than 95% of high schools in Tennessee

Median 25% · 56 high schools compared

27 students tested, grades 6, 7 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Tennessee: 42%

18%proficient

A lower share proficient than 84% of high schools in Tennessee

Median 33% · 55 high schools compared

11 students tested, grades 7 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
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: 4600 Ridgedale RD, Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone: (865)909-9099
City or town: Knoxville
County: Knox County

Quality of life in Knoxville Schools in Knoxville

Nearby high schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Powell High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,253	—	2.9 mi
West High School	9–12	1,474	—	4.2 mi
Bearden High School	9–12	1,963	—	4.8 mi
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer AcademyFree meals for all	9–12	95	—	5.3 mi
Lincoln Park Technology and Trade CenterFree meals for all	9–12	0	—	5.3 mi
Karns High School	9–12	1,365	—	5.7 mi

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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