Best public schools in Knoxville, TN
89 public schools in Knoxville: 54 elementary · 15 middle · 15 high · 1 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Tennessee.
Elementary schools
54 schools in Knoxville, best first
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Sequoyah Elementary
98.1
ELA 85%Math 82%Science 89%
#16 of 814 in Tennessee
Northshore Elementary School
94.7
ELA 74%Math 77%Science 78%
#44 of 814 in Tennessee
Farragut Intermediate
93.7
ELA 74%Math 75%Science 76%
#51 of 814 in Tennessee
Blue Grass Elementary
91.3
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 74%
#71 of 814 in Tennessee
Rocky Hill Elementary
90.0
ELA 70%Math 69%Science 69%
#82 of 814 in Tennessee
Hardin Valley Elementary
85.7
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 67%
#117 of 814 in Tennessee
A L Lotts Elementary
84.3
ELA 58%Math 66%Science 63%
#128 of 814 in Tennessee
Halls Elementary
84.0
ELA 59%Math 66%Science 59%
#131 of 814 in Tennessee
South Knox Elementary
83.1
ELA 57%Math 65%Science 61%
#138 of 814 in Tennessee
Shannondale Elementary
82.6
ELA 62%Math 58%Science 62%
#142 of 814 in Tennessee
Ball Camp Elementary
80.5
ELA 57%Math 60%Science 60%
#159 of 814 in Tennessee
Bonny Kate Elementary
78.3
ELA 61%Math 55%Science 59%
#177 of 814 in Tennessee
New Hopewell Elementary
76.4
ELA 50%Math 61%Science 57%
#193 of 814 in Tennessee
Bearden Elementary
76.1
ELA 56%Math 54%Science 61%
#195 of 814 in Tennessee
Mill Creek Elementary School
73.2
ELA 53%Math 54%Science 59%
#219 of 814 in Tennessee
Brickey McCloud Elementary
72.9
ELA 54%Math 56%Science 53%
#221 of 814 in Tennessee
Gap Creek Elementary
71.2
ELA 52%Math 59%Science 48%
#235 of 814 in Tennessee
Mt Olive Elementary
65.0
ELA 51%Math 52%Science 50%
#285 of 814 in Tennessee
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet
63.3
ELA 51%Math 49%Science 48%
#299 of 814 in Tennessee
West Hills Elementary
58.5
ELA 45%Math 46%Science 55%
#338 of 814 in Tennessee
Sterchi Elementary
57.1
ELA 50%Math 40%Science 53%
#350 of 814 in Tennessee
Amherst Elementary School
56.6
ELA 47%Math 50%Science 42%
#354 of 814 in Tennessee
Karns Elementary
55.7
ELA 46%Math 48%Science 46%
#361 of 814 in Tennessee
Fountain City Elementary
45.6
ELA 42%Math 39%Science 47%
#443 of 814 in Tennessee
Cedar Bluff Elementary
45.1
ELA 41%Math 41%Science 47%
#447 of 814 in Tennessee
Carter Elementary
44.4
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 44%
#453 of 814 in Tennessee
Ritta Elementary
42.4
ELA 38%Math 44%Science 41%
#469 of 814 in Tennessee
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
41.8
ELA 41%Math 33%Science 51%
#474 of 814 in Tennessee
Chilhowee Intermediate
39.4
ELA 36%Math 43%Science 41%
#494 of 814 in Tennessee
Christenberry Elementary
32.0
ELA 30%Math 42%Science 35%
#554 of 814 in Tennessee
Adrian Burnett Elementary
24.3
ELA 33%Math 29%Science 34%
#617 of 814 in Tennessee
Mooreland Heights Elementary
22.9
ELA 27%Math 29%Science 36%
#628 of 814 in Tennessee
Dogwood Elementary
14.6
ELA 26%Math 21%Science 27%
#696 of 814 in Tennessee
Pond Gap Elementary
13.5
ELA 21%Math 24%Science 25%
#705 of 814 in Tennessee
West Haven Elementary
12.7
ELA 22%Math 23%Science 23%
#711 of 814 in Tennessee
Lonsdale Elementary
12.3
ELA 21%Math 23%Science 23%
#714 of 814 in Tennessee
Norwood Elementary
12.1
ELA 22%Math 23%Science 20%
#716 of 814 in Tennessee
West View Elementary
12.0
ELA 18%Math 24%Science 28%
#717 of 814 in Tennessee
Tennessee Virtual Academy
11.6
ELA 23%Math 14%Science 27%
#720 of 814 in Tennessee
Inskip Elementary
11.5
ELA 24%Math 17%Science 21%
#721 of 814 in Tennessee
Spring Hill Elementary
10.0
ELA 20%Math 18%Science 25%
#733 of 814 in Tennessee
Belle Morris Elementary
9.8
ELA 18%Math 20%Science 25%
#735 of 814 in Tennessee
Knoxville Preparatory
7.7
ELA 15%Math 16%Science 25%
#752 of 814 in Tennessee
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy
5.1
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 17%
#773 of 814 in Tennessee
Maynard Elementary
3.4
ELA 16%Math 10%Science 16%
#787 of 814 in Tennessee
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy
3.0
ELA 13%Math 11%Science 18%
#790 of 814 in Tennessee
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School
0.4
ELA 7%Math 3%Science 7%
#811 of 814 in Tennessee
Cedar Bluff Preschool
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No published test results
Fair Garden Family/Community Center
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No published test results
Farragut Primary
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Ft Sanders Education Development Center
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No published test results
Karns Preschool
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No published test results
Montgomery Village Child Development Center Inc.
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No published test results
Sunnyview Primary
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Farragut Middle School
98.3
ELA 71%Math 76%Science 76%
#6 of 333 in Tennessee
West Valley Middle School
96.2
ELA 63%Math 74%Science 77%
#13 of 333 in Tennessee
Hardin Valley Middle School
89.6
ELA 53%Math 60%Science 66%
#35 of 333 in Tennessee
Bearden Middle School
70.1
ELA 43%Math 41%Science 52%
#100 of 333 in Tennessee
Halls Middle School
61.4
ELA 37%Math 40%Science 46%
#129 of 333 in Tennessee
Cedar Bluff Middle School
59.9
ELA 36%Math 39%Science 50%
#134 of 333 in Tennessee
Gresham Middle School
58.7
ELA 36%Math 40%Science 44%
#138 of 333 in Tennessee
Karns Middle School
56.3
ELA 34%Math 37%Science 49%
#146 of 333 in Tennessee
South Doyle Middle School
48.5
ELA 34%Math 33%Science 40%
#172 of 333 in Tennessee
Holston Middle School
38.9
ELA 30%Math 29%Science 37%
#204 of 333 in Tennessee
Whittle Springs Middle School
27.2
ELA 22%Math 23%Science 37%
#243 of 333 in Tennessee
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School
20.9
ELA 22%Math 13%Science 35%
#264 of 333 in Tennessee
Northwest Middle School
20.3
ELA 18%Math 20%Science 26%
#266 of 333 in Tennessee
Vine Middle/Magnet
8.9
ELA 9%Math 11%Science 23%
#304 of 333 in Tennessee
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School
2.6
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 13%
#325 of 333 in Tennessee
High schools
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L N STEM Academy
98.9
ELA 88%Math 76%Science 93%
#4 of 312 in Tennessee
Farragut High School
95.7
ELA 75%Math 65%Science 67%
#14 of 312 in Tennessee
Career Magnet Academy
84.1
ELA 73%Math 35%Science 66%
#50 of 312 in Tennessee
Bearden High School
83.2
ELA 59%Math 42%Science 61%
#53 of 312 in Tennessee
Hardin Valley Academy
82.2
ELA 58%Math 41%Science 61%
#56 of 312 in Tennessee
West High School
78.4
ELA 60%Math 37%Science 62%
#68 of 312 in Tennessee
Halls High School
51.1
ELA 45%Math 25%Science 76%
#153 of 312 in Tennessee
Central High School
46.6
ELA 45%Math 27%Science 49%
#167 of 312 in Tennessee
Karns High School
45.7
ELA 45%Math 24%Science 57%
#170 of 312 in Tennessee
South Doyle High School
28.7
ELA 36%Math 12%Science 54%
#223 of 312 in Tennessee
Fulton High School
6.9
ELA 24%Math 7%Science 11%
#291 of 312 in Tennessee
Austin East High/Magnet
5.0
ELA 19%Math 8%Science 14%
#297 of 312 in Tennessee
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy
1.4
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 6%
#308 of 312 in Tennessee
Lincoln Park Technology and Trade Center
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No published test results
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School
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No published test results
K-8 schools
1 school in Knoxville
Combined schools
4 schools in Knoxville, best first
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Knox County Virtual School
65.9
ELA 46%Math 23%Science 50%
#37 of 107 in Tennessee
Ridgedale Alternative School
7.9
ELA 7%Math 3%Science 8%
#99 of 107 in Tennessee
Richard Yoakley School
4.2
ELA 5%Math 3%Science 8%
#103 of 107 in Tennessee
Knox Adaptive Education Center
2.3
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 8%
#105 of 107 in Tennessee