Bearden Middle School
Score 70.1/100: better than 70% of Tennessee middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% on track or mastered on state tests in Tennessee, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Tennessee schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 21 published results by grade and test
As published by Tennessee Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 44.5 | 375 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 45 | 347 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 40.6 | 409 |
| English language arts | All grades | TCAP ACH: ELA | 43.2 | 1,131 |
| Math | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Math | 41.1 | 372 |
| Math | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Math | 39.7 | 340 |
| Math | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Math | 23.3 | 287 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP ACH: Math | 35.5 | 999 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Algebra I | hidden (small group) | 6 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Algebra I | 87.6 | 113 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Algebra I | 88.2 | 119 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Geometry | hidden (small group) | 6 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Geometry | hidden (small group) | 6 |
| Science | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Science | 52.8 | 371 |
| Science | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Science | 52.9 | 348 |
| Science | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Science | 50.6 | 407 |
| Science | All grades | TCAP ACH: Science | 52 | 1,126 |
| Social studies | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 53.5 | 372 |
| Social studies | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 62.5 | 347 |
| Social studies | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 58.8 | 405 |
| Social studies | All grades | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 58.2 | 1,124 |
School profile
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,243
- Type
- Middle school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Knoxville, TN 37909
"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Tennessee. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Bearden Middle School at a glance
Bearden Middle School is a public middle school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Knox County school district. It has about 1,243 students (a typical Tennessee middle school has 518).
In 2025-26 state tests, 43% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) and 41% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% on track or mastered). On our score, which compares it only with other Tennessee middle schools, it scores 70.1 out of 100: better than 70% of them, ranking #100 of 333. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.