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Alcoa High School

1205 Lodge ST, Alcoa, TN 37701 · (865) 983-3247 · Blount County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools

Enrollment
687
High
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 754
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 916524%
Grade 1018427%
Grade 1118026%
Grade 1215823%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
39658%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
12418%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
9113%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
619%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
37354%
Female
31446%

School pathway

Feeds from
Alcoa Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Alcoa. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
59.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +14.2pp since 2022
Math
50.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +9.5pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.9%50.8%
2023-2446.8%49.0%
2022-2345.7%41.3%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Alcoa High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Blount County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#42 of 339
▼ 5
#3 of 6
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.9%#48 of 337
▲ 48
#3 of 6
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
687#172 of 381#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.9%#54 of 332#1 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.9%#102 of 110N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
687
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25687N/AN/AN/A
2023-247014714.9:1N/A
2022-237054814.7:1N/A
2020-216854415.6:1N/A
2017-186814216.2:1N/A
2015-166063716.4:144% (267)
2010-115433416.0:138% (207)
2000-01365N/AN/AN/A
1990-913572912.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcoa High School.

About Alcoa High School

Alcoa High School sits in Alcoa, Tennessee, and is classified as a high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 687 students.

Across its 4 schools, Alcoa enrolls 2,270 students. Alcoa High School is one of those schools.

The largest group at Alcoa High School is White students, at 58%. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Blount County, the White share is about 89%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alcoa High School scores 61%.

On the allk12 Grade, Alcoa High School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Tennessee public high schools.

Looking at the county, Blount County, median household income comes to about $77,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 18,257 students.

Among nearby public schools, Alcoa Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Alcoa High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 685 in 2020-21, 687 in 2024-25.

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Blount County at a glance

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Population
139,333
Census ACS
Median income
$77,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
18,257 students

Quick facts

School name
Alcoa High School
District
Alcoa
Address
1205 Lodge ST, Alcoa, TN 37701
Phone
(865) 983-3247
County
Blount County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
687
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
470006000235
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alcoa High School
How many students attend Alcoa High School?
Alcoa High School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Alcoa High School serve?
Alcoa High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student diversity at Alcoa High School?
Student demographics at Alcoa High School are roughly 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Alcoa High School in?
Alcoa High School is part of Alcoa.
What county does Alcoa High School serve?
Alcoa High School serves Blount County in TN.
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