Bearden Elementary

Bearden Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Knox County. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Bearden Elementary is one of 93 schools operated by Knox County, a district that educates 60,185 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bearden Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Knox County put median household income runs about $74,222, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), Bearden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Knox Adaptive Education Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bearden Elementary.

Bearden Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 14% across the same window.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.