Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000768
Bearden Elementary
5717 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville, TN 37919 · (865) 909-9000 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Tennessee public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
63.2%
TN avg 39.3% . -5.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 68.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bearden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #134 of 957 ▼ 13 | #7 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #123 of 959 ▼ 37 | #8 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #603 of 1,044 | #35 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #218 of 962 | #18 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #191 of 348 | #10 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
405
+88 (+28%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 405 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 25.7 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 24.2 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bearden Elementary.
About Bearden Elementary
Bearden Elementary is an elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 405 students.
Bearden Elementary is part of a district of 93 schools: Knox County, with 60,185 students.
A majority of students at Bearden Elementary, 62%, are White. Other reported shares: 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Knox County's residents are about 80% White, 18 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Bearden Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Bearden Elementary is A. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Knox County, median household income is about $74,222, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Knox County number 103 and enroll about 63,014.
Knox Adaptive Education Center is the public school closest to Bearden Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Bearden Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 317 to 405.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
494,148
Census ACS
Median income
$74,222
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
63,014 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knox County
- Farragut High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Bearden High SchoolHigh · 1,963 students
- Hardin Valley AcademyHigh · 1,916 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Farragut Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,463 students
- Karns High SchoolHigh · 1,365 students
Other schools in Knoxville
- Farragut High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Bearden High SchoolHigh · 1,963 students
- Hardin Valley AcademyHigh · 1,916 students
- Tennessee Virtual AcademyElementary · 1,867 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Farragut Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,463 students
Other Bearden Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bearden Elementary. Bearden Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBEARDEN, AR · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Knox Adaptive Education Center0.1 mi · 42
- Pond Gap Elementary1.4 mi · 354
- West High School1.7 mi · 1,474
- Sequoyah Elementary1.7 mi · 524
- Bearden Middle School2.2 mi · 1,229
- Rocky Hill Elementary2.3 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Bearden ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bearden Elementary?
Bearden Elementary enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bearden Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bearden Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Bearden Elementary?
Bearden Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bearden Elementary public or private?
Bearden Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Knox County.
Where is Bearden Elementary located?
Bearden Elementary is located at 5717 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville, TN 37919.
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