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What advice would you give to incoming students at Brickey McCloud Elementary?
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Enrollment
851
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000722
Brickey McCloud Elementary
1810 Dry Gap PIKE, Knoxville, TN 37918 · (865) 689-1499 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
1
0 members
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 | 50 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
30%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
48.3%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.6pp since 2022
Math
49.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 48.9% | 46.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brickey McCloud Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #329 of 957 ▲ 51 | #18 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #280 of 959 ▲ 22 | #18 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #62 of 1,044 | #10 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #582 of 962 | #42 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #149 of 537 | #6 of 30 |
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
851
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 697
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 | 851 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 65.2 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 63.2 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 58 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,028 | 55.3 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,005 | 58 | 17.3:1 | 29% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 1,038 | 57 | 18.2:1 | 26% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 31 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brickey McCloud Elementary.
About Brickey McCloud Elementary
As a large elementary school, Brickey McCloud Elementary serves students in Knoxville, Tennessee. It educates 851 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470 students.
Knox County enrolls 60,185 students in 93 schools, including Brickey McCloud Elementary.
Brickey McCloud Elementary's enrollment is 83% White. It is also 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Knox County is about 80% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Brickey McCloud Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
County data help place the school in context: in Knox County, the median household income is $74,222, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Knox County has 103 public schools and roughly 63,014 students.
Of nearby public schools, Sterchi Elementary is the closest, at about 2.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brickey McCloud Elementary.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 863 to 851, a small change.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Sterchi Elementary2.5 mi · 399
- Gresham Middle School2.6 mi · 788
- Fountain City Elementary2.6 mi · 379
- Copper Ridge Elementary2.9 mi · 481
- Halls Elementary2.9 mi · 705
- Central High School3.0 mi · 1,265
Frequently asked questions
About Brickey McCloud ElementaryHow many students attend Brickey McCloud Elementary?
Brickey McCloud Elementary enrolls approximately 851 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brickey McCloud Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brickey McCloud Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Brickey McCloud Elementary?
Student demographics at Brickey McCloud Elementary are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brickey McCloud Elementary in?
Brickey McCloud Elementary is part of Knox County.
What city is Brickey McCloud Elementary in?
Brickey McCloud Elementary is located in Knoxville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.