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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Carter Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000724
Carter Elementary
8455 Strawberry Plains PIKE, Knoxville, TN 37924 · (865) 933-4172 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
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STATE 19.7:1
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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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
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
39.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.9pp since 2022
Math
31.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 32.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #700 of 957 ▼ 8 | #34 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #478 of 959 ▼ 45 | #30 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #367 of 1,044 | #21 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #578 of 962 | #41 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #302 of 537 | #14 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
530
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 537
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 | 530 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 35.5 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 36.5 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 34.4 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 63% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 58% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter Elementary.
About Carter Elementary
Carter Elementary sits in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 530 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The district for Carter Elementary is Knox County, with 93 schools and 60,185 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Knox County residents, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
In the surrounding county, Knox County, median household income comes to about $74,222, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 63,014 students.
Carter Elementary's nearest public school is Carter Middle School (about 1.3 miles). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Carter Elementary.
Carter Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Carter Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Carter Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Carter Elementary. Carter Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Carter Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 520 students
- Carter Elementary SchoolMONTROSE, MI · 367 students
- Carter Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Carter Middle School1.3 mi · 604
- Carter High School1.3 mi · 749
- Career Magnet Academy2.8 mi · 359
- Sunnyview Primary3.4 mi · 256
- Rush Strong Elementary4.3 mi · 518
- Jefferson Virtual Academy4.3 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Carter ElementaryHow large is Carter Elementary?
Carter Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carter Elementary serve?
Carter Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Carter Elementary?
Student demographics at Carter Elementary are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carter Elementary?
Carter Elementary is overseen by Knox County in Knox County.
What county does Carter Elementary serve?
Carter Elementary serves Knox County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.