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Copper Ridge Elementary

2502 East Brushy Valley RD, Powell, TN 37849 · (865) 938-7002 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K286%
Kindergarten6614%
Grade 18618%
Grade 28217%
Grade 38217%
Grade 46614%
Grade 57115%

This year's kindergarten class (66) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).

Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
39382%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
388%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
286%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
24952%
Female
23248%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
40.3%
TN avg 40.9% . -6.8pp since 2022
Math
46.2%
TN avg 39.3% . -6.5pp 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 46 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.3%46.2%
2023-2439.6%42.0%
2022-2347.1%52.7%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Copper Ridge Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Knox County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.2%#392 of 957
▲ 50
#26 of 49
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.3%#461 of 959
▼ 31
#29 of 49
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
481#452 of 1,044#29 of 55
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.2%#548 of 962#40 of 49
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.2%#392 of 537#23 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 2024-25
Enrollment
481
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25481N/AN/AN/A
2023-2450830.316.8:1N/A
2022-2348234.813.9:1N/A
2020-214553313.8:1N/A
2017-1851332.515.8:1N/A
2015-165383415.8:154% (288)
2010-115963417.5:150% (298)
2000-01625N/AN/AN/A
1990-913901722.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copper Ridge Elementary.

About Copper Ridge Elementary

Among the schools in Powell, Tennessee, is Copper Ridge Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 481 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.

Knox County enrolls 60,185 students in 93 schools, including Copper Ridge Elementary.

White students are 82% of those enrolled at Copper Ridge Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Knox County, where about 80% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.

For the population of Knox County, the median household earns about $74,222 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Knox County, 103 public schools serve about 63,014 students.

Brickey McCloud Elementary is about 2.9 miles from Copper Ridge Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.

Copper Ridge Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 481, compared with 455 in 2020-21.

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Knox County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Copper Ridge Elementary
District
Knox County
Address
2502 East Brushy Valley RD, Powell, TN 37849
Phone
(865) 938-7002
County
Knox County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
481
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
470222001846
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Copper Ridge Elementary. Copper Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Copper Ridge Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Copper Ridge Elementary?
Copper Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
Is Copper Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Copper Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Copper Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Copper Ridge Elementary are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Copper Ridge Elementary?
Copper Ridge Elementary is overseen by Knox County in Knox County.
What county does Copper Ridge Elementary serve?
Copper Ridge Elementary serves Knox County in TN.
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