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How has Fountain City Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000782
Fountain City Elementary
2910 Montbelle DR, Knoxville, TN 37918 · (865) 689-1445 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
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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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
53%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
53.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +17.9pp since 2022
Math
43.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +10.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 32.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fountain City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #459 of 957 ▲ 9 | #29 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #195 of 959 ▲ 3 | #13 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #659 of 1,044 | #37 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #269 of 962 | #26 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #229 of 348 | #13 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
379
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 425
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 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 26.7 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 25.5 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 52% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fountain City Elementary.
About Fountain City Elementary
Fountain City Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school enrolls 379 students, from pre-K through 5.
Fountain City Elementary is in Knox County, a district with 60,185 students across 93 schools.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fountain City Elementary combined. It is also 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Knox County's residents are about 80% White, 16 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Fountain City Elementary comes in at 53%.
Fountain City Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Knox County has about 494,148 residents, and median household income is about $74,222, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 103 public schools in Knox County, with a combined enrollment of about 63,014.
The nearest public school is Gresham Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
The number of students grew from 347 to 379 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- Gresham Middle School0.2 mi · 788
- Central High School0.5 mi · 1,265
- Shannondale Elementary1.8 mi · 361
- Tennessee Virtual Junior High School1.9 mi · 856
- Tennessee Virtual Academy1.9 mi · 1,867
- Sterchi Elementary2.0 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain City ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fountain City Elementary?
Fountain City Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fountain City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fountain City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Fountain City Elementary?
Fountain City Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fountain City Elementary public or private?
Fountain City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Knox County.
What county does Fountain City Elementary serve?
Fountain City Elementary serves Knox County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.