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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Hardin Valley Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
907
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222001328
Hardin Valley Elementary
11445 Hardin Valley RD, Knoxville, TN 37932 · (865) 470-2088 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL907 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
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 177 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (171).
Student demographics
38%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
63.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
64.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 60.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hardin Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #118 of 957 ▲ 48 | #5 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #105 of 959 ▲ 15 | #7 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 907 | #43 of 1,044 | #8 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #480 of 962 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #153 of 537 | #7 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
907
-283 (-24%) vs 2020
+60% since 2000-01, when it was 568
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 | 907 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,211 | 72.2 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,415 | 85.2 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,190 | 67 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,091 | 63.5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 25% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 1,032 | 59 | 17.5:1 | 33% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardin Valley Elementary.
About Hardin Valley Elementary
Hardin Valley Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its enrollment is 907 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 470 students for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Knox County counts 93 schools and 60,185 students, including Hardin Valley Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hardin Valley Elementary is 78% White. Other groups include 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Knox County overall, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Hardin Valley Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school is in Knox County, where the median household earns about $74,222 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Hardin Valley Elementary shares Knox County with 102 other public schools.
Hardin Valley Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Hardin Valley Academy, its nearest public school. Hardin Valley Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Hardin Valley Elementary as Suburb: Large.
A 24% decline took enrollment from 1,190 in 2020-21 to 907 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Hardin Valley Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Hardin Valley Academy0.3 mi · 1,916
- Hardin Valley Middle School0.4 mi · 1,061
- Mill Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 754
- Farragut Primary3.0 mi · 923
- Farragut Intermediate3.4 mi · 1,111
- Farragut Middle School3.4 mi · 1,463
Frequently asked questions
About Hardin Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Hardin Valley Elementary?
Hardin Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 907 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hardin Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hardin Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hardin Valley Elementary?
At Hardin Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hardin Valley Elementary public or private?
Hardin Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Knox County.
Where is Hardin Valley Elementary located?
Hardin Valley Elementary is located at 11445 Hardin Valley RD, Knoxville, TN 37932.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.