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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Karns Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
931
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000747
Karns Elementary
8108 Beaver Ridge RD, Knoxville, TN 37931 · (865) 539-7767 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
47%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
44.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +9.8pp since 2022
Math
50.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +19.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 31.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Karns Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #307 of 957 ▲ 79 | #17 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #351 of 959 ▲ 33 | #23 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #38 of 1,044 | #6 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #367 of 962 | #30 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #49 of 537 | #1 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
931
-294 (-24%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 540
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 | 931 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 67.2 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,210 | 81.4 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,225 | 76 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,276 | 75.4 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,217 | 75 | 16.2:1 | 43% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 1,193 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 30% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 25 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karns Elementary.
About Karns Elementary
A high-enrollment elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, Karns Elementary is part of Knox County. The school has 931 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students, which makes this school 98% bigger than average.
Karns Elementary is one school in a 93-school district, Knox County, which enrolls 60,185 students.
About 71% of the student body at Karns Elementary is White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 80% of Knox County residents are White. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Karns Elementary are from different groups.
On the allk12 Grade, Karns Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Knox County, median household income comes to about $74,222, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 63,014 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Karns Preschool, is the closest to Karns Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 24% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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
- Karns Preschool0.1 mi · 106
- Knox County Virtual School0.2 mi · 359
- Karns Middle School0.2 mi · 900
- Karns High School1.3 mi · 1,365
- Ball Camp Elementary2.0 mi · 550
- Amherst Elementary School2.9 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Karns ElementaryHow large is Karns Elementary?
Karns Elementary enrolls approximately 931 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Karns Elementary serve?
Karns Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How diverse is Karns Elementary?
Karns Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Karns Elementary?
Karns Elementary is overseen by Knox County in Knox County.
What county does Karns Elementary serve?
Karns Elementary serves Knox County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.