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Linden Elementary
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (103).
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredWhat this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 58.3% |
| 2022-23 | 62.8% | 61.5% |
Where Linden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #95 of 957 ▲ 75 | #2 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #76 of 959 ▲ 77 | #2 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #380 of 1,044 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #341 of 962 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #62 of 348 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 35.3 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 29.5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 66% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
About Linden Elementary
Linden Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, under Oak Ridge. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 524 students.
Oak Ridge runs 8 schools with a combined 5,078 students. Linden Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Linden Elementary is White students, at 70%. Smaller groups are 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 87% of Anderson County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Linden Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school is in Anderson County, where the median household earns about $66,183 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Anderson County, 30 public schools serve about 12,059 students.
Willow Brook Elementary sits about 1.7 miles from Linden Elementary. Linden Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Linden Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 22% over 4 years, reaching 524 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Linden Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Anderson County at a glance
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