Pond Gap Elementary

Set in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pond Gap Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school, run under Knox County. It caters to 354 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 470.

Pond Gap Elementary is one of 93 schools operated by Knox County, a district that serves 60,185 students overall.

On demographics, Pond Gap Elementary reports that 34% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,222, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Knox County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), of which Pond Gap Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 339 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 40% to 25% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.