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How has Powell Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
810
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 470222000756
Powell Middle School
3329 West Emory RD, Powell, TN 37849 · (865) 938-9008 · Knox County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
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STATE 18.9:1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 290 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 31% |
Student demographics
39%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
36.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.5pp since 2022
Math
40.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +7.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 33.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Powell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #137 of 336 no change | #4 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #112 of 336 ▼ 10 | #5 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #59 of 349 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #186 of 325 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #121 of 216 | #6 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
810
-77 (-9%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 697
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 | 810 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 52.5 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 55 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 54 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 47.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 43% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 36% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 34 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powell Middle School.
About Powell Middle School
Families in Powell, Tennessee, are served by Powell Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment stands at 810 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 46% above the average of about 554 students for middle schools in Tennessee.
Knox County serves 60,185 students across 93 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Powell Middle School is White: 77%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Knox County overall, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Powell Middle School scores 39%.
For Knox County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,222, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 103 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,014, Powell Middle School among them.
Powell Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Powell High School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Powell Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 887 in 2020-21 to 810 in 2024-25.
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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 Powell
- Powell High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Powell ElementaryElementary · 852 students
- Copper Ridge ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Claxton ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other Powell Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Powell Middle. Powell Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 1,041 students
- Powell Middle SchoolJackson, MS · 704 students
- Powell Middle SchoolPowell, WY · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Powell High School1.0 mi · 1,253
- Powell Elementary1.3 mi · 852
- Ridgedale Alternative School2.7 mi · 50
- Amherst Elementary School3.1 mi · 683
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary3.1 mi · 299
- Northwest Middle School3.6 mi · 798
Frequently asked questions
About Powell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Powell Middle School serve?
Powell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Powell Middle School?
At Powell Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School is overseen by Knox County in Knox County.
What city is Powell Middle School in?
Powell Middle School is located in Powell, TN.
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