Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School

Located at 2725 Island Home BLVD, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School is an one-room-style K-5 school that enrolls 41 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Tennessee Schools for the Deaf. That puts it 91% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Tennessee Schools for the Deaf, a district that serves 131 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,222 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School is one of 103 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 42 students in 2018 compared to 41 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 12% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.