Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School

As a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School teaches 20 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Tennessee Schools for the Deaf. That puts it 96% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Within Tennessee Schools for the Deaf, which oversees 4 schools and 131 students, Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In the broader community, Knox County reports that median household income runs about $74,222, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Knox County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), of which Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School is one.

Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.