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Schools in John Sevier · Knox County School District

John Sevier’s public schools outscore 66% of Tennessee districts

The grade covers the public school district serving John Sevier, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

40%

▲ 3 pts vs TN 37%

2021–22

Math proficiency

31%

▼ 0 pts vs TN 31%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▲ 2 pts vs TN 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$12.2K

▼ 6% vs TN $13.1K

FY2024

Schools in town

56,927 students on the public path

In brief

John Sevier’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 207 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of John Sevier’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,234 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

50 elementary schools, then 16 middle and 16 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind John Sevier’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Tennessee school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 66%

Lower resultsHigher results

Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (207)Better than 75%

BB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 36,792 test results and a graduating class of 4,315 could put John Sevier anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of John Sevier’s students in the tested grades sat them (38,259 in math, 35,326 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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50 schools teach K in John Sevier’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

John Sevier’s public schools outscore 66% of Tennessee districts

John Sevier’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state in reading, below in math

Spending and class size

50 elementary schools, then 16 middle and 16 high schools

What’s behind John Sevier’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Above the state in reading

John Sevier vs. its neighbors

Every school in John Sevier

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