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Karns Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8108 Beaver Ridge RD, Knoxville, TN 37931 · (865) 539-7767 · Part of Knox County School District

Karns’ School Grade B+ better than 66% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
931
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Karns Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Karns kids: Karns Middle School

On the path

Where Karns kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Karns ElementaryYou are here
6–8Karns Middle Schoolin Knoxville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8108 Beaver Ridge RD, Knoxville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten148
Grade 1134
Grade 2143
Grade 3176
Grade 4169
Grade 5161
Enrollment over time
1,225’20
1,235’21
1,210’22
1,047’23
931’24

Down 24% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Karns Elementary from Karns families.

Other schools in Knox County School District

The district →
Northshore Elementary School
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A+
1,051 students
Cedar Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
B
1,047 students
Gibbs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Corryton
A−
966 students
A L Lotts Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
A
936 students
Farragut Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Knoxville
923 students
Hardin Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
A
907 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Karns’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.