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Bearden Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5717 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville, TN 37919 · (865) 909-9000 · Part of Knox County School District

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

Directions
Students
405
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bearden Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 27.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Knoxville kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Bearden ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5717 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten58
Grade 169
Grade 274
Grade 361
Grade 459
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
317’20
342’21
363’22
387’23
405’24

Up 27.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 16%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Bearden Elementary from Knoxville families.

Other schools in Knox County School District

The district →
Northshore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
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
Karns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
B−
931 students
Farragut Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Knoxville
923 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; Knoxville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.