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Bearden Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1000 Francis RD, Knoxville, TN 37909 · (865) 539-7839 · Part of Knox County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,229
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bearden Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Knoxville kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bearden Middle SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

1000 Francis RD, Knoxville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6389
Grade 7442
Grade 8398
Enrollment over time
1,277’20
1,197’21
1,187’22
1,243’23
1,229’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 20%Black 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%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 Middle School 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.