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Norwood Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1909 Merchant DR, Knoxville, TN 37912 · (865) 689-1460 · Part of Knox County School District

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

Directions
Students
471
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Norwood Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Knoxville kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1909 Merchant DR, Knoxville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten69
Grade 185
Grade 280
Grade 382
Grade 470
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
478’20
471’21
494’22
489’23
471’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 26%Black 23%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Norwood Elementary from Knoxville families.

Other schools in Knox County School District

The district →
Northshore Elementary School
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A+
1,051 students
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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.