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Powell High School
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Powell High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2136 West Emory RD, Powell, TN 37849 · (865) 938-2171 · Part of Knox County School District

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

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Photo: Powell2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,253
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Powell High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Powell Middle School810 students
9–12Powell High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

2136 West Emory RD, Powell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9293
Grade 10309
Grade 11329
Grade 12322
Enrollment over time
1,349’20
1,322’21
1,347’22
1,292’23
1,253’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 19%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Powell High School from Powell 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; Powell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.