Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 2.5Townsend’s public schools
Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Townsend. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Townsend’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Townsend’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Samuel Everett School of Innovation places highest (better than 90%); Townsend Elementary lowest (39%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Townsend, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
1st grade in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
2nd grade in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
3rd grade in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
4th grade in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
5th grade in Townsend
Townsend Elementary
Grades K–5 · 108 students
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blount County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Townsend vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Townsend’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Townsend | — | Blount County |
Every school in Townsend
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Townsend’s schools
Are Townsend’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Townsend. Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Townsend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Townsend in?
Blount County School District.
Where do Townsend kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: William Blount High School, Heritage High School, Eagleton College and Career Academy and Samuel Everett School of Innovation.
Parents talk
What Townsend families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Townsend → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.