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Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 63 students in Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Tennessee School For The Deaf School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
134 Students
315,543 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
21,238 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
District Rank
Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#147 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
40%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.70
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
486 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
5,814 Students
% Asian Students
5%
2%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
43,054 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
14%
# Black Students
31 Students
61,375 Students
% Black Students
23%
19%
# White Students
61 Students
191,076 Students
% White Students
46%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
301 Students
% Hawaiian Students
2%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
13,437 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
7
4,463
# Students in K Grade:
11
8,748
# Students in 1st Grade:
9
9,053
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
9,015
# Students in 3rd Grade:
8
8,869
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
9,837
# Students in 5th Grade:
7
18,109
# Students in 6th Grade:
8
70,329
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
74,290
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
74,350
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
8,695
# Students in 10th Grade:
7
6,911
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
6,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
20
6,470
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tennessee School For The Deaf Upper School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2725 Island Home Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Grades: 7-12
| 63 students
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