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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 69 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 62% 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
144 Students
314,495 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
21,146 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
0.67
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
459 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
5,512 Students
% Asian Students
6%
2%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
40,234 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
13%
# Black Students
32 Students
62,616 Students
% Black Students
22%
20%
# White Students
73 Students
192,640 Students
% White Students
51%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
12,749 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
15
4,401
# Students in K Grade:
6
9,002
# Students in 1st Grade:
8
9,114
# Students in 2nd Grade:
11
8,680
# Students in 3rd Grade:
14
8,966
# Students in 4th Grade:
7
10,232
# Students in 5th Grade:
8
17,898
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
69,191
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
73,723
# Students in 8th Grade:
13
74,523
# Students in 9th Grade:
7
8,717
# Students in 10th Grade:
13
7,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
11
6,434
# Students in 12th Grade:
21
6,576
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tennessee School For The Deaf Upper School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet 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
| 69 students
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