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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 are 2 public preschools serving 71 students in Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Tennessee.
Public Preschools in Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Tennessee public pre school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public preschool average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
890 Schools
# Students
134 Students
417,431 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
28,312 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
0.61
# American Indian Students
n/a
758 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
8,008 Students
% Asian Students
5%
2%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
59,978 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
14%
# Black Students
31 Students
86,069 Students
% Black Students
23%
21%
# White Students
61 Students
241,409 Students
% White Students
46%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
542 Students
% Hawaiian Students
2%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
20,664 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
7
33,031
# Students in K Grade:
11
63,063
# Students in 1st Grade:
9
63,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
64,364
# Students in 3rd Grade:
8
58,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
57,035
# Students in 5th Grade:
7
51,187
# Students in 6th Grade:
8
8,986
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
7,404
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
7,287
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
701
# Students in 10th Grade:
7
718
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
617
# Students in 12th Grade:
20
763
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Tennessee Schools For The Deaf School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2725 Island Home Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Grades: PK-6
| 42 students
Rank: n/an/a
Tennessee School For The Deaf Nashville
Special Education School
115 Stewarts Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 231-7300
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 231-7300
Grades: PK-5
| 29 students
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