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Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 69 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School enrolls 69 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 32% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 26 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 17% |
| Asian | 6 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 6, state house district 15.
Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School is one of 3 schools in Tennessee Schools for the Deaf, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 131 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 69 students, Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School is larger than the district average of about 44 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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