📍 9304 College LN, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, 37871
Carter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Strawberry Plains, Knox County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carter Elementary enrolls 536 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carter Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 6, state house district 19.
Carter Elementary is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Carter Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large