📍 1711 Spring ST, Powell, Knox County, 37849
Powell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Powell, Knox County. The school has 805 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell Elementary enrolls 805 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 600 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <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.
Powell 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 5, state house district 16.
Powell 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 805 students, Powell Elementary is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large