📍 3329 West Emory RD, Powell, Knox County, 37849
Powell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Powell, Knox County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell Middle School enrolls 822 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 660 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| 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.
Powell Middle School 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 Middle School 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 822 students, Powell Middle School 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
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