📍 6228 Washington PIKE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37918
Ritta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ritta Elementary enrolls 572 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Black or African American and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 405 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <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.
Ritta 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.
Ritta 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 572 students, Ritta Elementary is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large