📍 5717 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37919
Bearden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bearden Elementary enrolls 363 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Bearden Elementary 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 13.
Bearden 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 363 students, Bearden 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: City - Midsize