📍 1000 Francis RD, Knoxville, Knox County, 37909
Bearden Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 1,187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bearden Middle School enrolls 1,187 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 18% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 704 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 215 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <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.
Bearden Middle School 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 7, state house district 18.
Bearden 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 1,187 students, Bearden 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: City - Midsize
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