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Sequoyah Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 942 Southgate RD, Knoxville, Knox County, 37919

487
Pupils
15.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sequoyah Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Knox County

Enrollment & staffing

Sequoyah Elementary enrolls 487 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.

Male students
261 (54%)
Female students
226 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student-teacher ratio
15.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43690%
Two or more races193.9%
Hispanic or Latino183.7%
Black or African American91.8%
Asian51%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Sequoyah 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.

School district: Knox County

Sequoyah 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 487 students, Sequoyah Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.

60,185
District students
93
Schools
4,127
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

76%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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