Powell Elementary

Summary:

Powell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Powell, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 805 students. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 72 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Powell Elementary stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and science that exceed the Knox County and Tennessee averages. The school's African American students, in particular, perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools for this subgroup in mathematics and science. However, the school struggles to close the achievement gap for its Hispanic, English Language Learner (ELL), and special education students, who lag behind their peers at the school and in the district.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Copper Ridge Elementary and Sterchi Elementary, Powell Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and ELA. This success may be partly attributed to the school's demographic makeup, which has a higher percentage of White students and a lower percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to the surrounding schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1711 Spring ST
       Powell, TN  37849


(865) 938-2048

District: Knox County

SchoolDigger Rank:
434th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,677 Help


Students who attend Powell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Powell Middle School
High:    Powell High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  842

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.4%
Hispanic:
17.6%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Powell Elementary ranks better than 57.4% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 27th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Knox County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.13. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.4%), Hispanic (17.6%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Powell Elementary is 15.6. 39 elementary schools in the Knox County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Powell Elementary is $10,677. 41 elementary schools in the Knox County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Powell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Powell Elementary 434th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Powell Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Knox County:

SchoolDigger ranks Knox County 80th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Powell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 41.53 507th 809 37.3%
2011 56.23 382nd 818 53.3%
2012 48.53 462nd 820 43.7%
2013 48.59 557th 846 34.2%
2014 44.64 513th 853 39.9%
2015 43.14 564th 855 34.0%
2017 37.95 432nd 646 33.1%
2018 52.39 417th 997 58.2%
2019 50.84 421st 985 57.3%
2021 46.65 478th 983 51.4%
2022 54.37 400th 1000 60.0%
2023 55.13 404th 1020 60.4%
2024 53.13 434th 1018 57.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.51 15th 95 84.2%
2022 27.55 143rd 165 13.3%
2024 32.08 133rd 178 25.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.81 339th 395 14.2%
2019 21.08 241st 255 5.5%
2021 18.60 355th 369 3.8%
2022 33.79 294th 447 34.2%
2023 37.56 309th 528 41.5%
2024 25.73 473rd 582 18.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.13 513th 877 41.5%
2019 50.17 369th 821 55.1%
2021 36.41 525th 823 36.2%
2022 58.43 273rd 858 68.2%
2023 46.91 434th 865 49.8%
2024 54.75 325th 853 61.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.12 446th 926 51.8%
2021 46.38 464th 945 50.9%
2022 46.38 491st 975 49.6%
2023 52.42 425th 989 57.0%
2024 42.50 560th 990 43.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.66 397th 916 56.7%
2021 44.10 475th 941 49.5%
2022 59.25 310th 980 68.4%
2023 55.12 393rd 987 60.2%
2024 61.94 303rd 991 69.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 91.97 24th 483 95.0%
2023 86.37 44th 500 91.2%
2024 78.80 75th 498 84.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 230th 319 27.9%
2019 27.66 190th 250 24.0%
2021 36.24 208th 324 35.8%
2022 35.52 233rd 363 35.8%
2023 34.90 260th 387 32.8%
2024 23.01 356th 415 14.2%
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Rank History for White students at Powell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.87 439th 841 47.8%
2019 45.50 408th 812 49.8%
2021 43.16 456th 844 46.0%
2022 46.70 409th 844 51.5%
2023 47.87 404th 852 52.6%
2024 49.68 391st 847 53.8%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Open Quote Worse elementary school ever!! The teachers are horrible to deal with and do not help your child one bit! My son HATES his school and so do I. The front office is rude and snooty!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Powell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 643 14 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 661
1989 764 15 1 n/a 1 n/a n/a 0 781
1990 795 15 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1991 840 9 5 1 2 n/a n/a 0 857
1992 855 9 5 1 2 n/a n/a 0 872
1993 918 12 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 936
1994 919 18 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 946
1995 974 18 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 1005
1996 974 18 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 1005
1997 969 17 1 4 3 n/a n/a 5 999
1998 846 128 14 7 2 n/a n/a 2 999
1999 974 18 2 0 0 n/a n/a 1 995
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 826 826
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 918 918
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 958 958
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 958 958
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 842 842
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 863 863
2006 790 25 7 20 6 n/a n/a 0 848
2007 860 21 9 25 4 n/a n/a 0 919
2008 791 17 7 24 3 n/a n/a 0 842
2009 859 18 13 36 2 n/a n/a 0 928
2010 864 26 10 49 1 n/a n/a 0 950
2011 862 23 4 58 2 3 6 0 958
2012 857 23 4 78 0 1 7 0 970
2013 881 21 6 93 1 0 7 0 1009
2014 762 24 7 101 1 0 18 0 913
2015 770 24 9 114 2 0 22 0 941
2016 742 19 7 124 3 0 24 0 919
2017 692 11 5 129 3 0 23 0 863
2018 700 14 4 117 3 0 29 0 867
2019 666 27 3 114 2 0 32 0 844
2020 659 27 3 129 2 0 29 0 849
2021 573 28 4 120 3 0 33 0 761
2022 585 28 4 125 2 0 35 0 779
2023 600 27 4 131 1 0 42 0 805
2024 610 23 8 148 1 0 52 0 842

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Powell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 661 31.0 21.3 n/a
1989 781 31.0 25.1 n/a
1990 813 31.0 26.2 n/a
1991 857 39.0 21.9 n/a
1992 872 39.0 22.3 n/a
1993 936 39.0 24.0 n/a
1994 946 46.0 20.6 n/a
1995 1005 46.0 21.8 n/a
1996 1005 46.0 21.8 n/a
1997 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 995 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 826 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 918 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 958 n/a n/a n/a
2003 958 n/a n/a n/a
2004 842 n/a n/a n/a
2005 863 n/a n/a n/a
2006 848 47.0 18.0 n/a
2007 919 48.4 19.0 31.1
2008 842 50.0 16.8 34.3
2009 928 52.8 17.6 33.6
2010 950 52.2 18.2 40.7
2011 958 53.8 17.8 49
2012 970 50.6 19.1 47.4
2013 1009 56.3 17.9 48.6
2014 913 55.3 16.5 52.4
2015 941 54.0 17.4 40.4
2016 919 58.0 15.8 50.6
2017 863 56.0 15.4 n/a
2018 867 53.5 16.2 n/a
2019 844 52.0 16.2 n/a
2020 849 54.0 15.7 43.2
2021 761 53.7 14.1 n/a
2022 779 54.2 14.3 n/a
2023 805 54.2 14.8 n/a
2024 842 53.7 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Powell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 661 31.0 21.3 n/a
1989 781 31.0 25.1 n/a
1990 813 31.0 26.2 n/a
1991 857 39.0 21.9 n/a
1992 872 39.0 22.3 n/a
1993 936 39.0 24.0 n/a
1994 946 46.0 20.6 n/a
1995 1005 46.0 21.8 n/a
1996 1005 46.0 21.8 n/a
1997 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 995 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 826 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 918 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 958 n/a n/a n/a
2003 958 n/a n/a n/a
2004 842 n/a n/a n/a
2005 863 n/a n/a n/a
2006 848 47.0 18.0 n/a
2007 919 48.4 19.0 31.1
2008 842 50.0 16.8 34.3
2009 928 52.8 17.6 33.6
2010 950 52.2 18.2 40.7
2011 958 53.8 17.8 49
2012 970 50.6 19.1 47.4
2013 1009 56.3 17.9 48.6
2014 913 55.3 16.5 52.4
2015 941 54.0 17.4 40.4
2016 919 58.0 15.8 50.6
2017 863 56.0 15.4 n/a
2018 867 53.5 16.2 n/a
2019 844 52.0 16.2 n/a
2020 849 54.0 15.7 43.2
2021 761 53.7 14.1 n/a
2022 779 54.2 14.3 n/a
2023 805 54.2 14.8 n/a
2024 842 53.7 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Powell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $321 (3.7%) $7,970 (91.7%) $8,690
2020 $388 (4.4%) $7,979 (91.2%) $8,749
2021 $609 (6.2%) $8,890 (90.3%) $9,850
2022 $760 (7.3%) $9,194 (88.1%) $10,437
2023 $846 (7.9%) $9,282 (86.9%) $10,677

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Powell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 421st of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 404th of 1020 Elementary schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Powell Elementary)32.427.5
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Knox County)42.438.4
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Powell Elementary)37.547
 9.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)40.243.5
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Powell Elementary)41.440.2
 1.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)46.344.7
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Powell Elementary)2648.5
 22.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)36.548.4
 11.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Powell Elementary)56.941
 15.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)48.545.5
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Powell Elementary)38.138.1
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)40.142.5
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Powell Elementary)43.836
 7.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Knox County)40.838.1
 2.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Powell Elementary)33.944.5
 10.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Knox County)38.740.1
 1.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students844805
 4.6%
African American2727
American Indian21
 50%
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic114131
 14.9%
Pacific Islander00
White666600
 9.9%
Two or More Races3242
 31.3%


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Students who attend Powell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powell Middle School
High : Powell High School

Students at Powell Elementary are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Powell Elementary ranks 434th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 842 students attended Powell Elementary.


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