Pond Gap Elementary

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Pond Gap Elementary is a public elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 346 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 72 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pond Gap Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in TNReady Math, English Language Arts, and Science that are significantly lower than the Knox County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.8% of Pond Gap students were proficient in Math, compared to 40.3% in Knox County and 39.7% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, White, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 40-50% of their respective peer groups statewide. However, the school's Hispanic students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 40-50% of Hispanic students statewide.

Pond Gap has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like Bearden Elementary and Sequoyah Elementary, with a higher percentage of African American (32.95%) and Hispanic (19.94%) students. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Tennessee elementary schools for this subgroup. Despite spending around $12,800 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11-12 students per teacher, Pond Gap's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that simply increasing resources may not be enough to drive significant improvements.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4530 Papermill DR
       Knoxville, TN  37909


(865) 909-9040

District: Knox County

SchoolDigger Rank:
869th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Northwest Middle School
High:    West High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  346

Racial breakdown:

African American:
32.9%
White:
30.3%
Hispanic:
19.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.1% Help


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Compare Details Pond Gap Elementary ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.27. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pond Gap Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pond Gap Elementary 869th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Pond Gap Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
White students:


Knox County:

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


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Rank History for Pond Gap Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 27.47 645th 809 20.3%
2011 21.69 709th 818 13.3%
2012 25.02 693rd 820 15.5%
2013 17.66 805th 846 4.8%
2014 10.70 807th 853 5.4%
2015 14.56 802nd 855 6.2%
2017 5.79 640th 646 0.9%
2018 13.09 917th 997 8.0%
2019 17.27 859th 985 12.8%
2021 17.29 818th 983 16.8%
2022 12.24 915th 1000 8.5%
2023 15.61 878th 1020 13.9%
2024 17.27 869th 1018 14.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.35 356th 395 9.9%
2023 18.91 492nd 528 6.8%
2024 28.24 441st 582 24.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.83 767th 877 12.5%
2019 31.25 621st 821 24.4%
2021 24.50 660th 823 19.8%
2022 17.03 800th 858 6.8%
2023 19.77 766th 865 11.4%
2024 26.31 694th 853 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.34 764th 926 17.5%
2021 20.29 758th 945 19.8%
2022 16.33 845th 975 13.3%
2023 22.69 781st 989 21.0%
2024 13.66 889th 990 10.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.57 850th 916 7.2%
2021 18.14 792nd 941 15.8%
2022 12.49 896th 980 8.6%
2023 15.03 873rd 987 11.6%
2024 25.99 760th 991 23.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.10 439th 450 2.4%
2019 11.96 395th 404 2.2%
2021 31.87 257th 411 37.5%
2022 24.12 387th 483 19.9%
2023 20.30 427th 500 14.6%
2024 22.86 399th 498 19.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.44 242nd 319 24.1%
2019 40.77 135th 250 46.0%
2021 39.22 192nd 324 40.7%
2022 45.06 186th 363 48.8%
2023 47.85 180th 387 53.5%
2024 39.44 260th 415 37.3%
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Rank History for White students at Pond Gap Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.26 741st 841 11.9%
2019 27.26 648th 812 20.2%
2021 25.38 676th 844 19.9%
2022 13.78 790th 844 6.4%
2023 14.93 794th 852 6.8%
2024 19.76 747th 847 11.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Pond Gap Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 261 38 20 6 2 n/a n/a 0 327
1989 285 33 18 11 1 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 266 22 18 7 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1991 264 31 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1992 264 31 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1993 271 37 13 2 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1994 260 38 22 9 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1995 238 44 20 4 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1996 238 44 20 4 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1997 236 56 15 7 0 n/a n/a 3 317
1998 279 42 5 2 1 n/a n/a 1 330
1999 246 77 16 5 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 348 348
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 334 334
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 292 292
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 292 292
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 321 321
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 324 324
2006 173 109 13 24 1 n/a n/a 0 320
2007 209 150 20 38 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2008 148 136 12 28 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2009 182 134 10 29 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2010 142 119 16 41 1 n/a n/a 0 319
2011 134 121 11 48 3 0 19 0 336
2012 142 126 10 47 1 0 26 0 352
2013 131 117 5 55 1 1 27 0 337
2014 132 103 1 52 0 4 25 0 317
2015 153 103 1 48 0 1 18 0 324
2016 152 123 3 50 0 1 30 0 359
2017 131 114 5 48 0 1 20 0 319
2018 134 117 1 58 0 4 25 0 339
2019 122 109 0 65 1 4 27 0 328
2020 148 126 2 72 1 5 41 0 395
2021 103 124 1 77 1 2 42 0 350
2022 100 143 2 79 1 2 50 0 377
2023 105 114 2 69 0 2 54 0 346

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 Pond Gap Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
1989 348 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 313 19.0 16.4 n/a
1991 310 20.0 15.5 n/a
1992 310 20.0 15.5 n/a
1993 323 20.0 16.2 n/a
1994 329 20.0 16.4 n/a
1995 306 20.0 15.3 n/a
1996 306 20.0 15.3 n/a
1997 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 330 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 344 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 348 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 292 n/a n/a n/a
2003 292 n/a n/a n/a
2004 321 n/a n/a n/a
2005 324 n/a n/a n/a
2006 320 24.0 13.3 n/a
2007 417 27.0 15.4 59.7
2008 324 27.0 12.0 85.8
2009 355 27.0 13.1 83.4
2010 319 33.0 9.6 94.7
2011 336 29.5 11.3 86.3
2012 352 28.0 12.5 91.5
2013 337 26.2 12.8 92.3
2014 317 26.0 12.1 88.6
2015 324 25.0 12.9 71.3
2016 359 24.0 14.9 89.1
2017 319 27.6 11.5 n/a
2018 339 28.0 12.1 n/a
2019 328 25.9 12.6 n/a
2020 395 28.3 13.9 n/a
2021 350 29.2 11.9 n/a
2022 377 30.6 12.3 n/a
2023 346 30.5 11.3 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 Pond Gap Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
1989 348 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 313 19.0 16.4 n/a
1991 310 20.0 15.5 n/a
1992 310 20.0 15.5 n/a
1993 323 20.0 16.2 n/a
1994 329 20.0 16.4 n/a
1995 306 20.0 15.3 n/a
1996 306 20.0 15.3 n/a
1997 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 330 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 344 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 348 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 292 n/a n/a n/a
2003 292 n/a n/a n/a
2004 321 n/a n/a n/a
2005 324 n/a n/a n/a
2006 320 24.0 13.3 n/a
2007 417 27.0 15.4 59.7
2008 324 27.0 12.0 85.8
2009 355 27.0 13.1 83.4
2010 319 33.0 9.6 94.7
2011 336 29.5 11.3 86.3
2012 352 28.0 12.5 91.5
2013 337 26.2 12.8 92.3
2014 317 26.0 12.1 88.6
2015 324 25.0 12.9 71.3
2016 359 24.0 14.9 89.1
2017 319 27.6 11.5 n/a
2018 339 28.0 12.1 n/a
2019 328 25.9 12.6 n/a
2020 395 28.3 13.9 n/a
2021 350 29.2 11.9 n/a
2022 377 30.6 12.3 n/a
2023 346 30.5 11.3 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 Pond Gap Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,412 (13.0%) $8,489 (78.4%) $10,824
2020 $2,107 (18.8%) $8,399 (75.0%) $11,198
2021 $2,629 (20.5%) $9,445 (73.7%) $12,821
2022 $2,566 (19.3%) $9,847 (74.1%) $13,291
2023 $2,913 (19.0%) $11,388 (74.2%) $15,341

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pond Gap Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 859th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 878th of 1020 Elementary schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pond Gap Elementary)28.217.2
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Knox County)42.438.4
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pond Gap Elementary)25.619
 6.6%
   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 (Pond Gap Elementary)19.413
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)46.344.7
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pond Gap Elementary)16.117.4
 1.3%
   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 (Pond Gap Elementary)2719.6
 7.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)48.545.5
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pond Gap Elementary)10.818.4
 7.6%
   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 (Pond Gap Elementary)23.916.8
 7.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Knox County)40.838.1
 2.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pond Gap Elementary)17.418.3
 0.9%
   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 Students328346
 5.5%
African American109114
 4.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian02
Hispanic6569
 6.2%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White122105
 13.9%
Two or More Races2754
 100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pond Gap Elementary

Students who attend Pond Gap Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : West High School

Students at Pond Gap Elementary are 33% African American, 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 346 students attended Pond Gap Elementary.

Pond Gap Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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