Which Knox County elementary and middle schools ranked in Tennessee's top 100

Nine schools in Knox County are among Tennessee's 100 best, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking released Oct. 20.

U.S. News ranked each state's best elementary and middle schools

this year, but refrained from a national ranking of the more than 71,000 schools across the country. Only public schools are ranked based on math and reading performance and proficiency on statewide testing, a U.S. News article says.

Six elementary schools in Knox County Schools ranked in the Volunteer State's top 100, with three of its middle schools joining the top ranks along with L&N STEM Academy, which earlier this year was ranked as a top 5 school in Tennessee.

Here's where Knox County elementary and middle schools rank among Tennessee's best, according

to U.S. News.

U.S. News top elementary schools in Knox County

Sequoyah Elementary is ranked No. 28 in the state of Tennessee, but grabbed the top spot among KCS elementary schools. The school, which serves about 530 students, had 76% and 71% of its students at or above proficiency in math and reading, respectively.

Here are the top 10 elementary schools in KCS, according to U.S. News:

• No. 28: Sequoyah Elementary
• No. 48: Bearden Elementary
• No. 64: Farragut Intermediate
• No. 69: Rocky Hill Elementary
• No. 80: Blue Grass Elementary
• No. 87: Northshore Elementary
• No. 146: A.L. Lotts Elementary
• No. 154: Shannondale Elementary
• No. 160: Hardin Valley Elementary
• No. 203: Beaumont Magnet Academy

Here's how the other elementary schools in KCS ranked in Tennessee:

• No. 206: Halls Elementary
• No. 209: West Hills Elementary
• No. 248: Copper Ridge Elementary
• No. 266: Fountain City Elementary
• No. 286: Gibbs Elementary
• No. 311: Amherst Elementary
• No. 336: Ball Camp Elementary
• No. 380: Powell Elementary
• No. 395: Karns Elementary
• No. 396: Ritta Elementary
• No. 402: Brickey-McCloud Elementary
• No. 469: Mooreland Heights Elementary
• No. 481: Dogwood Elementary

The rankings grouped many schools as a tie to take up places No. 518-690. These KCS schools weer among them: Adrian Burnett, Belle Morris, Cedar Bluff, Chilhowee Intermediate, Christenberry, East Knox, Green Magnet, Inskip, Lonsdale, Mount Olive, Norwood, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet, Spring Hill and West Haven schools.

Several schools went unranked, including Bonny Kate, Carter, Corryton, Gap Creek, Maynard, Mill Creek, New Hopewell, Pleasant Ridge, Pond Gap, South Knox, Sterchi and West View elementary schools.

U.S. News top middle schools in Knox County

Farragut Middle clinched the top spot among Knox County middle schools, and was ranked No. 25 in Tennessee. The school has an enrollment of nearly 1,500 students. Farragut Middle ranked highly for 72% and 59% of its students at or above proficiency in math and reading, respectively.

Here are the top 10 middle schools in KCS, according to U.S. News:

• No. 25: Farragut Middle
• No. 34: West Valley Middle
• No. 72: Hardin Valley Middle
• No. 177: Bearden Middle
• No. 200: Powell Middle
• No. 201: Cedar Bluff Middle
• No. 245: Gresham Middle
• No. 274: Knox County Virtual School
• No. 276: Gibbs Middle
• No. 294: Halls Middle

The only other ranked middle school was Carter at No. 312.

The rankings grouped together many schools from No. 318-424, and that group included Holston, Karns, Northwest, South-Doyle, Vine Magnet and Whittle Springs middle schools.

Caitlyn Meisner is the K-12 education reporter for Knox News. Email tips and story ideas to [e-mail].

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