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Tennessee Schools For The Deaf ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 63 students in Tennessee Schools For The Deaf. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Tennessee School For The Deaf have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="student-by-grade">Student By Grade <麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity:
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
671 Schools
# Students
134 Students
315,482 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
21,235 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
Tennessee Schools For The Deaf, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#147 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤5%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
40%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥50%
90%
Diversity Score
0.70
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
2%
% Hispanic
20%
14%
% Black
23%
19%
% White
46%
61%
% Hawaiian
2%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Tennessee Schools For The Deaf Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Tennessee School For The Deaf Upper School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2725 Island Home Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Gr: 7-12 | 63 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
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