Bearden High School

8352 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN, 37919 | Knox County School District | 865-539-7800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2126
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 39% 10% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 117 in Knoxville
  • Ranked #0 of 2314 in Tennessee
Proficiency Averages
34%Knoxville
35%Tennessee

Bearden High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Knox County School District" in Knoxville, TN. There are a total of 2,126 students and 117 teachers at Bearden High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Bearden High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 38.5%, which is 10% higher than the Tennessee average.

Bearden High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2126
Teachers117
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment605
Taking some courses344
Taking some courses (not tests)258
Passing some courses206
Passing no courses121

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Bearden High School, there are a total of 605 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 344 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All13%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School13%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All64%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School64%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Bearden High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White 80.7% 74.1% 67.1% 51.1%
Black 8.4% 14.2% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.2% 2.0% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8% 6.4% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.6% 2.8% 1.5% 3.1%

Knoxville demographics profile

StatisticKnoxvilleTennesseeNational
Population187,4876,833,174328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,89916791
Median age32.938.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)42%57%55%
Speak English93%93%79%
Speak Spanish3%4%13%

Education level achieved in Knoxville

IndexKnoxvilleTennesseeNational
Completed 8th grade84.1%82.0%84.3%
Completed high school83.0%79.9%83.0%
Completed some college59.9%53.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.4%32.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors30.5%25.4%30.3%
Completed masters11.6%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.3%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Bearden High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.