Hardin Valley Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee enrolled 1,916 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 2%

2,112 students in 2022-23, 2,043 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 125.5 to 122.5.

Students enrolled at Hardin Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 2,112, 2023-24: 2,04301k2k3k2022-232,1122023-242,043
Students enrolled at Hardin Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 2,112, 2023-24: 2,04301k2k3k2022-232,1122023-242,043
Students enrolled at Hardin Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 2,112, 2023-24: 2,04301k2k3k2022-232,1122023-242,043
Students enrolled at Hardin Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 2,112, 2023-24: 2,04301k2k3k2022-232,1122023-242,043
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,112125.516.8
2023-242,043122.516.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

33 AP courses and one counselor per 349 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hardin Valley Academy enrolled 2,096 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 123 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses33
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 349 of the 2,096 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions123
  • Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.1% of students were White, 15.3% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.1%
  2. Hispanic15.3%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Black5.3%
  5. Asian4.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Hardin Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Math27%35% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

91% of the 441 students in Hardin Valley Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate91%89%87.3%
Students in the class4414,31571,510

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Knoxville

17 public high schools in Knoxville report 2024-25 enrollment; Hardin Valley Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Farragut High School2,07318.4not reported
Bearden High School1,96316.1not reported
Hardin Valley Academy1,91616.8not reported
West High School1,47416.9not reported
Karns High School1,36515.3not reported
Central High School1,26513.5not reported
Halls High School1,23616.0not reported
Fulton High School93311.1not reported

All public schools in Knoxville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hardin Valley Academy

  1. Farragut High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 2,073 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. Karns High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 1,365 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Hardin Valley Academy with Farragut High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Knox County Schools spends per student$11,187 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,187
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeHardin Valley Academy is the number 22 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 384
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hardin Valley Academy

  1. How many students attend Hardin Valley Academy?
    1,916 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,112 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Knoxville, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hardin Valley Academy?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hardin Valley Academy a Title I school?
    Hardin Valley Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hardin Valley Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Hardin Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Hardin Valley Academy?
    91% of the 441 students in Hardin Valley Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Hardin Valley Academy in?
    Knox County Schools, NCES district ID 4702220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470222002151 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22