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Public middle school · Knox County · Knoxville, Tennessee

Vine Middle/magnet

Vine Middle/magnet rates 4.8, right at the middle of Knox County's middle schools, whose rated median is 5.2.

Middle schools, 1 to 10This campus against public middle schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
4.8this school

4.8 on a one-to-ten scale; the Knox County median is 5.2.

#1,472 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee · Knox County: 16 middle schools rated, median 5.2

The brief

A Knox County middle school where students score 11 points above what's typical for similar communities.

It ranks 1,472 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 75 of 88 in Knox County.

Vine Middle/magnet is listed in Knox County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math10%29 points below the Tennessee average of 39%343 students tested · 2025 TCAP
Reading11%30 points below the Tennessee average of 41%343 students tested · 2025 TCAP
Proficiency is down 6 points across the 17-year record (2009–2025) and has held near 11% recently.2025 TCAP; 30 test records from TN state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
7.7
40% of the rating
Academics
1.8
35% of the rating
Resources & Environment
4.2
25% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 11% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 16% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 37915; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Vine Middle/magnet and the 20 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$22,236
Median home value
$206,400
Median rent
$519/mo
College educated
16.5%
Homeownership
24.2%
Poverty rate
45.3%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37915; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
63
Somewhat Walkable
Transit Score
49
Some Transit
Bike Score
48
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
3,042/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Knoxville. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Knoxville), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible schools within 5 miles, best rated first.
  1. South Doyle Middle School2.4 mi
    5.7Compare →
  2. Whittle Springs Middle School2.9 mi
    5.3Compare →
  3. Vine Middle/magnetthis school
    4.8
  4. Gresham Middle School4.8 mi
    4.6Compare →
  5. Holston Middle School4.0 mi
    4.5Compare →
  6. Tennessee Virtual Junior High School3.2 mi
    2.6Compare →
Five grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles, and two rate higher than Vine Middle/magnet.Public-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Vine Middle/magnet serve?

Vine Middle/magnet serves students in grades 6th through 8th.

How many students attend Vine Middle/magnet?

Vine Middle/magnet has an enrollment of approximately 393 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vine Middle/magnet?

The student-teacher ratio at Vine Middle/magnet is 11.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Vine Middle/magnet rank in TN?

Vine Middle/magnet ranks #1,472 of 1,790 schools in TN.

What is Vine Middle/magnet's MySchoolScout rating?

Vine Middle/magnet has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.8 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Vine Middle/magnet?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Vine Middle/magnet has 11% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 16% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

Is Vine Middle/magnet a charter school?

No, Vine Middle/magnet is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Vine Middle/magnet a Title I school?

No, Vine Middle/magnet is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
6th – 8th
Enrollment
393
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
34
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Midsize City
County
Knox County
Phone
(865) 594-4461
Rank in district
#75 of 88
Schools in district
94
District spending per student
$11,187
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
15.2%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 37915)
6,124
Area average commute
23.8 min
Area median age
31.7

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.