Founded in 1968 with the merger of Knoxville East and Austin High Schools, Austin-East Magnet High School (Austin-East) is a public Title I magnet high school operated by Knox County Schools. Committed to providing an outstanding education for more than 700 students from Park City and the surrounding East Knoxville communities, Austin-East supports a full array of academic, athletic, extracurricular, and performing arts programs.
Offering a smaller than average class size as compared to other high schools in the area, with a 12-to-1 student-teacher ratio, students can enjoy more one-on-one learning opportunities.
While graduation rates and test scores are somewhat lower than in other Knox County schools, the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program at Austin-East provides rigorous academics and tutoring to prepare motivated students for college readiness and success. More than 90% of Austin-East AVID seniors are accepted into four-year universities.
In 1997, Austin-East was designated as Knox County’s only performing arts magnet high school. Students across Knox County attend Austin-East to benefit from its quality music, dance, audio production, advanced art, culinary arts, and theater programs.
Home of the Roadrunners, more than 20 men’s and women’s teams comprise the Austin-East athletics department. Over the years, the roadrunners have won several championship titles in football and basketball. From academics to sports to arts, Austin-East focuses on equipping students to excel.
Austin-East High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
2800 Martin Luther King Jr Ave,
Knoxville, TN
Knox County Schools
School Details
Head of School
Benny Perry
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Average SAT Score
990
Average ACT Score
18
Math Proficiency
1%
Reading Proficiency
10%
Average GPA
3.37
Graduation Rate
77%
Niche Grade
C-
B-
C
B-
C+
A-
B+
C+
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.37
Reading Proficiency
10%
Math Proficiency
1%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
66
Full Time Teachers
66
Teachers in First or Second Year
17.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
990
Math
490
Verbal
500
Average ACT
18
Math
18
English
18
Reading
19
Science
18
Number of AP Courses
7
AP Pass Rate
0%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
English
9%
State Average
56.3%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
155:1
Student Diversity
Female
51.3%
Male
48.7%
Black
75.8%
Hispanic
9%
White
8.2%
Two or more races
6.7%
Native American
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Tennessee
132 Students
East Tennessee State University
101 Students
Middle Tennessee State University
95 Students
Tennessee State University
86 Students
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
57 Students
University of Memphis
46 Students
Pellissippi State Community College
38 Students
Austin Peay State University
34 Students
Carson-Newman University
31 Students
Tennessee Technological University
30 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing
43 Students
Business
26 Students
Psychology
23 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
14 Students
Social Work and Youth Services
13 Students
Biology
12 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
11 Students
Dance
11 Students
Mechanical Engineering
10 Students
Small Business Management
10 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
8/28/2022
Austin East High School is a great school that focus on making every student college and workforce ready. Beep Beep
6/5/2022
My experience at A-E was an up and down experience. During Freshman and the beginning of Sophomore year, it was the best time I had at AE. But every since Covid, everything went down hill.
12/31/2020
I like the diversity of Austin East. Austin East is a small school giving it a family feel. The teachers are awesome and help you succeed in anyway possible. If I could change one thing, it would be the negative overshadow that is placed on the school due to being an inner city school.
GreatSchools Reviews
2/3/2022
Austin-East magnet high school has one of the best community feelings to it. We are here to learn. If there was actual good focus on us and care given to us many of my classmates will be better, but the county neglects us because of the narrative that we are a trash school. Could a trash school get...
5/1/2014
My son graduates from Austin East this May and Principal Benny Perry and the staff have done an excellent job of turning this school around. Initially I did not want my son to attend, but now I am glad he did. Also the Project Grad staff does everything they can to make sure seniors apply and get sc...
8/5/2013
I live by the school and their high school when games are going on the noise is affecting most of the neighborhoods sleep and family time.They have to keep the students til four o'clock just to help the kids learn more. They have a lot of fights and the athority is low and really do not take affect....
5/12/2013
i am a substitute teacher at Austin East for the past two years.I am sad to say that the majority of the students seem little interested in an education, they are more concerned with their cell phone and their i pad than they are about their books. Many have a "no care attitude." I have heard some p...
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Map
Attendance Zone
About Park City
List Price Range
$276K - $2.6M
Homes For Sale
12
Average Home Value
$216,596
Median Lot Size
7,405 Sq Ft
% Renters
61%
Household Income
$37,625
% of College Grads
8.7%
Median Age
37
Average House Size
1,253 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
54.9%
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
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- Knoxville, TN
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