Hardin Valley Academy, 11345 Hardin Valley Road: grades 9-12, 1,916 students in 2024-25, state grade A. Office: 865-690-9690.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: hardinvalleyac.knoxschools.org, Knox County Schools, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card and data files, the NCES school directory and the TSSAA.

Hardin Valley Academy is a Knox County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 11345 Hardin Valley Road in Knoxville. The school has a Knoxville mailing address but sits outside the city limits, in unincorporated Knox County.

Hardin Valley Academy opened in 2008, according to its About Us page.

Who to call
Address 11345 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932
Phone 865-690-9690
Grades 9 to 12
School day 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
District Knox County Schools
School board district and KCS region District 6, Region 2
Students, 2024-25 (state count) 1,916
State letter grade, 2024-25 A

Principal

Executive Principal Kirk Renegar, according to the school’s About Us page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 1,916 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
  • Federal count: 2,043 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Tennessee gives most public schools an A-F letter grade. The Department of Education says the grades are meant “to provide a snapshot of how each school performed during the previous academic year,” according to its school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth, growth of the highest-need students and, for high schools, college and career readiness.

Hardin Valley Academy earned an A for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 5 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.

Indicator Score (1 to 5)
Achievement 5
Growth 5
Growth of highest-need students 5
College and career readiness 5
Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests 48.6%

Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, all grades, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):

Subject Met or exceeded Valid tests
English I 50.5% 495
English II 67.1% 432
Algebra I 25.6% 395
Geometry 54.1% 460
Algebra II 40.9% 450
Biology 61.3% 439
U.S. history 44.8% 248
  • Graduation rate, class of 2025: 94.9% (451 of 475 students), in the state’s graduation rate file.
  • ACT, 2024-25: average composite score 22; 57.5% of 440 test takers scored 21 or higher, per the state ACT file.

The full report, with chronic absence and results by student group, is on the State Report Card page for Hardin Valley Academy.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the KGIS school zone search, the lookup Knox County Schools sends families to. Zones do not follow city limits. Only a small part of the zone, about 5% of its area, lies inside Knoxville city limits, according to our comparison of the district zone map and city limits published on KGIS.

From the district’s feeder pattern list, Hardin Valley Academy draws from Cedar Bluff Middle, Hardin Valley Middle and Karns Middle, some of them only in part.

Families who want a school outside their zone apply for a transfer. The priority window for the 2027-28 school year opened Oct. 1, 2026, and closes at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2027; a final window runs April 1 to June 1, 2027. Seats depend on space, are assigned by lottery-style numbers within priority groups, and transfer students get no bus service, according to the district’s transfer page.

Calendar and bell times

From the Knox County Schools 2026-27 calendar:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: in-service day, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 18: half day for students
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving holidays, schools closed
  • Friday, Dec. 18: half day; end of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • March 8-12, 2027: spring break
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day for students (half day)

Regular days run 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and half days end at noon, according to the district’s school schedules page.

Sports and activities

Hardin Valley Academy plays football in Class 6A, Region 2 for 2026-27, according to the TSSAA’s current alignments, with Bearden, Bradley Central, Cleveland, Farragut, Maryville and Oak Ridge. In basketball it is in Class 4A, District 4, with Bearden, Farragut, Lenoir City, McMinn County, Oak Ridge and Rhea County.

The school’s athletics page lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Follow the season on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Hardin Valley Academy serve?

Hardin Valley Academy serves grades 9 to 12. It is a Knox County Schools campus at 11345 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville; the main office number is 865-690-9690.

What is Hardin Valley Academy’s state letter grade?

Hardin Valley Academy earned an A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 5 out of 5, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

What time does Hardin Valley Academy start?

The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the Knox County Schools school schedules page.

What classification is Hardin Valley Academy in for football?

Hardin Valley Academy plays in Class 6A, Region 2, in the TSSAA’s 2026-27 football alignment.