Hardin Valley Academy
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| motto = "Excellence for every child"{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| streetaddress = 11345 Hardin Valley Rd
| city = Knoxville
| state = Tennessee
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| type = Public High School
| established = 2008
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| teaching_staff = 125.50 (FTE)
| grades = 9-12
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| enrollment = 2,112 (2022-2023){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4702220&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=470222002151|title=Hardin Valley Academy|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 21, 2024}}
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Hardin Valley Academy, located at 11345 Hardin Valley Road, is a Knox County high school that was founded in 2008. The school is split into four academies: Liberal Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Health Sciences, and BLPA (Business, Law, and Public Affairs).{{cite web|title=Hardin Valley Academy|url=http://www.greatschools.org/tennessee/knoxville/5176-Hardin-Valley-Academy/|website=Great Schools}}
It serves portions of Farragut north of Interstate 75.{{cite web|url=http://www.townoffarragut.org/DocumentCenter/View/298/High-School-Zones?bidId=|title=High School Zones|publisher=City of Farragut|accessdate=July 5, 2021}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.kgis.org/Portal/Portals/0/Maps/ReadyMade/HighSchool.pdf|title=Knox County High School Zones|publisher=Knox County, Tennessee|date=February 2018|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184550/https://www.kgis.org/Portal/Portals/0/Maps/ReadyMade/HighSchool.pdf|url-status=dead}} - Compare with the city map
City and state titles
=State=
- 2016 - 1st (259.0 Points)
- 2015 - 3rd (246.0 Points)
- 2014 - 8th (160.0 Points)
- 2013 - 11th (132.0 Points)
- 2012 - 7th (217.0 Points)
- 2011 - 10th (163.0 Points)
- 2010 - 12th (157.0 Points)
- 2009 - 8th (119.0 Points)
=City=
- 2015 - 1st (509.0 Points)
- 2014 - 4th (389.0 Points)
- 2013 - 5th (343.0 Points)
- 2012 - 3rd (535.0 Points)
- 2011 - 3rd (544.0 Points)
- 2010 - 3rd (497.5 Points)
- 2009 - 4th (349.0 Points)
=The Nest Egg=
Unique to Hardin Valley Academy is an official branch of the UT Federal Credit Union known as the Nest Egg.{{Cite web |url=https://www.utfcu.org/index.php/about/detail/locations/ |title=UT Federal Credit Union | About | Locations |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224024648/https://www.utfcu.org/index.php/about/detail/locations/ |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }} This bank, operated by students during lunch, provides all the amenities of a standard bank while also helping students learn firsthand the principles of finance.
=Scholars' Bowl=
Founded a year after the school's inception, Hardin Valley Academy hosts an official scholars' bowl team, which competes annually in the televised East Tennessee PBS Scholars' Bowl competition. In 2021, Hardin Valley won the tournament for the first time in school history.{{Cite web|url=http://www.easttennesseepbs.org/programs/scholars-bowl-line/|title=Scholars' Bowl Line Up | Local Shows | East Tennessee PBS-Explorer|website=Scholars' Bowl Line Up | Local Shows | East Tennessee PBS-Explorer}}
=Student government=
The student government of Hardin Valley Academy sponsors the Knoxville Polar Plunge{{Cite web|url=http://www.polarplungetn.com/knoxville|title=Special Olympics: Polar Plunge|website=www.polarplungetn.com}} each year to benefit the Special Olympics of Tennessee. They also host a Special Olympics competition on Hardin Valley's campus every spring.
=Technology Student Association=
Twelve state officers of the Tennessee Technology Student Association and four national officers of the organization have been members of Hardin Valley Academy's chapter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tntsa.org/|title=Tennessee TSA|website=Tennessee TSA}}{{Cite web|url=https://tsaweb.org/|title=Technology Student Association|website=tsaweb.org}}
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Category:Public high schools in Tennessee