Best Elementary Schools in Clarksville, TN

Summary:

The city of Clarksville, Tennessee is home to 23 elementary schools that are part of the Montgomery County school district, which is ranked 55 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance among the Clarksville elementary schools. At the top, Sango Elementary, East Montgomery Elementary, and Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale stand out as exceptional, ranking in the top 75 elementary schools in Tennessee and earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These high-performing schools boast impressive proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts, far exceeding the state and district averages. In contrast, schools like Minglewood Elementary and Kenwood Elementary struggle to meet state standards, highlighting the persistent challenge of addressing educational inequities in the district.

The data also reveals that factors beyond just funding and staffing, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and community engagement, play a crucial role in driving student outcomes. The presence of specialized programs, like the Spanish Immersion school, suggests that targeted initiatives can be effective in improving performance. Overall, the analysis of Clarksville's elementary schools points to the need for a multifaceted approach to address the systemic challenges facing the Montgomery County school district and ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)				TNReady English Language Arts (2024)				TNReady Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenellen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Needmore RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 920-6158	1,002	61	16.3		411 (41.0%)	249 (24.9%)	196 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	137 (13.7%)	45.5	533^rd of 1008 public elementary schools	47.1%		49.8	476^th of 1020 public elementary schools	53.3%	57	27.1	31.1	36.1	31.4	38.9	43.4	32.9	38.6	45.8	44.1	50.7	46.8	$11,038	$1,078	$9,336
Barksdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5685	496	27	18.3		220 (44.4%)	131 (26.4%)	81 (16.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	53.9	420^th of 1008 public elementary schools	58.3%		63	314^th of 1020 public elementary schools	69.2%	106	54.7	38.4	38.5	43.5	49.3	38.8	37.2	41.6	49.3	50.0	33.3	44.4	$13,219	$1,493	$10,778
Burt Elementary	Public	3-5	110 Bailey ST	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5630	354	24	15.0		116 (32.8%)	143 (40.4%)	45 (12.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.7%)	23.2	801^st of 1008 public elementary schools	20.5%		28.9	739^th of 1020 public elementary schools	27.5%	62	18.3	18.9	37.1	24.1	21.7	31.2	24.7	25.9	25.2	33.3	34.0	30.7	$14,748	$1,626	$12,245
Byrns Darden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	609 E St	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5615	536	39	13.6		183 (34.1%)	154 (28.7%)	123 (22.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (13.2%)	27.5	755^th of 1008 public elementary schools	25.1%		36.3	652^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	36.1%	103	24.3	21.1	27.1	24.3	31.1	30.3	31.8	31.1	31.1	38.2	29.4	32.8	$14,273	$1,659	$11,681
Kenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Peachers Mill RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 553-2059	687	48	14.3		231 (33.6%)	228 (33.2%)	129 (18.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	88 (12.8%)	28.5	742^nd of 1008 public elementary schools	26.4%		34.6	673^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	34.0%	69	15.8	29.0	17.8	20.8	24.2	46.2	21.1	30.5	25.7	54.8	28.9	36.3	$12,629	$1,295	$10,480
Hazelwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2623 Tiny Town RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 553-2075	924	57	16.3		369 (39.9%)	257 (27.8%)	148 (16.0%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	119 (12.9%)	42	583^rd of 1008 public elementary schools	42.2%		47	510^th of 1020 public elementary schools	50.0%	73	31.1	25.0	38.9	32.0	41.0	37.5	30.9	36.4	41.0	47.8	38.9	42.3	$10,504	$1,007	$8,868
Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1350 Madison ST	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(931) 648-5635	490	33	15.0		208 (42.4%)	153 (31.2%)	70 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	52.2	439^th of 1008 public elementary schools	56.4%		45.1	546^th of 1020 public elementary schools	46.5%	107	43.9	34.2	46.5	41.7	37.8	44.3	38.4	40.1	47.6	39.2	46.5	44.5	$12,268	$1,384	$10,046
Norman Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Greenwood AVE	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5660	566	39	14.6		193 (34.1%)	216 (38.2%)	80 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	66 (11.7%)	33.9	679^th of 1008 public elementary schools	32.6%		24.2	787^th of 1020 public elementary schools	22.8%	108	41.3	23.5	21.3	27.4	41.3	30.6	27.0	32.1	50.8	43.5	22.2	37.4	$12,953	$1,424	$10,675
Ringgold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Ringgold RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5625	801	45	18.0		195 (24.3%)	296 (37.0%)	195 (24.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	100 (12.5%)	27.2	758^th of 1008 public elementary schools	24.8%		31.4	711^th of 1020 public elementary schools	30.3%	47	18.3	29.7	31.4	26.5	34.2	34.4	24.5	31.4	28.8	35.9	26.5	30.8	$12,031	$1,385	$9,891
St. Bethlehem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2450 Old Russellville PIKE	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5670	504	32	15.7		175 (34.7%)	176 (34.9%)	92 (18.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)								(n/a)													$12,369	$1,272	$10,324
Minglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Cunningham LN	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5646	744	49	15.2		252 (33.9%)	272 (36.6%)	127 (17.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	78 (10.5%)	18	855^th of 1008 public elementary schools	15.2%		20.6	815^th of 1020 public elementary schools	20.1%	40	15.6	12.5	19.2	15.7	25.6	33.3	24.0	27.9	31.1	25.9	21.2	25.8	$12,169	$1,407	$9,894
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 Trenton RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5662	868	52	16.8		340 (39.2%)	221 (25.5%)	189 (21.8%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	97 (11.2%)	50.2	466^th of 1008 public elementary schools	53.8%		40.7	605^th of 1020 public elementary schools	40.7%	139	31.7	37.3	35.2	34.9	42.9	52.1	42.3	45.9	42.9	45.8	38.7	42.4	$10,965	$1,009	$9,304
Rossview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 645-1403	1,261	71	17.7		652 (51.7%)	187 (14.8%)	162 (12.8%)	136 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	117 (9.3%)	92.4	68^th of 1008 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.8	74^th of 1020 public elementary schools	92.7%	6	70.5	66.1	71.7	69.3	61.4	66.4	62.8	63.6	75.4	72.9	70.4	72.9	$9,875	$841	$8,536
Pisgah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 Hazelwood RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 802-6790	971	58	16.8		392 (40.4%)	254 (26.2%)	178 (18.3%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	8 (0.8%)	123 (12.7%)	47.3	508^th of 1008 public elementary schools	49.6%		48.4	491^st of 1020 public elementary schools	51.9%	17	29.3	36.5	42.3	35.8	31.8	41.2	40.8	37.8	40.1	51.4	47.2	46.1	$10,599	$1,180	$8,813
Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale	Public	K-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 648-5685	218	16	14.0		131 (60.1%)	22 (10.1%)	51 (23.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	91.9	73^rd of 1008 public elementary schools	92.8%		98.3	20^th of 1020 public elementary schools	98.0%	53	69.0	87.1	78.1	78.3	48.3	83.3	75.0	69.2	62.1		65.6	75.0	$9,535	$764	$8,625
Sango Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-4093	895	55	16.2		630 (70.4%)	54 (6.0%)	95 (10.6%)	48 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	64 (7.2%)	94	57^th of 1008 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.5	47^th of 1020 public elementary schools	95.4%	10	65.0	68.8	80.0	70.9	57.5	77.7	69.3	68.1	71.3	79.0	83.6	77.7	$10,469	$861	$9,135
East Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 McAdoo Creek RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-2868	715	44	16.3		545 (76.2%)	36 (5.0%)	80 (11.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.2%)	93.4	59^th of 1008 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.7	56^th of 1020 public elementary schools	94.5%	3	63.1	71.2	77.8	71.0	73.9	68.0	61.9	67.7	65.8	79.2	73.0	72.9	$11,301	$936	$9,738
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	849 S Liberty Church RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 905-5729	804	51	15.8		344 (42.8%)	200 (24.9%)	155 (19.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.3%)	28.6	740^th of 1008 public elementary schools	26.6%		41	600^th of 1020 public elementary schools	41.2%	140	23.4	22.3	33.0	25.9	32.4	30.0	25.5	29.4	38.7	33.8	34.0	35.4	$11,830	$1,513	$9,669
Cumberland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2093 Ussery Rd S	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5695	592	38	15.7		462 (78.0%)	27 (4.6%)	52 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	71.9	219^th of 1008 public elementary schools	78.3%		75.8	182^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	82.2%	37	44.4	58.6	50.5	51.4	46.7	65.7	36.2	49.3	54.4	66.7	52.4	57.8	$12,441	$1,375	$10,327
Barkers Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 Little Bobcat LN	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 906-7235	975	65	15.0		333 (34.2%)	291 (29.8%)	206 (21.1%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.7%)	43.9	554^th of 1008 public elementary schools	45.0%		48.7	490^th of 1020 public elementary schools	52.0%	64	34.7	37.3	37.9	36.7	33.3	43.1	30.4	35.7	39.3	50.0	37.9	42.5	$11,035	$1,097	$9,331
West Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 W Creek Coyote TRL	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 802-8637	1,053	60	17.6		399 (37.9%)	330 (31.3%)	185 (17.6%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	106 (10.1%)	57.8	382^nd of 1008 public elementary schools	62.1%		57.1	380^th of 1020 public elementary schools	62.7%	2	36.1	29.3	49.7	38.1	49.1	47.1	46.5	47.6	48.2	46.6	52.5	49.0	$9,978	$1,048	$8,318
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Cherry Blossom LN	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 920-7422	1,170	64	18.4		602 (51.5%)	237 (20.3%)	187 (16.0%)	18 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	113 (9.7%)	55.5	401^st of 1008 public elementary schools	60.2%		59.6	354^th of 1020 public elementary schools	65.3%	47	41.5	42.2	38.8	40.9	45.6	47.1	35.0	42.8	49.2	52.9	39.9	47.6	$9,920	$843	$8,477
Carmel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4925 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 802-5025	647	38	17.0		481 (74.3%)	47 (7.3%)	54 (8.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	83.8	129^th of 1008 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.2	101^st of 1020 public elementary schools	90.1%	28	50.9	59.6	62.6	57.3	58.2	63.1	46.2	56.3	65.2	73.1	65.9	68.1	$11,311	$850	$9,872

Cities Near Clarksville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodlawn	8.46 mi	1	40^th
Cunningham	9.21 mi	3	21^st
Chapmansboro	16.7 mi	1	64^th
Cedar Hill	18.24 mi	2	299^th
Pleasant View	19.85 mi	3	93^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.