Norman Smith Elementary

Summary:

Norman Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Clarksville, Tennessee, serving 566 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County school district, which is ranked 55 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Norman Smith Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is more balanced than nearby schools. However, the school has struggled academically in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 399 out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 679 out of 1008 in 2023-2024. Proficiency rates on state assessments range from 14.2% to 32.1% across different subjects and grade levels, below the county and state averages. While the school's Hispanic students have performed relatively well, its African American, White, and low socioeconomic status students have struggled, with rankings in the bottom half of the state.

Despite higher spending per student at $12,375 in 2020-2021, which is above the county and state averages, Norman Smith Elementary's academic performance has not improved. When compared to nearby schools, such as Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale, which consistently outperforms Norman Smith Elementary on state assessments, the school's challenges become more evident. These findings suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing the disparities among its diverse student population and implementing targeted interventions to improve academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 740 Greenwood AVE
       Clarksville, TN  37040-4066


(931) 648-5660

District: Montgomery County

SchoolDigger Rank:
685th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,953 Help


Students who attend Norman Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Montgomery Central Middle
High:    Montgomery Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  578

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.7%
White:
34.9%
Hispanic:
17.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80% Help


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Compare Details Norman Smith Elementary ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 18th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.97. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Norman Smith Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (36.7%), White (34.9%), Hispanic (17%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Norman Smith Elementary is 14, which is the 2nd best among 24 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norman Smith Elementary is $12,953, which is the 4th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norman Smith Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Norman Smith Elementary 685th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Norman Smith Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Montgomery County:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County 56th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Norman Smith Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 56.79 364th 809 55.0%
2011 46.91 475th 818 41.9%
2012 70.92 240th 820 70.7%
2013 86.00 73rd 846 91.4%
2014 87.43 47th 853 94.5%
2015 83.48 111th 855 87.0%
2017 57.97 221st 646 65.8%
2018 54.52 393rd 997 60.6%
2019 52.65 399th 985 59.5%
2021 34.14 627th 983 36.2%
2022 28.37 725th 1000 27.5%
2023 24.16 787th 1020 22.8%
2024 33.97 685th 1018 32.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.37 210th 395 46.8%
2019 43.84 124th 255 51.4%
2021 26.54 300th 369 18.7%
2022 47.13 188th 447 57.9%
2023 32.83 365th 528 30.9%
2024 48.30 231st 582 60.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.03 123rd 877 86.0%
2019 59.64 235th 821 71.4%
2021 37.63 500th 823 39.2%
2022 36.63 562nd 858 34.5%
2023 29.16 659th 865 23.8%
2024 32.42 615th 853 27.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.28 380th 926 59.0%
2021 36.70 574th 945 39.3%
2022 26.43 719th 975 26.3%
2023 24.35 761st 989 23.1%
2024 30.31 715th 990 27.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.36 424th 916 53.7%
2021 29.26 658th 941 30.1%
2022 29.84 696th 980 29.0%
2023 23.75 769th 987 22.1%
2024 37.03 625th 991 36.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.91 140th 450 68.9%
2019 55.31 138th 404 65.8%
2021 46.74 168th 411 59.1%
2022 39.20 263rd 483 45.5%
2023 39.75 275th 500 45.0%
2024 38.50 291st 498 41.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.96 77th 319 75.9%
2021 80.82 41st 324 87.3%
2022 65.43 88th 363 75.8%
2023 25.80 321st 387 17.1%
2024 64.92 113th 415 72.8%
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Rank History for White students at Norman Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.78 306th 841 63.6%
2019 57.13 287th 812 64.7%
2021 29.27 628th 844 25.6%
2022 25.96 678th 844 19.7%
2023 25.39 692nd 852 18.8%
2024 32.78 593rd 847 30.0%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Norman Smith Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 372 183 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1989 372 200 5 13 n/a n/a n/a 0 590
1990 309 194 2 8 2 n/a n/a 0 515
1991 337 140 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1992 352 146 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1993 336 177 9 8 3 n/a n/a 0 533
1994 369 219 6 12 3 n/a n/a 0 609
1995 401 218 2 10 2 n/a n/a 0 633
1996 401 218 2 10 2 n/a n/a 0 633
1997 397 211 4 11 3 n/a n/a 448 1074
1998 424 150 12 21 2 n/a n/a 1 610
1999 379 232 4 16 1 n/a n/a 1 633
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 633 633
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 570 570
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 480 480
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 480 480
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 483 483
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 487 487
2006 268 175 5 14 6 n/a n/a 0 468
2007 295 182 5 17 7 n/a n/a 0 506
2008 281 210 10 24 5 n/a n/a 0 530
2009 277 181 8 34 5 n/a n/a 0 505
2010 293 221 10 28 6 n/a n/a 0 558
2011 263 159 2 30 3 3 48 0 508
2012 276 172 2 49 4 6 58 0 567
2013 294 190 3 54 6 5 62 0 614
2014 268 195 4 56 6 2 56 0 587
2015 299 187 6 61 3 5 64 0 625
2016 296 172 2 63 4 3 79 0 619
2017 274 195 3 74 1 3 70 0 620
2018 251 196 1 73 0 3 71 0 595
2019 249 204 3 60 0 3 73 0 592
2020 229 205 4 52 3 3 54 0 550
2021 204 175 3 51 4 4 43 0 484
2022 208 204 1 72 2 3 63 0 553
2023 193 216 3 80 2 6 66 0 566
2024 202 212 3 98 2 2 59 0 578

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norman Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 570 29.0 19.6 n/a
1989 590 33.0 17.8 n/a
1990 515 33.0 15.6 n/a
1991 489 33.0 14.8 n/a
1992 511 33.0 15.4 n/a
1993 533 33.0 16.2 n/a
1994 609 44.0 13.8 n/a
1995 633 45.0 14.1 n/a
1996 633 45.0 14.1 n/a
1997 1074 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 570 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 480 n/a n/a n/a
2003 480 n/a n/a n/a
2004 483 n/a n/a n/a
2005 487 n/a n/a n/a
2006 468 37.0 12.6 n/a
2007 506 40.1 12.6 69.8
2008 530 43.0 12.3 70.4
2009 505 41.6 12.1 76
2010 558 47.0 11.8 72
2011 508 46.0 11.0 81.3
2012 567 43.0 13.1 76.4
2013 614 45.0 13.6 76.1
2014 587 47.0 12.4 78.7
2015 625 46.0 13.5 73.4
2016 619 48.0 12.8 80.1
2017 620 44.0 14.0 n/a
2018 595 41.0 14.5 n/a
2019 592 46.0 12.8 n/a
2020 550 38.4 14.3 80
2021 484 38.0 12.7 n/a
2022 553 36.1 15.3 n/a
2023 566 38.6 14.6 n/a
2024 578 41.1 14.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Norman Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 570 29.0 19.6 n/a
1989 590 33.0 17.8 n/a
1990 515 33.0 15.6 n/a
1991 489 33.0 14.8 n/a
1992 511 33.0 15.4 n/a
1993 533 33.0 16.2 n/a
1994 609 44.0 13.8 n/a
1995 633 45.0 14.1 n/a
1996 633 45.0 14.1 n/a
1997 1074 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 610 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 570 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 480 n/a n/a n/a
2003 480 n/a n/a n/a
2004 483 n/a n/a n/a
2005 487 n/a n/a n/a
2006 468 37.0 12.6 n/a
2007 506 40.1 12.6 69.8
2008 530 43.0 12.3 70.4
2009 505 41.6 12.1 76
2010 558 47.0 11.8 72
2011 508 46.0 11.0 81.3
2012 567 43.0 13.1 76.4
2013 614 45.0 13.6 76.1
2014 587 47.0 12.4 78.7
2015 625 46.0 13.5 73.4
2016 619 48.0 12.8 80.1
2017 620 44.0 14.0 n/a
2018 595 41.0 14.5 n/a
2019 592 46.0 12.8 n/a
2020 550 38.4 14.3 80
2021 484 38.0 12.7 n/a
2022 553 36.1 15.3 n/a
2023 566 38.6 14.6 n/a
2024 578 41.1 14.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Norman Smith Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $795 (7.4%) $9,195 (85.7%) $10,728
2020 $890 (7.7%) $9,927 (86.3%) $11,500
2021 $1,132 (9.1%) $10,524 (85.0%) $12,375
2022 $1,337 (11.3%) $9,764 (82.4%) $11,847
2023 $1,424 (11.0%) $10,675 (82.4%) $12,953

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Norman Smith Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 399th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 787th of 1020 Elementary schools
 36.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Norman Smith Elementary)35.921.4
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)5538.9
 16.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Norman Smith Elementary)45.718.1
 27.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Montgomery County)49.142.3
 6.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Norman Smith Elementary)5610.2
 45.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)55.745.3
 10.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Norman Smith Elementary)36.935.2
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Montgomery County)44.145.6
 1.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Norman Smith Elementary)38.914.3
 24.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)60.745.1
 15.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Norman Smith Elementary)27.830.8
 3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Montgomery County)43.443
 0.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Norman Smith Elementary)4315.2
 27.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Montgomery County)48.437.8
 10.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Norman Smith Elementary)36.328.2
 8.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Montgomery County)39.638.1
 1.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students592566
 4.4%
African American204216
 5.9%
American Indian02
Asian33
Hispanic6080
 33.3%
Pacific Islander36
 100%
White249193
 22.5%
Two or More Races7366
 9.6%


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Students at Norman Smith Elementary are 37% African American, 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Norman Smith Elementary ranks 685th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Norman Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Central Middle
High : Montgomery Central High

In the 2023-24 school year, 578 students attended Norman Smith Elementary.


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