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Ringgold Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
800th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Ringgold Elementary is a public elementary school located in Clarksville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 854 students. It is part of the Montgomery County school district, which is ranked 56 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ringgold Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Montgomery County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ringgold Elementary had a 27.6% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 41% for Montgomery County and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 376 out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 800 out of 1009 in 2024-2025. Ringgold Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.7% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

While Ringgold Elementary struggles academically, some of the nearby schools, such as Hazelwood Elementary, Glenellen Elementary, Barkers Mill Elementary, and West Creek Elementary, perform significantly better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. These schools also tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student compared to Ringgold Elementary. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and ensuring equitable access to resources and support for all student subgroups could be key focus areas for improvement at Ringgold Elementary.

829
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,274
Per pupil spending ?
75.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 240 Ringgold RD
       Clarksville, TN  37042-3469

(931) 648-5625

District: Montgomery County


Students who attend Ringgold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Kenwood Middle
High:    Kenwood High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.4%
Hispanic:
25.2%
White:
23.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg44%
Tennessee avg42%
800th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 39 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
21st of 23Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County
56th of 139Montgomery County among Tennessee districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.2800 of 100920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2765 of 101824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4711 of 102030.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.1716 of 100028.4%★☆☆☆☆
202134.0629 of 98336.0%★★☆☆☆
201954.1376 of 98561.8%★★★☆☆
201847.1491 of 99750.8%★★★☆☆
201745.2347 of 64646.3%★★☆☆☆
201560.5346 of 85559.5%★★★☆☆
201456.2351 of 85358.9%★★★☆☆
201361.8372 of 84656.0%★★★☆☆
201266.5288 of 82064.9%★★★☆☆
201144.1508 of 81837.9%★★☆☆☆
201061.2323 of 80960.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202533.5333 of 49833.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.1279 of 49844.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.5241 of 50051.8%★★★☆☆
202243.5233 of 48351.8%★★★☆☆
202155.6128 of 41168.9%★★★☆☆
201958.7126 of 40468.8%★★★☆☆
201855.3154 of 45065.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.2139 of 21134.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.884 of 17852.8%★★★☆☆
202330.9136 of 16417.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.2131 of 16520.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202525.7770 of 98621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7742 of 99025.1%★☆☆☆☆
202332.4673 of 98932.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.8679 of 97530.4%★★☆☆☆
202136.1579 of 94538.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.3465 of 92649.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202528.7323 of 42423.8%★☆☆☆☆
202442.5234 of 41543.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.1191 of 38750.6%★★★☆☆
202242.0203 of 36344.1%★★☆☆☆
202152.2126 of 32461.1%★★★☆☆
201976.933 of 25086.8%★★★★☆
201863.292 of 31971.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202531.5645 of 84323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.8566 of 85333.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.7545 of 86537.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.9640 of 85825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202140.3471 of 82342.8%★★☆☆☆
201961.2218 of 82173.4%★★★★☆
201844.2484 of 87744.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.8799 of 98418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0753 of 99124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8709 of 98728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6731 of 98025.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9644 of 94131.6%★★☆☆☆
201959.9292 of 91668.1%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.019 of 2420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.619 of 2317.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.8443 of 61828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202441.8297 of 58249.0%★★☆☆☆
202341.2275 of 52847.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.3316 of 44729.3%★☆☆☆☆
202136.7231 of 36937.4%★★☆☆☆
201944.1123 of 25551.8%★★★☆☆
201837.8226 of 39542.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.5526 of 84037.4%★★☆☆☆
202432.7595 of 84729.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.9611 of 85228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9590 of 84430.1%★★☆☆☆
202130.2615 of 84427.1%★☆☆☆☆
201969.2192 of 81276.4%★★★★☆
201857.1296 of 84164.8%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Military Connected (2025)21st percentile~ school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts31%-8 vs state
Science28%-18 vs state
Mathematics28%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Open Quote My child has bee isolated in the back of the classroom facing the WALL since the start of this year. The teachers refuse to put him with the rest of the class because they say he is distracting to other students (he is a 10 yr old boy). I have asked he be placed in the front room of the class, they refuse. Had a parent/teacher/councelor meeting where I was told I would receive regular emails regarding how his day went, etc. As of almost 3 months later, I've yet to receive a single one. He is in RTI, my son brought home a letter stating he was making progress and RTI was to be discontinued, a week later, I get a letter in the mail informing me of his possible retention because his grades and skills have not improved! I'm not alleging my son is an angel but he's clearly struggling and the teachers do not know how to deal, their solution is to just NOT deal with him. As a result of his isolation, he is having anxiety and depression. He has no motivation and doesn't even feel like a person because he's not being treated as such. Since he's attended this school (2nd year) I have noticed a marked decline in his overall self-esteem. Close Quote





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Ringgold Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Students at Ringgold Elementary are 38% African American, 25% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% Two or more races.

Students who attend Ringgold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenwood Middle
High : Kenwood High

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Ringgold Elementary.


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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.

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