Summary:
Cottontown, Tennessee is home to a single school—Oakmont Elementary School—serving grades K-5 within Sumner County Schools. Oakmont is a small, high-performing 5-star elementary school with 128 students enrolled. Despite its small size, it ranks 101 out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it in the 90th percentile statewide. In prior years it ranked even higher, placing 38th and 43rd in the state, which put it in the 96th percentile both years.
Academically, Oakmont strongly outperforms both district and state averages. In 2025-2026, 76.9% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 58.8% for Sumner County Schools and 43.0% statewide. In English language arts, 75.6% were proficient versus 51.1% for the district and 40.6% for the state. Science proficiency was 59.0%, above the state's 46.9% and nearly matching the district's 57.2%. Chronic absenteeism at Oakmont is 13.2%, which is below the state average of 18.3% but slightly above the district's 12.2%. The school spends $18,047 per student, reflecting the resource needs of a smaller school.
Despite overall strong performance, there are areas worth monitoring. The state ranking slipped from the 96th to the 90th percentile in the most recent year, and science proficiency dropped sharply from 80.0% to 59.0%. Math remains consistent across grades, while ELA is strongest in 3rd grade at 85% before declining to roughly 72% in 4th and 5th grades. Oakmont remains an excellent choice for parents, with top-tier math and ELA scores far above state averages, though science performance and keeping chronic absenteeism below the district rate are areas to watch.
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