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Schools in Smith County, TN

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Schools

3,033

Students

Top rankedGordonsville Elementary School194^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Smith County Middle School up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Smith County High School 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Algebra II (2026)		TNReady Biology I (2026)			TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)		TNReady Geometry (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Skyline Drive	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-0433	424	27	15.4	61.3%	350 (82.5%)	11 (2.6%)	25 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	31.9	737^th of 1019 public elementary schools	27.7%		45.5	534^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.1%	203	37.7	37.8					37.8	29.0	37.8					33.6																		34.8	37.8					36.4					$13,775	$1,236	$11,486
Defeated Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Defeated Creek Highway	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 774-3150	260	20	13.2	48.1%	242 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	58.3	391^st of 1019 public elementary schools	61.6%		88.1	98^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.3%	293	40.7	40.0	37.5	50.0	57.1	54.8	47.0	59.3	50.0	37.5	57.7	60.7	38.7	50.6																		51.9	33.3	41.7	65.4	64.3	48.4	50.6	53.8	71.4	64.5	63.5	$12,018	$675	$10,452
Forks River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	611 Cookeville Highway	Elmwood	38560	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 897-2676	220	16	13.9	56.0%	205 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	39.8	635^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.7%		54.6	423^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	58.1%	212	22.7	31.8	38.1	43.8	62.1	70.6	44.9	40.9	36.4	33.3	43.8	65.5	17.6	41.7																		54.5	45.5	47.6	25.0	62.1	52.9	49.6	6.3	82.8	58.8	56.5	$12,818	$880	$10,841
Gordonsville Elementary School	Public	3-6	104 Main Street East	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8252	312	18	17.3	45.3%	281 (90.1%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	75.4	194^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.0%		74.7	196^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.6%	2	53.3	64.3	68.3	42.1			54.8	58.7	67.1	45.0	36.4			50.3																		60.0	75.7	55.0	57.9			61.9	66.4			66.4	$11,865	$691	$10,249
New Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	402 New Middleton Highway	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8411	237	16	14.8	52.5%	203 (85.7%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)								(n/a)																																											$13,655	$796	$11,733
Smith County High School	Public	9-12	312 Fite Avenue	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 735-9219	493	43	11.3	50.8%	412 (83.6%)	12 (2.4%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	60.8	121^st of 400 public high schools	69.8%		54.6	153^rd of 389 public high schools	60.7%	32															21.1	20.8	36.5	32.5	76.9	56.1	58.9		56.4		55.2	29.3	29.4	64.8	64.3	35.7	34.1												$14,491	$519	$13,030
Union Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Lebanon Highway	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-1975	242	18	13.6	51.9%	208 (86.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	45.5	558^th of 1019 public elementary schools	45.2%		54.3	427^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.7%	131	25.0	37.5	50.0	61.9	42.1	46.4	42.6	31.3	41.7	25.0	33.3	31.6	28.6	31.8																		34.4	54.2	45.8	57.1	31.6	35.7	42.6	52.4	36.8	28.6	38.2	$11,589	$604	$9,957
Smith County Middle School	Public	5-8	134 Smith County Middle School	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-8277	313	20	15.6	62.5%	257 (82.1%)	5 (1.6%)	25 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	69.5	152^nd of 594 public middle schools	74.4%		49.2	284^th of 583 public middle schools	51.3%	132			40.4	58.2	54.1	56.5	51.4			34.8	35.8	54.1	26.1	37.1																				57.3	52.2	54.1	40.6	51.4	55.2	75.0	48.5	59.0	$12,297	$1,022	$10,182
Gordonsville High School	Public	7-12	110 Main Street East	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 683-8245	532	36	14.5	45.5%	482 (90.6%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	55.7	151^st of 400 public high schools	62.3%		60.4	121^st of 389 public high schools	68.9%	30					34.8	51.9	43.9					33.3	38.0	35.8	27.8	27.6	34.2	32.9		58.8	58.1	64.3	25.5	54.5	37.5	26.0	25.8	63.0	62.1	34.1	33.7					58.0	64.6	61.5		63.8	63.3	63.5	$12,383	$554	$10,993

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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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