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Byrns Darden Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Byrns Darden Elementary School serves 547 students in grades PK–5 in Clarksville, Tennessee, and is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools district, yet it ranks in the 9th percentile statewide (928th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools), a dramatic fall from its 63rd-percentile ranking in 2018–2019.

Academically, Byrns Darden is the lowest-performing school among its neighbors on every measure. Math proficiency is just 16.5%, compared to 24.4% at Minglewood Elementary School and 48.1% at Moore Magnet Elementary School. ELA proficiency sits at 19.1%, and science at 22.6%—both well below surrounding schools like West Creek Elementary School and Barkers Mill Elementary School. Notably, the school spends more per student than any nearby school at $15,619 annually, yet achieves the lowest results, suggesting that additional funding alone has not reversed the decline.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 21.7% of students are chronically absent, far exceeding the district rate of 15.1%. Grade-level data shows 5th graders performing relatively better than 3rd and 4th graders, but all grades remain far below district averages. There is one genuine bright spot: English Language Learner students rank in the 76th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating and demonstrating that targeted supports can succeed. Byrns Darden is an outlier within a strong district, and without significant intervention, it risks continuing its slide to the bottom of Tennessee's elementary school rankings.

547

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,619

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

609 E Street
Clarksville, TN 37042

(931) 648-5615

District: Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools

Students who attend Byrns Darden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kenwood Middle School
High:	Kenwood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.4%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

928^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 25 pts since 2017

From bottom 33% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools

43^rd of 141Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	928 of 1019	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	886 of 1009	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	761 of 1018	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	652 of 1020	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	559 of 1000	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	695 of 983	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	360 of 985	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	460 of 997	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.2	430 of 646	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	468 of 855	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.8	695 of 853	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.8	672 of 846	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	726 of 820	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	792 of 818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	729 of 809	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	483 of 498	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	421 of 498	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	304 of 498	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	230 of 500	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	193 of 483	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	198 of 411	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	83 of 404	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	100 of 450	77.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	51 of 211	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	830 of 986	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	671 of 990	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	688 of 989	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	500 of 975	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	716 of 945	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	384 of 926	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	325 of 458	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	297 of 424	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	180 of 415	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	155 of 387	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	125 of 363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	160 of 324	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	65 of 250	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	101 of 319	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	739 of 823	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	752 of 843	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.8	324 of 853	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	453 of 865	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	403 of 858	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	572 of 823	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	93 of 821	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	140 of 877	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	906 of 984	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	791 of 991	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	594 of 987	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	581 of 980	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	636 of 941	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	364 of 916	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	630 of 641	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	569 of 618	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	444 of 582	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	311 of 528	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	169 of 447	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	188 of 369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	89 of 255	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	93 of 395	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	779 of 849	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	567 of 840	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	669 of 847	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	579 of 852	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	369 of 844	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	531 of 844	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	273 of 812	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	389 of 841	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-24 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 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
Byrns Darden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 E Street	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5615	542	40	13.4	85.9%	154 (28.4%)	174 (32.1%)	137 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	71 (13.1%)	10.8	928^th of 1019 public elementary schools	8.9%		15	886^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.2%	42	13.9	8.0	30.0	16.5	20.5	19.3	17.4	19.1	17.8	20.7	30.0	22.6	$15,619	$1,368	$13,370
Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Peachers Mill Road	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 553-2059	663	44	15.0	75.4%	209 (31.5%)	219 (33.0%)	141 (21.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	82 (12.4%)	32.9	725^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.9%		35.4	673^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	33.3%	52	33.1	32.3	43.8	36.2	28.8	32.3	29.5	30.2	36.7	44.4	39.3	40.3	$14,127	$975	$12,329
Minglewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Cunningham Lane	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5646	757	45	16.9	75.5%	248 (32.8%)	264 (34.9%)	144 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	84 (11.1%)	24.6	810^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.5%		17	868^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.0%	58	27.6	15.0	31.0	24.4	26.3	27.5	33.6	29.1	39.7	28.3	38.9	35.5	$13,481	$1,074	$11,610
Norman Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Greenwood Avenue	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5660	578	41	14.0	80.0%	202 (34.9%)	212 (36.7%)	98 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (10.2%)	33.5	714^th of 1019 public elementary schools	29.9%		27.8	758^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.9%	44	16.1	32.5	49.3	31.8	29.9	43.0	30.1	35.4	35.6	42.1	41.1	39.8	$15,535	$1,098	$13,607
Moore Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1350 Madison Street	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(931) 648-5635	517	31	16.6	59.9%	214 (41.4%)	161 (31.1%)	74 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (12.2%)	55.7	426^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.2%		57.4	389^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.4%	37	36.6	55.0	53.6	48.1	29.3	49.4	43.5	40.5	48.8	55.6	50.7	51.7	$14,934	$1,062	$13,026
Glenellen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Needmore Road	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 920-6158	1,038	64	16.2	53.2%	387 (37.3%)	284 (27.4%)	224 (21.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	127 (12.2%)	41.9	612^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.9%		41.3	592^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	41.3%	20	36.7	34.0	35.1	35.2	41.1	39.3	39.1	39.9	48.2	43.2	42.5	44.7	$11,712	$798	$10,262
Ringgold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Ringgold Road	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5625	854	49	17.4	75.3%	211 (24.7%)	308 (36.1%)	207 (24.2%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	110 (12.9%)	22.9	822^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.2	800^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.7%	22	23.5	26.8	31.4	27.1	37.8	23.6	27.6	29.6	35.3	32.0	28.6	32.1	$13,274	$1,131	$11,317
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	849 S Liberty Church Road	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 905-5729	769	49	15.8	71.1%	299 (38.9%)	209 (27.2%)	164 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	35.2	691^st of 1019 public elementary schools	32.2%		36.2	660^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.6%	31	29.9	36.1	28.2	31.8	35.9	43.8	33.3	38.2	36.8	46.9	35.5	40.4	$13,157	$1,107	$11,354
West Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 W Creek Coyote Trail	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 802-8637	1,069	54	19.9	51.2%	360 (33.7%)	376 (35.2%)	178 (16.7%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	121 (11.3%)	58.8	385^th of 1019 public elementary schools	62.2%		53.1	447^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.7%	62	35.2	43.4	46.3	41.7	47.2	51.1	45.1	47.8	58.0	54.4	53.1	55.2	$11,615	$774	$10,220
Pisgah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 Hazelwood Road	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 802-6790	1,064	56	18.9	47.4%	403 (37.9%)	313 (29.4%)	192 (18.0%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	125 (11.7%)	56.3	418^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.0%		44.9	542^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	46.3%	124	38.6	45.0	52.6	45.5	43.3	46.0	40.0	43.2	57.5	53.6	48.1	53.0	$12,968	$854	$11,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Byrns Darden Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Byrns Darden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Byrns Darden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenwood Middle School
High : Kenwood High School

What district is Byrns Darden Elementary School in?

Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Byrns Darden Elementary School?

Students at Byrns Darden Elementary School are 40% African American, 25% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Byrns Darden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Byrns Darden Elementary School.

Is Byrns Darden Elementary School a good school?

Byrns Darden Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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