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Montgomery Central Elementary

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Montgomery Central Elementary ranks 107 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Montgomery Central Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Cunningham, Tennessee, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Montgomery County school district, this school consistently ranks among the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with exceptional academic achievement across all grades and subjects.

Montgomery Central Elementary's students significantly outperform their peers at the state and county levels in TNReady assessments, with proficiency rates of 61.6% in mathematics, 62.4% in English Language Arts, and 73.2% in science, compared to state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting specific student groups, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who perform at high levels compared to their counterparts across Tennessee.

While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, it still performs better than the state and county averages. Additionally, Montgomery Central Elementary spends significantly more per student ($13,679 in 2023-2024) than the state and county, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. Overall, this school stands out as a model of excellence, providing a high-quality education and equitable support for all its students.

518

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,506

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4011 Highway 48
Cunningham, TN 37052-5020

(931) 387-3208

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Montgomery Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Central Middle
High:	Montgomery Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montgomery County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg42%

107^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

56^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	107 of 1009	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	113 of 1018	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	104 of 1020	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	113 of 1000	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	69 of 983	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	75 of 985	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	42 of 997	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	82.3	54 of 646	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	79.4	139 of 855	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	132 of 853	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	86.2	71 of 846	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	85 of 820	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.8	251 of 818	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.5	233 of 809	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	131 of 986	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	99 of 990	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	105 of 989	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	108 of 975	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	48 of 945	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	61 of 926	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	19 of 843	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	75 of 853	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	37 of 865	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	83 of 858	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	19 of 823	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	139 of 821	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	35 of 877	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	95 of 984	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	126 of 991	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	115 of 987	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	119 of 980	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	85 of 941	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	86 of 916	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	70 of 618	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	55 of 582	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	65 of 528	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	142 of 447	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	156 of 369	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	48 of 255	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	58 of 395	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	146 of 840	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	164 of 847	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	138 of 852	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	134 of 844	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	84 of 844	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	102 of 812	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	50 of 841	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+27 vs state

English Language Arts62%+23 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Montgomery Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Highway 48	Cunningham	37052	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 387-3208	477	28	17.2		414 (86.8%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	87.1	107^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.4%		86.3	113^th of 1018 public elementary schools	88.9%	6	57.5	57.8	68.1	61.6	52.1	69.9	63.8	62.4	72.6	69.9	76.6	73.2	$13,506	$626	$12,202
Cumberland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2093 Ussery Rd S	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5695	610	34	17.8		459 (75.2%)	30 (4.9%)	68 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	76.2	182^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	82.0%		71.9	222^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	78.2%	40	52.4	40.9	57.9	50.7	56.6	47.3	58.9	54.4	73.5	68.8	66.4	69.3	$14,359	$1,048	$12,520
Norman Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Greenwood AVE	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5660	578	41	14.0		202 (34.9%)	212 (36.7%)	98 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (10.2%)	27.8	758^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.9%		34	685^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.7%	73	24.8	31.6	25.5	26.9	25.7	40.8	22.3	28.7	39.0	48.7	27.7	37.8	$15,535	$1,098	$13,607
Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1350 Madison ST	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(931) 648-5635	517	31	16.6		214 (41.4%)	161 (31.1%)	74 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (12.2%)	57.4	389^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.4%		52.2	442^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	56.6%	53	44.6	52.0	44.0	46.9	37.3	53.3	37.3	42.7	50.7	61.3	40.0	50.7	$14,934	$1,062	$13,026
Barksdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5685	487	27	18.3		212 (43.5%)	129 (26.5%)	76 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.3%)	53.7	439^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.2	418^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.9%	21	43.5	47.2	41.1	43.7	39.5	52.1	37.8	42.5	43.0	63.9	40.0	48.0	$15,610	$986	$13,536
Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale	Public	K-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 648-5685	270	16	17.4		162 (60.0%)	24 (8.9%)	66 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.9%)	97.5	25^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.5%		91.9	74^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.7%	49	78.0	83.3		84.2	74.0	83.3	74.1	76.2	76.0	91.7	81.5	81.2	$10,981	$414	$10,435
Byrns Darden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	609 E St	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5615	542	40	13.4		154 (28.4%)	174 (32.1%)	137 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	71 (13.1%)	15	886^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.2%		27.6	761^st of 1018 public elementary schools	25.2%	125	11.5	26.3	18.7	18.2	14.6	30.7	22.7	22.0	23.2	38.2	21.3	27.2	$15,619	$1,368	$13,370
East Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 McAdoo Creek RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-2868	748	41	18.3		539 (72.1%)	48 (6.4%)	91 (12.2%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.6%)	91.7	74^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.4	60^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.1%	14	62.1	65.4	78.5	68.5	58.6	72.3	66.7	65.6	72.4	81.4	73.3	75.6	$12,868	$514	$11,752
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	849 S Liberty Church RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 905-5729	769	49	15.8		299 (38.9%)	209 (27.2%)	164 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	36.2	660^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.6%		28.7	746^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.7%	86	32.9	30.2	36.1	33.1	32.9	35.2	32.8	33.6	38.6	46.8	40.3	41.8	$13,157	$1,107	$11,354
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Woodlawn RD	Woodlawn	37191	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5680	732	40	18.2		489 (66.8%)	66 (9.0%)	100 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.4%)	72.6	213^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.9%		74.5	195^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.8%	18	55.6	48.1	62.6	55.3	43.6	55.7	49.5	49.4	53.0	67.0	59.6	59.6	$14,048	$878	$12,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Central Elementary

What schools do graduates of Montgomery Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montgomery Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Central Middle
High : Montgomery Central High

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Central Elementary?

Students at Montgomery Central Elementary are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Montgomery Central Elementary in?

Montgomery County

How many students attend Montgomery Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Montgomery Central Elementary.

Is Montgomery Central Elementary a good school?

Montgomery Central Elementary ranks 107^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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