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East Montgomery Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Montgomery Elementary is a public elementary school in Clarksville, Tennessee, serving 748 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County school district, which is ranked 56 out of 139 districts in the state.

East Montgomery Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Tennessee, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's students outperform their peers in the district and state on TNReady assessments, with 68.5% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41% for Montgomery County and 42.2% for the state. East Montgomery also serves its diverse student population effectively, with high rankings for various subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with special education needs.

While East Montgomery Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 20.2% in 2022-2023, the school still performs better than the state average. The school's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, is commendable. Compared to nearby schools, East Montgomery outperforms most, though it is closely matched by Rossview Elementary and Carmel Elementary, which also rank among the top elementary schools in Tennessee. The Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale magnet school within the district also stands out with exceptional performance.

836

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,868

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 McAdoo Creek RD
Clarksville, TN 37043-7408

(931) 358-2868

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend East Montgomery Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richview Middle
High:	Clarksville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

11.0%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2014 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg42%

74^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	91.7	74 of 1009	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	60 of 1018	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	56 of 1020	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	76 of 1000	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	113 of 983	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	56 of 985	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	56 of 997	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	23 of 646	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.7	89 of 855	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	121 of 853	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	134 of 846	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.8	100 of 820	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	62.9	309 of 818	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	82.5	125 of 809	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	16 of 498	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	18 of 498	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	32 of 500	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	19 of 483	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	47 of 411	88.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	58 of 986	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	62 of 990	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	68 of 989	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	80 of 975	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	86 of 945	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	46 of 926	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	14 of 424	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	12 of 387	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	50 of 363	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	10 of 324	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	22 of 319	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	126 of 843	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	60 of 853	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	53 of 865	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	37 of 858	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	55 of 823	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	38 of 821	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	30 of 877	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	85 of 984	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	62 of 991	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	47 of 987	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	77 of 980	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	141 of 941	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	55 of 916	94.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	76 of 618	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	25 of 582	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	43 of 528	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	72 of 447	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	73 of 369	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	12 of 255	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	36 of 395	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	113 of 840	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	77 of 847	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	76 of 852	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	85 of 844	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	130 of 844	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	67 of 812	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	71 of 841	91.6%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+30 vs state

Mathematics68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts66%+27 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
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
Sango Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-4093	930	48	19.2		630 (67.7%)	70 (7.5%)	110 (11.8%)	52 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.0%)	95	45^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.5%		93.9	58^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.3%	13	71.5	75.0	79.1	75.1	61.5	77.3	72.4	70.3	76.0	84.4	74.8	78.5	$13,223	$538	$12,105
Carmel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4925 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 802-5025	630	38	16.6		451 (71.6%)	67 (10.6%)	54 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	84	129^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.2%		83.8	131^st of 1018 public elementary schools	87.1%	2	56.0	66.4	60.5	61.0	56.9	61.2	57.1	58.4	59.6	78.4	63.0	67.2	$12,212	$500	$11,110
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
Rossview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 645-1403	1,231	71	17.4		615 (50.0%)	176 (14.3%)	157 (12.8%)	148 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (10.4%)	72.3	217^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.5%		92.4	69^th of 1018 public elementary schools	93.2%	148	51.1	51.0	53.4	51.9	47.5	56.2	50.7	51.6	55.5	66.7	56.2	59.6	$12,040	$518	$10,921
Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Rossview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 980-3114	0																		(n/a)													$12,417	$471	$11,264
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
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
Glenellen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Needmore RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 920-6158	1,038	64	16.2		387 (37.3%)	284 (27.4%)	224 (21.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	127 (12.2%)	41.3	592^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	41.3%		45.5	539^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.1%	53	33.0	28.0	35.8	32.5	41.5	33.8	34.9	37.1	50.3	41.8	43.6	45.6	$11,712	$798	$10,262

Frequently Asked Questions about East Montgomery Elementary

What schools do graduates of East Montgomery Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Richview Middle
High : Clarksville High

How many students attend East Montgomery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended East Montgomery Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Montgomery Elementary?

Students at East Montgomery Elementary are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is East Montgomery Elementary a good school?

Yes. East Montgomery Elementary ranks in the top 7.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is East Montgomery Elementary in?

Montgomery County

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