Summary
Woodlawn Elementary School serves 708 students in grades PK-5 in Woodlawn, TN, and is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School District, a 4-star district ranked in the top half of Tennessee. The school itself ranks 170th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 83rd percentile and earning a 4-star rating. Academically, Woodlawn is well above district and state averages in every tested subject: 59.3% of students are proficient in math, 53.3% in English language arts, and 64.3% in science.
Woodlawn stands out sharply among its neighbors. Among the ten nearby elementary schools in the same district, only Cumberland Heights Elementary School performs at a comparable level, ranking 164th in the state. The other nearby schools rank from roughly 356th to 928th. Woodlawn outperforms the nearby-school average by roughly 23 percentage points in math, 16 in ELA, and 20 in science. The closest school, Liberty Elementary School, is just 2.9 miles away yet posts much lower proficiency rates (31.8% math, 38.2% ELA, 40.4% science) and ranks 691st in the state.
Woodlawn also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 11.9%, well below the district's 15.1% and the state's 18.3%. The school is especially effective with historically underserved students, ranking in the 88th percentile for African American students, 82nd for Hispanic students, and 88th for low-income students. Special education is the main relative weakness, though it has improved from the 29th to the 57th percentile in two years. Woodlawn spends $14,048 per student, less than several lower-performing nearby schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. Overall, Woodlawn combines strong academics, excellent attendance, and broad-based success, making it one of the top elementary schools in Clarksville-Montgomery County and the top 20% of Tennessee schools.
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