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Cedar Grove Elementary

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Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 482 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Smyrna, Tennessee, serving 902 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Rutherford County school district.

While Cedar Grove Elementary's academic performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the Rutherford County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects, the school stands out for its strong performance for African American students, ranking in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and Special Education students is significantly below the state average. Additionally, Cedar Grove Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.8% in 2021-2022 to 20.2% in 2022-2023, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Stewarts Creek Elementary stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grades, ranking in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools. In contrast, some nearby schools, such as Roy L. Waldron Elementary and David Youree Elementary, have even lower academic performance than Cedar Grove Elementary. The exceptional performance of the Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts, also within the Rutherford County district, suggests that specialized programs and targeted resources can have a positive impact on student achievement.

856

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

354 Chaney RD
Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 904-3777

District: Rutherford County

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rock Springs Middle School
High:	Lavergne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

25.5%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

Tennessee avg42%

482^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rutherford County

39^th of 139Rutherford 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	50.3	482 of 1009	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	435 of 1018	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	347 of 1020	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	327 of 1000	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	451 of 983	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	257 of 985	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	311 of 997	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.8	276 of 646	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	81.8	121 of 855	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	149 of 853	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	94 of 846	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	133 of 820	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	232 of 818	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	91.7	64 of 809	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	48 of 498	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	68.1	122 of 498	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	69 of 500	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	125 of 483	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	140 of 411	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	58 of 404	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	97 of 450	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	58 of 211	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	20 of 178	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	10 of 164	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	19 of 165	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	6 of 101	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	55.5	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	490 of 986	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	427 of 990	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	375 of 989	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	359 of 975	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	444 of 945	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	212 of 926	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	170 of 424	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	76 of 387	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	81 of 363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	111 of 324	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	71 of 319	77.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	142 of 843	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	158 of 853	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	146 of 865	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	116 of 858	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	230 of 823	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	135 of 821	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	221 of 877	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	466 of 984	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	438 of 991	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	309 of 987	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	290 of 980	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	442 of 941	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	302 of 916	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	571 of 618	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	407 of 582	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	425 of 528	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	289 of 395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	416 of 840	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	448 of 847	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	360 of 852	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	204 of 844	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	343 of 844	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	188 of 812	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	271 of 841	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2023)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)13th percentile-61 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (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	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	354 Chaney RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3777	902	64	14.0		257 (28.5%)	131 (14.5%)	439 (48.7%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	50.3	482^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	52.2%		53.1	435^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.3%	47	36.8	49.6	42.9	43.2	37.4	49.6	35.3	40.8	45.2	47.9	43.7	45.6		$14,960	$980	$13,193
Rocky Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Thunderstorm LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3790	967	58	16.6		403 (41.7%)	161 (16.6%)	249 (25.7%)	93 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.1%)	50.9	476^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.8%		51	462^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	54.6%	14	33.6	37.4	51.8	41.5	41.3	43.9	42.4	42.5	41.3	43.9	52.9	46.4		$12,421	$385	$11,389
American Classical Academy Rutherford	Public, Charter	K-5	2 Ingram BLVD	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 893-5812	0																		(n/a)														$12,757	$297	$12,388
David Youree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3492	725	50	14.5		183 (25.2%)	209 (28.8%)	245 (33.8%)	31 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.9%)	18.3	856^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.2%		20.6	835^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.0%	21	19.6	24.1	26.0	23.2	20.4	26.8	29.8	25.5	20.4	35.7	28.7	28.3		$13,611	$1,071	$11,704
Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 Culbertson ST	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 237-7170	0																		(n/a)														$12,287	$297	$11,162
Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	221 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	662	43	15.5		450 (68.0%)	103 (15.6%)	42 (6.3%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)								(n/a)			94.8										94.8	$11,712	$348	$10,763
Smyrna Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Walnut ST	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3161	597	38	15.7		198 (33.2%)	96 (16.1%)	190 (31.8%)	70 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (6.0%)	36.8	653^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	35.3%		37.1	646^th of 1018 public elementary schools	36.5%	7	31.6	36.2	31.3	33.0	27.4	43.6	35.4	35.4	31.6	42.6	47.5	40.6		$14,864	$817	$13,260
Simon Springs Community School	Public	1-8	220 Stones River RD	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 893-5812	0																		(n/a)														$110,407	$6,822	$103,063
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Waldron RD	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3820	1,232	85	14.5		512 (41.6%)	252 (20.5%)	297 (24.1%)	113 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.5%)	55.8	410^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.4%		58.6	368^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.9%	42	58.1	47.4	28.6	45.1	48.0	50.5	29.2	43.0	55.1	53.6	38.9	49.5		$11,570	$435	$10,563
Roy L Waldron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Floyd Mayfield DR	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3785	1,332	84	15.8		263 (19.7%)	357 (26.8%)	644 (48.3%)	18 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.2%)	19.8	843^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.5%		18.6	856^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.9%	13	19.7	27.5	21.9	23.0	18.3	30.0	22.6	23.5	31.5	32.5	35.1	33.0		$14,826	$1,216	$12,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Elementary

What district is Cedar Grove Elementary in?

Rutherford County

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Elementary?

Students at Cedar Grove Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 25% White, 15% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Cedar Grove Elementary a good school?

Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 482^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Cedar Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rock Springs Middle School
High : Lavergne High School

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