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Smyrna Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Smyrna Primary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Smyrna, Tennessee, serving 562 students within Rutherford County Schools. Despite being part of a solidly above-average district, the school has struggled to match that success, ranking in the 21st percentile of Tennessee elementary schools in 2025–2026 with a 1-star rating — placing it firmly in the bottom quarter of the state.

The school's proficiency rates trail both the district and state substantially. In 2025–2026, just 29.8% of students were proficient in math, 30.2% in English language arts, and 33.3% in science — roughly 24, 17, and 20 percentage points below district averages respectively. Compared to nearby Smyrna schools, the contrast is striking: Stewarts Creek Elementary School posted 74.2% math proficiency and 62% ELA proficiency, more than double Smyrna Primary's scores, and ranks in the 89th percentile statewide. Stewartsboro Elementary School (79th percentile), Rocky Fork Elementary School (49th), Cedar Grove Elementary School (47th), and Smyrna Elementary School (36th) all rank higher, while only David Youree Elementary School ranks lower in the immediate area. Notably, Smyrna Primary spends $14,864 per student — more than most of its higher-performing peers — yet that investment has not translated into stronger academic results.

There are some bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, from 17.8% in 2022–2023 to 12.2% in 2024–2025, now well below the state average of 18.3%. The school also showed genuine academic progress from 2022–2023 through 2024–2025 before a sharp reversal in 2025–2026 erased most of those gains across every subject and nearly every student subgroup. Grade-level data reveals that students start closer to district averages in 3rd grade but fall further behind by 5th grade, with the math gap widening from 15 percentage points to 29. The school is at a pivotal moment: with high per-pupil spending and improving attendance already in place, the key challenge is understanding why the most recent cohort declined so sharply and finding ways to close the widening grade-level gaps.

562

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

200 Walnut Street
Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 459-3161

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Smyrna Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Smyrna Middle School
High:	Smyrna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.0%

White:

30.6%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

805^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 32% (2018) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 141Rutherford 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	25.0	805 of 1019	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	653 of 1009	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	646 of 1018	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	713 of 1020	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	755 of 1000	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	728 of 983	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	661 of 985	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	679 of 997	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	478 of 855	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	363 of 853	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	251 of 846	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	54.7	400 of 820	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.6	157 of 818	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	244 of 809	69.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	368 of 498	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.0	215 of 498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	215 of 498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	245 of 500	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	225 of 411	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	149 of 404	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	256 of 450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	119 of 211	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.1	26 of 178	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	30.3	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	54 of 165	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	37 of 101	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	82 of 95	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	697 of 986	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	711 of 990	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	711 of 989	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	705 of 975	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	661 of 945	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	548 of 926	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	370 of 458	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	226 of 424	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	244 of 415	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	296 of 387	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	327 of 363	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	261 of 324	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	115 of 250	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	123 of 319	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	637 of 823	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.2	397 of 843	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	155 of 853	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	339 of 865	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	470 of 858	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	406 of 823	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	622 of 821	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	729 of 877	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	601 of 984	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	558 of 991	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	663 of 987	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	772 of 980	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	743 of 941	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	670 of 916	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	422 of 447	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	281 of 395	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	709 of 849	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	553 of 840	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	615 of 847	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	644 of 852	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	726 of 844	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	740 of 844	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	680 of 812	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	638 of 841	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-14 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)			TNReady Geometry (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smyrna Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Walnut Street	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3161	597	38	15.7	22.6%	198 (33.2%)	96 (16.1%)	190 (31.8%)	70 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (6.0%)	25	805^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.0%		36.8	653^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	35.3%	152	34.1	27.8	27.8				29.8	32.6	32.3	25.6				30.2						32.6	33.0	34.4				33.3					$14,864	$817	$13,260
Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	198 Culbertson Street	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 237-7170	0			8.4%								21.2	844^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.2%					(n/a)	22.7	11.5	37.5	6.7			19.0	36.4	11.5	37.5	13.3			24.1						36.4	38.5	43.8	13.3			34.2	6.7			6.7	$12,287	$297	$11,162
Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	221 Todd Lane	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	662	43	15.5	3.0%	450 (68.0%)	103 (15.6%)	42 (6.3%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)								(n/a)	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	93.8	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	$11,712	$348	$10,763
David Youree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Todd Lane	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3492	725	50	14.5	31.9%	183 (25.2%)	209 (28.8%)	245 (33.8%)	31 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.9%)	13	908^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.9%		18.3	856^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.2%	52	23.6	29.2	14.8				22.3	17.0	27.1	22.2				21.9						20.8	28.1	19.4				22.6					$13,611	$1,071	$11,704
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Sam Davis Road	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6725	767	57	13.4	23.1%	179 (23.3%)	74 (9.6%)	453 (59.1%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.5%)	38.1	656^th of 1019 public elementary schools	35.6%		43.4	554^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.1%	102	29.6	34.4	53.8				39.1	39.2	32.2	41.9				37.9						32.7	28.9	47.3				36.3					$15,585	$1,054	$13,673
Rocky Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Thunderstorm Lane	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6785	967	58	16.6	17.0%	403 (41.7%)	161 (16.6%)	249 (25.7%)	93 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.1%)	47.4	523^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	48.7%		50.9	476^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.8%	47	32.8	40.1	54.9				43.0	40.1	42.9	34.0				38.9						41.0	48.6	50.0				46.8					$12,421	$385	$11,389
Stewartsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10479 Old Nashville Highway	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6705	800	53	15.2	14.9%	405 (50.6%)	91 (11.4%)	223 (27.9%)	25 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.3%)	73.7	210^th of 1019 public elementary schools	79.4%		69.7	240^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.2%	30	63.8	67.2	71.2				67.5	52.6	44.5	52.8				50.0						62.1	47.1	55.2				54.7					$12,992	$559	$11,705
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	354 Chaney Road	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3777	902	64	14.0	21.6%	257 (28.5%)	131 (14.5%)	439 (48.7%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	46	545^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.5%		50.3	482^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	52.2%	63	38.7	54.9	45.2				46.3	37.1	51.6	34.8				41.3						37.1	44.3	36.5				39.3					$14,960	$980	$13,193
John Colemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1098 Espey Drive	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6740	625	46	13.7	19.2%	197 (31.5%)	119 (19.0%)	247 (39.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.4%)	27.5	778^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.7%		37.2	642^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	36.4%	136	26.8	31.2	44.1				33.0	20.4	28.6	31.7				26.4						31.0	31.9	51.5				36.8					$13,018	$1,012	$11,310
Stewarts Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Red Hawk Parkway	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6750	1,349	80	16.9	10.4%	881 (65.3%)	136 (10.1%)	174 (12.9%)	88 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (4.9%)	86.6	111^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.1%		92.6	66^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.5%	45	66.2	79.4	77.1				74.2	59.1	68.0	58.5				62.0						50.5	70.1	67.9				62.8					$12,554	$297	$11,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyrna Primary School

What district is Smyrna Primary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

Is Smyrna Primary School a good school?

Smyrna Primary School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Smyrna Primary School attend?

Students who attend Smyrna Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smyrna Middle School
High : Smyrna High School

What is the racial makeup of Smyrna Primary School?

Students at Smyrna Primary School are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 14% African American, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Smyrna Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Smyrna Primary School.

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