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Smyrna Primary

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Smyrna Primary ranks 653 rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Smyrna Primary is an elementary school located in Smyrna, Tennessee that serves grades PK-5 with a student population of 597. It is part of the Rutherford County school district, which is ranked 39 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smyrna Primary faces significant academic challenges, with its students performing below the Rutherford County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33% of Smyrna Primary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 51.7% for Rutherford County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school's performance is also weaker for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and Special Education students. Additionally, Smyrna Primary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Rutherford County district, such as Stewarts Creek Elementary, Rock Springs Elementary, and Stewartsboro Elementary, significantly outperform Smyrna Primary in academic achievement, with proficiency rates that are 20-50 percentage points higher across all subjects and grades. These higher-performing schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher statewide rankings compared to Smyrna Primary, despite the fact that Smyrna Primary spends more per student ($13,600 in 2023-2024) than its nearby counterparts.

562

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,864

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Walnut ST
Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 459-3161

District: Rutherford County

Students who attend Smyrna Primary 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: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Rutherford County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

Tennessee avg42%

653^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

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

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

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

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

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This school has been fantastic! The teachers and staff are wonderful examples of community leaders for these children Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Smyrna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Sam Davis RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6725	767	57	13.4		179 (23.3%)	74 (9.6%)	453 (59.1%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.5%)	43.4	554^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.1%		43.9	559^th of 1018 public elementary schools	45.1%	5	29.5	53.0	45.1	42.9	20.8	50.6	39.6	37.5	24.4	48.2	39.6	37.7		$15,585	$1,054	$13,673
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
Stewartsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10479 Old Nashville HWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6705	800	53	15.2		405 (50.6%)	91 (11.4%)	223 (27.9%)	25 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.3%)	69.7	240^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.2%		80.6	148^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.5%	92	59.2	67.8	68.9	65.2	41.6	45.2	42.6	43.1	50.4	57.4	53.3	53.6		$12,992	$559	$11,705
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
John Colemon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1098 Espey DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6740	625	46	13.7		197 (31.5%)	119 (19.0%)	247 (39.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.4%)	37.2	642^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.5	655^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.7%	13	29.5	34.3	39.0	34.3	25.0	36.3	37.8	32.8	31.8	47.5	47.8	42.0		$13,018	$1,012	$11,310
Stewarts Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Red Hawk PKWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6750	1,349	80	16.9		881 (65.3%)	136 (10.1%)	174 (12.9%)	88 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (4.9%)	92.6	66^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.5%		88.2	100^th of 1018 public elementary schools	90.2%	34	76.8	82.0	84.4	81.3	58.6	71.6	69.3	66.8	59.7	71.6	74.3	69.0		$12,554	$297	$11,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyrna Primary

What is the racial makeup of Smyrna Primary?

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

How many students attend Smyrna Primary?

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

Is Smyrna Primary a good school?

Smyrna Primary ranks 653^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Smyrna Primary attend?

Students who attend Smyrna Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smyrna Middle School
High : Smyrna High School

What district is Smyrna Primary in?

Rutherford County

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