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Rocky Fork Elementary School

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Rocky Fork Elementary School ranks 523 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Fork Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Smyrna, TN, serving 905 students as part of Rutherford County Schools. The school holds a mid-tier state ranking (49th percentile, 2 stars), yet it stands out for excellent attendance: only 6.1% of students are chronically absent, far below the district (11.3%) and state (18.3%) averages, and a sharp improvement from 10.7% two years ago. Among nearby schools, only Rock Springs Elementary (5.5%) and Stewarts Creek Elementary (6.2%) rival this rate, while Smyrna Primary School (12.2%) and Smyrna Elementary School (9.3%) lag behind.

Academically, Rocky Fork shows a remarkable math trajectory: proficiency climbs from 32.8% in 3rd grade to 54.9% in 5th grade—a 22-point jump that surpasses Rock Springs and Cedar Grove Elementary by 5th grade despite starting below them. Science is also a relative strength at 46.8% proficiency, above several higher-spending schools like Cedar Grove (39.3%) and Smyrna Elementary (36.3%). The school does this while spending just $12,421 per student—less than David Youree Elementary ($13,611) and Smyrna Primary ($14,864)—while producing better outcomes than those schools.

However, challenges remain. English language arts proficiency (38.9%) sits below the state average (40.6%), and 5th-grade ELA drops to 34.0%, well below Stewarts Creek (58.5%). Special Education students rank in the bottom third statewide, and Asian students' state percentile is very low (5th), indicating uneven support across subgroups. These issues help explain why the overall ranking has slipped from the 61st to 49th percentile in recent years, even as math improved. For parents, Rocky Fork offers strong attendance, efficient spending, and excellent upper-grade math growth—but literacy and subgroup support deserve attention when considering this school alongside higher-performing neighbors like Stewarts Creek and Stewartsboro Elementary.

905

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,421

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Thunderstorm Lane
Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 904-6785

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Rocky Fork Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Fork Middle School
High:	Smyrna High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.2%

Hispanic:

30.8%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2021 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

523^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

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	47.4	523 of 1019	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	476 of 1009	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	462 of 1018	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	397 of 1020	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	521 of 1000	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	511 of 983	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	226 of 498	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	189 of 498	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	176 of 498	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	123 of 500	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	203 of 483	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	196 of 411	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	47 of 53	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	109 of 211	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	61 of 178	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	71 of 165	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	25 of 101	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	511 of 986	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	465 of 990	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	429 of 989	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	625 of 975	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	506 of 945	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	220 of 458	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	134 of 424	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	174 of 387	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	206 of 363	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	122 of 324	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	370 of 823	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	445 of 843	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	335 of 853	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	243 of 865	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	347 of 858	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	208 of 823	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	431 of 984	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	462 of 991	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	381 of 987	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	396 of 980	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	491 of 941	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	461 of 641	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	377 of 618	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	377 of 582	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	364 of 528	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	351 of 849	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	423 of 840	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	395 of 847	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	353 of 852	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	414 of 844	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	428 of 844	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)59th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	47.6%	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
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	66.6%	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
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	14.6%	450 (68.0%)	103 (15.6%)	42 (6.3%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)								(n/a)									93.8									$11,712	$348	$10,763
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											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
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	70.4%	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
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	61.2%	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
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	26.3%	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
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	49.9%	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
Rock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Waldron Road	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3820	1,232	85	14.5	42.5%	512 (41.6%)	252 (20.5%)	297 (24.1%)	113 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.5%)	56.7	417^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.1%		55.8	410^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.4%	7	51.2	59.5	46.3		52.1	40.4	39.3	41.5		40.4	43.4	49.4	55.9		49.8			$11,570	$435	$10,563
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	73.6%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Fork Elementary School

What district is Rocky Fork Elementary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Fork Elementary School?

Students at Rocky Fork Elementary School are 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rocky Fork Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 905 students attended Rocky Fork Elementary School.

Is Rocky Fork Elementary School a good school?

Rocky Fork Elementary School ranks 523^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Fork Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Fork Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Fork Middle School
High : Smyrna High School

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