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Defeated Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Defeated Elementary is a public elementary school located in Carthage, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with 260 students. It is part of the Smith County School District, which is ranked 37 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Defeated Elementary consistently outperforms the Smith County and Tennessee averages in proficiency rates for Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Defeated Elementary had 60.7% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 47.5% for Smith County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school's strongest performance is in 5th grade, where it has proficiency rates of 70.4% in Mathematics and 70.4% in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Defeated Elementary performs particularly well for its female, male, and white student populations, the school struggles with its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 559th out of 865 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the unique needs of its economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Defeated Elementary has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, which is generally higher than the state average, indicating an area for improvement.

288

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,018

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Defeated Creek HWY
Carthage, TN 37030

(615) 774-3150

District: Smith County

Students who attend Defeated Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Smith County Middle School
High:	Gordonsville High School
	Smith County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

98^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 60 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

70^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Smith County

37^th of 139Smith 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	98 of 1009	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	194 of 1018	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	248 of 1020	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	387 of 1000	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	276 of 983	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	328 of 985	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	541 of 997	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	600 of 855	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	443 of 853	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.8	263 of 846	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	30.2	646 of 820	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.2	343 of 818	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	84.6	108 of 809	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	48 of 986	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	62.3	306 of 990	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	333 of 989	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	514 of 975	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	462 of 945	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	565 of 926	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	36.8	559 of 865	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	606 of 823	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	584 of 877	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	106 of 984	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	151 of 991	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	198 of 987	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	238 of 980	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	159 of 941	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	103 of 916	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	111 of 840	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	242 of 847	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	267 of 852	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	407 of 844	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	332 of 844	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	400 of 812	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	566 of 841	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	70 of 583	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	133 of 587	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	141 of 594	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	142 of 569	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	212 of 576	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	216 of 574	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	208 of 563	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	304 of 492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.5	175 of 485	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.9	48 of 475	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	31 of 466	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	53.6	229 of 462	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	131 of 435	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	98 of 546	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	290 of 554	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	274 of 560	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	309 of 552	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	401 of 538	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	312 of 529	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	36.8	313 of 514	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	254 of 481	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	48 of 550	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	62 of 560	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	76 of 557	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	62 of 540	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	112 of 529	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	196 of 523	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	91 of 492	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	161 of 504	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	158 of 503	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	149 of 500	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	235 of 496	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	245 of 484	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	219 of 481	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies69%+20 vs state

Science63%+17 vs state

Mathematics61%+18 vs state

English Language Arts56%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2022

Every other year there is a HUGE class. Instead of splitting the class and putting 16 or 17 students with 1 teacher, they'll have a class of 34 in one room with 2 teachers. The teachers take on teaching different subjects, but each teaches the entire class of 34 students at once. Students get less one-on-one time and teachers don't have time to really get to know each student. So if your student starts Kindergarten in an even number year, a big class is guaranteed until they leave in 8th grade. But if your student starts in an odd number year, they're guaranteed a smaller class through 8th grade. So the kids in the big classes are guaranteed to NEVER get the small group experience. 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 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 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
Defeated Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Defeated Creek HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 774-3150	260	20	13.2		242 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	88.1	98^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.3%		74.8	194^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.9%	96	60.7	54.2	70.4	57.7	58.1	63.0	60.7	60.7	58.3	70.4	65.4	48.4	37.0	56.4	82.1	66.7	59.3	76.9	38.7	55.6	62.6	76.9	58.1	74.1	69.0	$12,018	$675	$10,452
Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Skyline DR	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-0433	424	27	15.4		350 (82.5%)	11 (2.6%)	25 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	45.5	534^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.1%		41.1	601^st of 1018 public elementary schools	41.0%	67	46.8	37.8					42.0	26.6	40.0					33.7	44.3	53.3					49.1					$13,775	$1,236	$11,486
Forks River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 Cookeville HWY	Elmwood	38560	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 897-2676	220	16	13.9		205 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	54.6	423^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	58.1%		71.9	221^st of 1018 public elementary schools	78.3%	202	34.8	36.4	26.7	67.7	50.0	72.7	48.3	21.7	36.4	33.3	74.2	22.2	54.5	42.5	39.1	54.5	13.3	64.5	38.9	54.5	46.7	48.4	50.0	63.6	51.7	$12,818	$880	$10,841
Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Lebanon HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-1975	242	18	13.6		208 (86.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	54.3	427^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.5	537^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.2%	110	28.0	40.0	52.2	75.0	33.3	34.5	42.5	40.0	40.0	30.4	50.0	16.7	20.7	32.2	48.0	56.0	34.8	55.0	20.8	24.1	39.0	45.0	20.8	27.6	30.1	$11,589	$604	$9,957
Gordonsville Elementary School	Public	3-6	104 Main Street East	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8252	312	18	17.3		281 (90.1%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	74.7	196^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.6%		73.4	207^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.7%	11	67.6	60.9	58.6	41.7			57.1	66.2	59.4	42.9	50.0			53.3	66.2	54.7	53.5	51.4			56.1	52.8			52.8	$11,865	$691	$10,249
New Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	402 New Middleton HWY	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8411	237	16	14.8		203 (85.7%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)								(n/a)																										$13,655	$796	$11,733
Trousdale County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Lock Six RD	Hartsville	37074	Trousdale County	Trousdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 374-3752	693	46	14.9		564 (81.4%)	46 (6.6%)	52 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	63.5	322^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	68.1%		63.2	308^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.7%	14	57.3	51.4	41.8				50.0	57.3	60.0	41.8				52.6	52.1	51.4	36.9				46.5					$11,448	$985	$9,525
Gainesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	611 Main ST	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9775	331	24	13.7		312 (94.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	64.3	312^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.1%		59.1	359^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.7%	47	54.7						54.7	46.5						46.5	44.2						44.2					$12,948	$1,390	$10,536
Red Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Hillcrest DR	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2222	361	21	16.8		312 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	45.3	536^th of 1009 public elementary schools	46.9%		41.2	600^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.1%	64	56.8	41.2	46.3				47.7	56.8	33.3	33.3				40.3	43.2	39.2	20.4				33.6					$13,297	$1,626	$10,925
Fairlane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	305 Fairlane DR	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-2970	509	27	18.5		405 (79.6%)	6 (1.2%)	86 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)																										$13,061	$1,484	$10,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Defeated Elementary

Is Defeated Elementary a good school?

Yes. Defeated Elementary ranks in the top 9.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Defeated Elementary?

Students at Defeated Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Defeated Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Defeated Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Defeated Elementary attend?

Students who attend Defeated Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith County Middle School
High : Gordonsville High School
High : Smith County High School

What district is Defeated Elementary in?

Smith County

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