Barksdale Elementary

Barksdale Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Montgomery County. The school instructs 509 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 46 schools in Montgomery County (40,243 students total), Barksdale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Barksdale Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that median household income runs about $75,613, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,243 students), Barksdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Barksdale Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barksdale Elementary has declined 9%, going from 562 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 56% to 45% over that span.

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