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Enrollment
954
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY·NCES 470369001502
Blackman Elementary School
586 Fortress BLVD, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 · (615) 904-3795 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL954 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 176 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 182 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (182).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.5pp since 2022
Math
46.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 43.3% | 38.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Blackman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #371 of 957 ▲ 31 | #18 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #305 of 959 ▲ 64 | #15 of 37 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 954 | #31 of 1,044 | #7 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #18 of 962 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #246 of 348 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
954
-71 (-7%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 932
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 954 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,068 | 64.8 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,075 | 59.5 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,025 | 57 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 61 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 20% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackman Elementary School.
About Blackman Elementary School
Blackman Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school enrolls 954 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 470 students for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Rutherford County is made up of 53 schools with 52,127 students in all.
White students account for 42% of enrollment at Blackman Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 22% Black, 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Rutherford County residents are White. The diversity index for Blackman Elementary School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Blackman Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
For Rutherford County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $85,470 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Blackman Elementary School, Rutherford County has 69 public schools.
Blackman Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Blackman Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 954, compared with 1,025 in 2020-21.
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Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,474 students
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Smyrna High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Rockvale High SchoolHigh · 2,126 students
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
Other schools in Murfreesboro
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Siegel High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Oakland High SchoolHigh · 1,872 students
- Blackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,727 students
- Oakland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
Nearby schools
- Blackman Middle School0.4 mi · 1,727
- Blackman High School0.6 mi · 2,301
- Overall Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 937
- Rutherford Collegiate Prep2.0 mi · 435
- Cason Lane Academy2.3 mi · 844
- Scales Elementary School2.5 mi · 937
Frequently asked questions
About Blackman Elementary SchoolHow large is Blackman Elementary School?
Blackman Elementary School enrolls approximately 954 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blackman Elementary School serve?
Blackman Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blackman Elementary School?
At Blackman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 20% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackman Elementary School?
Blackman Elementary School is overseen by Rutherford County in Rutherford County.
Where is Blackman Elementary School located?
Blackman Elementary School is located at 586 Fortress BLVD, Murfreesboro, TN 37128.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.