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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 470303001207
Byrns Darden Elementary
609 E ST, Clarksville, TN 37042 · (931) 648-5615 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
22.0%
TN avg 40.9% . -13.7pp since 2022
Math
18.2%
TN avg 39.3% . -11.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.7% | 30.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Byrns Darden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #868 of 957 ▼ 106 | #24 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #839 of 959 ▼ 178 | #24 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #340 of 1,044 | #20 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #33 of 962 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #310 of 537 | #3 of 9 |
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
547
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 503
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 | 547 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 40.2 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 39.1 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 44 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 51 | 11.6:1 | 88% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 85% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 42 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byrns Darden Elementary.
About Byrns Darden Elementary
Byrns Darden Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Clarksville, Tennessee, one of the schools in Montgomery County. It enrolled 547 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal data list 46 schools in Montgomery County, with 40,243 students enrolled.
The most common group at Byrns Darden Elementary is Black students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic, 22% White, and 12% multiracial. The school's Black share is 21 points above the 20% share among Montgomery County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
allk12 grades Byrns Darden Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Montgomery County residents, the median household income is $75,613, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Byrns Darden Elementary, Montgomery County has 45 other public schools.
Burt Elementary is located about 1.9 miles from Byrns Darden Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Byrns Darden Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Byrns Darden Elementary had 569 students, to 2024-25, when it had 547.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,153
Census ACS
Median income
$75,613
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
40,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- West Creek HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Clarksville HighHigh · 1,530 students
- Rossview HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,441 students
- Northeast HighHigh · 1,335 students
- Kirkwood HighHigh · 1,293 students
Other schools in Clarksville
- West Creek HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Clarksville HighHigh · 1,530 students
- Rossview HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,441 students
- Northeast HighHigh · 1,335 students
- Kirkwood HighHigh · 1,293 students
Nearby schools
- Burt Elementary1.9 mi · 360
- Middle College @ Austin Peay State University1.9 mi · 105
- Kenwood Elementary2.0 mi · 779
- Kenwood Middle2.0 mi · 1,083
- Kenwood High2.1 mi · 1,238
- New Providence Middle2.3 mi · 1,012
Frequently asked questions
About Byrns Darden ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Byrns Darden Elementary?
Byrns Darden Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Byrns Darden Elementary serve?
Byrns Darden Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Byrns Darden Elementary?
Student demographics at Byrns Darden Elementary are roughly 22% White, 25% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Byrns Darden Elementary in?
Byrns Darden Elementary is part of Montgomery County.
What city is Byrns Darden Elementary in?
Byrns Darden Elementary is located in Clarksville, TN.
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