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What advice would you give to incoming students at Capshaw Elementary?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY·NCES 470348001451
Capshaw Elementary
1 Cougar LN, Cookeville, TN 38501 · (931) 526-2414 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A+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
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
75.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.8pp since 2022
Math
81.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +7.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 | 75.7% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 73.9% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 73.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Capshaw Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #30 of 957 ▲ 25 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #38 of 959 ▲ 15 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #397 of 1,044 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #581 of 962 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #479 of 537 | N/A |
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
515
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 626
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 | 515 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 33.5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 29.1 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 27% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 25 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capshaw Elementary.
About Capshaw Elementary
Capshaw Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Cookeville, Tennessee. A total of 515 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.
Across its 22 schools, Putnam County enrolls 11,776 students. Capshaw Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Capshaw Elementary, 83%, are White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 5% Asian. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Capshaw Elementary comes in at 30%.
Capshaw Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Putnam County show that median household income is about $58,912, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 22 public schools operate in Putnam County, serving about 11,776 students.
Avery Trace Middle School is the public school closest to Capshaw Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Capshaw Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 477 in 2020-21 and 515 in 2024-25, an 8% rise.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,558
Census ACS
Median income
$58,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
11,776 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County
- Cookeville High SchoolHigh · 2,241 students
- Upperman High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Upperman Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Prescott South Middle SchoolMiddle · 813 students
- Avery Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Algood Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
Other schools in Cookeville
- Cookeville High SchoolHigh · 2,241 students
- Prescott South Middle SchoolMiddle · 813 students
- Avery Trace Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Algood Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Prescott South ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Avery Trace Middle School0.7 mi · 724
- Putnam County VITAL1.3 mi · 123
- T T U Child Development Lab1.4 mi · 20
- Northeast Elementary1.7 mi · 459
- Jere Whitson Elementary2.0 mi · 339
- Cane Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Capshaw ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Capshaw Elementary?
Capshaw Elementary enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Capshaw Elementary serve?
Capshaw Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Capshaw Elementary?
At Capshaw Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Capshaw Elementary public or private?
Capshaw Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Putnam County.
What city is Capshaw Elementary in?
Capshaw Elementary is located in Cookeville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.