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How has Carmel Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 470303002310
Carmel Elementary
4925 Sango RD, Clarksville, TN 37043 · (931) 802-5025 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- ATest 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
51%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
58.4%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.3pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 61.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carmel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #156 of 957 ▲ 24 | #5 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #141 of 959 ▲ 8 | #5 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #162 of 1,044 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #322 of 962 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #138 of 348 | #6 of 13 |
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
702
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
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 | 702 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 37.8 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 44 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 24% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmel Elementary.
About Carmel Elementary
Federal records list Carmel Elementary as an elementary school in Clarksville, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 702 students. The school's enrollment is 49% larger than the 470 average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Montgomery County is the local district for Carmel Elementary. It runs 46 schools with 40,243 students.
White students make up a majority at Carmel Elementary, at 68%. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The allk12 Grade for Carmel Elementary is A. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $75,613, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Montgomery County has 46 public schools and roughly 40,243 students.
Sango Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Carmel Elementary.
The NCES locale for Carmel Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Carmel Elementary had 668 students, to 2024-25, when it had 702.
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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
Other Carmel Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carmel Elementary. Carmel Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Carmel Elementary SchoolWoodstock, GA · 912 students
- Carmel ElementaryHesperia, CA · 804 students
- Carmel Elementary SchoolCarmel, IN · 700 students
- Carmel Elementary SchoolCarmel, ME · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Sango Elementary3.3 mi · 751
- East Montgomery Elementary3.7 mi · 836
- Kirkwood Elementary School6.1 mi · 805
- Kirkwood High6.1 mi · 1,293
- Kirkwood Middle6.3 mi · 1,163
- Clarksville High7.0 mi · 1,530
Frequently asked questions
About Carmel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carmel Elementary?
Carmel Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carmel Elementary serve?
Carmel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmel Elementary?
At Carmel Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Carmel Elementary public or private?
Carmel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
Where is Carmel Elementary located?
Carmel Elementary is located at 4925 Sango RD, Clarksville, TN 37043.
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