Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001674
Clyde Riggs Elementary
211 Fountain Head RD, Portland, TN 37148 · (615) 325-2391 · Sumner County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B+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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
49.6%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.7pp since 2022
Math
44.7%
TN avg 39.3% . -7.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.3% | 51.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Clyde Riggs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #429 of 957 ▼ 206 | #19 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #262 of 959 ▼ 46 | #15 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #816 of 1,044 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #456 of 962 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.4% | #68 of 348 | #2 of 8 |
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
301
+66 (+28%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 543
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 | 301 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 21.3 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 21.8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 18 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 70% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 23 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clyde Riggs Elementary.
About Clyde Riggs Elementary
Clyde Riggs Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Portland, Tennessee. It educates 301 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470 students.
Sumner County has 30,719 students in 53 schools, and Clyde Riggs Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Clyde Riggs Elementary, at 76%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Sumner County as a whole is similar, at about 80%. Clyde Riggs Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Clyde Riggs Elementary is B+. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe Sumner County this way: the median household income is $90,301, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Sumner County has 53 public schools and roughly 30,719 students.
The closest other public school is J W Wiseman Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Clyde Riggs Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Clyde Riggs Elementary's enrollment grew 28%, to 301.
The Clyde Riggs Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Portland Gateview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Portland West Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Watt Hardison ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Portland East Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- J W Wiseman ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- J W Wiseman Elementary0.7 mi · 336
- Portland East Middle School1.7 mi · 396
- Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla1.7 mi · 26
- Watt Hardison Elementary2.9 mi · 429
- Portland High School3.0 mi · 1,151
- Portland West Middle School3.2 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Clyde Riggs ElementaryHow many students attend Clyde Riggs Elementary?
Clyde Riggs Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Clyde Riggs Elementary serve?
Clyde Riggs Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How diverse is Clyde Riggs Elementary?
Clyde Riggs Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clyde Riggs Elementary public or private?
Clyde Riggs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
Where is Clyde Riggs Elementary located?
Clyde Riggs Elementary is located at 211 Fountain Head RD, Portland, TN 37148.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.