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What advice would you give to incoming students at Howard Elementary?
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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001663
Howard Elementary
805 Long Hollow PIKE, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-3025 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
62%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
45.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.9pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +13.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 13 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 58.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 44.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Howard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #195 of 957 ▼ 34 | #11 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #322 of 959 ▲ 76 | #18 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #277 of 1,044 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #152 of 962 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #120 of 348 | #4 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
591
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 721
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 | 591 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 40 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 52% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 39 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Elementary.
About Howard Elementary
Howard Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Gallatin, Tennessee, one of the schools in Sumner County. There are 591 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 26% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
District-wide, Sumner County has 53 schools and 30,719 students.
At Howard Elementary, 56% of students are White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Sumner County is about 80% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Howard Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Sumner County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,301 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Howard Elementary shares Sumner County with 52 other public schools.
Gallatin Senior High School is about 0.6 miles from Howard Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Howard Elementary is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 591, up from 554 in 2020-21.
People who know Howard Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Gallatin
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. Howard Elementary is the largest of the 14.
- Howard ElementaryMadera, CA · 487 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 484 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
- Howard ElementaryMontclair, CA · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Gallatin Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,644
- Rucker Stewart Middle0.9 mi · 585
- Union Elementary School1.1 mi · 620
- R T Fisher Alternative1.4 mi · 127
- Guild Elementary1.7 mi · 556
- Benny C. Bills Elementary School1.9 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Howard ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Howard Elementary?
Howard Elementary enrolls approximately 591 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Howard Elementary serve?
Howard Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Howard Elementary?
Howard Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard Elementary?
Howard Elementary is overseen by Sumner County in Sumner County.
What city is Howard Elementary in?
Howard Elementary is located in Gallatin, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.