Howard Elementary

Howard Elementary is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Gallatin, Tennessee, one of the schools within Sumner County, caters to 591 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Howard Elementary sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Sumner County, which oversees 53 schools and 30,719 students, Howard Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Howard Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Sumner County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sumner County put median household income runs about $90,301, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Howard Elementary is one of 53 public schools in Sumner County (combined enrollment of about 30,719 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gallatin Senior High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard Elementary.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Howard Elementary's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 591). Black enrollment moved from 19% to 14% across the same window.

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