John Colemon Elementary

John Colemon Elementary is an elementary campus of expansive scale in Smyrna, Tennessee, run under Rutherford County, works with 861 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 83% larger than the state mean of about 470.

Rutherford County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,127 students. John Colemon Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John Colemon Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 23% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rutherford County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, census data for Rutherford County shows median household income runs about $85,470, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. John Colemon Elementary is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

The closest other public school is Smyrna Elementary, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Colemon Elementary.

John Colemon Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. John Colemon Elementary's enrollment has expanded 43% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 861). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 35% to 56%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.