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What's something Montgomery Central Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 470303001208
Montgomery Central Elementary
4011 Highway 48, Cunningham, TN 37052 · (931) 387-3208 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
27%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
62.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.2pp since 2022
Math
61.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 58.6% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 61.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Montgomery Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #145 of 957 ▲ 18 | #4 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #114 of 959 ▼ 6 | #4 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #391 of 1,044 | #21 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #631 of 962 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #145 of 348 | #7 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
518
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 613
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 | 518 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 27.7 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 30.5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 38% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery Central Elementary.
About Montgomery Central Elementary
Montgomery Central Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Cunningham, Tennessee, one of the schools in Montgomery County. Federal data show 518 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Montgomery County enrolls 40,243 students, and its 46 schools include Montgomery Central Elementary.
Montgomery Central Elementary is 85% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Montgomery County's population at about 63%. The diversity index for Montgomery Central Elementary is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Montgomery Central Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that the median household earns about $75,613 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County has 46 public schools with about 40,243 students, including Montgomery Central Elementary.
Montgomery Central High is the nearest public school to Montgomery Central Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Cunningham
- Montgomery Central HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Montgomery Central MiddleMiddle · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery Central High0.1 mi · 1,048
- Montgomery Central Middle0.2 mi · 805
- Cumberland Heights Elementary5.0 mi · 604
- CMCSS K-12 Virtual School6.4 mi · 751
- Norman Smith Elementary8.5 mi · 609
- Moore Magnet Elementary8.8 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Montgomery Central Elementary?
Montgomery Central Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Montgomery Central Elementary serve?
Montgomery Central Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Montgomery Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Montgomery Central Elementary are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Montgomery Central Elementary public or private?
Montgomery Central Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
What city is Montgomery Central Elementary in?
Montgomery Central Elementary is located in Cunningham, TN.
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