Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001941
Smithson Craighead Academy
730 Neely's Bend RD, Madison, TN 37115 · (615) 228-9886 · Davidson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-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
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
59%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
29.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +9.1pp since 2022
Math
17.4%
TN avg 39.3% . -6.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 20.4% | 24.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Smithson Craighead Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #873 of 957 ▼ 41 | #69 of 83 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #715 of 959 ▲ 84 | #37 of 83 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #775 of 1,044 | #68 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #183 of 962 | #39 of 85 |
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
319
+102 (+47%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 247
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 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 14.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 77% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 89% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithson Craighead Academy.
About Smithson Craighead Academy
Smithson Craighead Academy is a small elementary school in Tennessee, located in Madison. School enrollment was 319 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Tennessee is roughly 470 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
Davidson County, which runs Smithson Craighead Academy, has 160 schools and 81,532 students.
Smithson Craighead Academy's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 49%. It is also 40% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Davidson County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Smithson Craighead Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
allk12 grades Smithson Craighead Academy a C-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Davidson County census figures show that median household income is about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Smithson Craighead Academy is among the 177 public schools in Davidson County.
LEAD Neely's Bend is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Smithson Craighead Academy had 217 students in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
715,388
Census ACS
Median income
$77,853
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
177
86,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County
- Antioch High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Cane Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,982 students
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
Other schools in Madison
- Amqui ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Neely's Bend ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Chadwell ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Stratton ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- LEAD Neely's Bend1.4 mi · 291
- Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School1.4 mi · 367
- Madison Middle1.4 mi · 360
- Neely's Bend Elementary1.5 mi · 491
- Stratton Elementary1.5 mi · 478
- Amqui Elementary1.6 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Smithson Craighead AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Smithson Craighead Academy?
Smithson Craighead Academy enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-05.
Is Smithson Craighead Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smithson Craighead Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How diverse is Smithson Craighead Academy?
Smithson Craighead Academy reports a student body of 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 40% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Smithson Craighead Academy?
Smithson Craighead Academy is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What county does Smithson Craighead Academy serve?
Smithson Craighead Academy serves Davidson County in TN.
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