Smyrna Elementary

Smyrna Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Smyrna, Tennessee, run under Rutherford County. The school teaches 646 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Smyrna Elementary sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

Smyrna Elementary is one of 53 schools operated by Rutherford County, a district that hosts 52,127 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Smyrna Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%; the rest comes out to 22% White, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rutherford County shows median household earnings sit near $85,470, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Smyrna Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Smyrna Middle School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Smyrna Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 819 (now 646). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 46% to 59% over that span.

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