Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts is one of the big elementary-level communitys in Smyrna, Tennessee, part of Rutherford County, with 732 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 470.
Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts is one of 53 schools operated by Rutherford County, a district that hosts 52,127 students overall.
Demographically, Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Rutherford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
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 the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts is one campus in the mix.
Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 782 (now 732).
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
