The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Science. The lowest is 70% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Sango Elementary
Sango Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the Montgomery County system, one of the larger elementary schools in the district. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic and Black students together making up a notable portion, alongside smaller groups of Asian students and students who identify with two or more races. The locale brief for Clarksville describes a fast-growing city shaped by the presence of Fort Campbell, Austin Peay State University, and major manufacturers and distribution centers. The elementary school sits in the Sango area, a suburban section of the city.
Parents will find what state testing data is available to be a clear strength. The school produces a strong showing on the TNReady assessments, with a large majority of students scoring proficient or above in math, English language arts, and science. Participation in the tests was universal. The share of students meeting the state’s proficiency bar across these subjects is well above what a parent might expect to see from a typical public school, and a parent who is concerned with rigorous academic preparation at the elementary level would likely view these results as reassuring. Social studies data was available only from a school year that predates changes to the assessment and its cut scores, so a current picture for that subject is not reliably comparable and is best set aside.
The school does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a common proxy for economic disadvantage. That information is missing from the data provided. Without it, a parent cannot gauge the level of financial need among the student population from the data here. Similarly, data on special education enrollment and English learner status is absent. A parent who wants to understand how the school serves students with disabilities or those learning English may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
No information about discipline incidents, staffing ratios, teacher experience, or chronic absenteeism was available. The data set does not include these measures for this school. A parent interested in school climate or teacher retention would want to inquire with the school or district for that picture.
The neighborhood housing market is notably above the state benchmark in value. Homes in the 37043 zip code carry a price tag that is higher than the typical Tennessee home, and the rent market is similarly elevated. This fits with the Sango area’s reputation as a more established suburban pocket within Clarksville. The area has seen modest softening in home values and rents recently, but the overall cost of entry is nontrivial. The local economy is strong, with a large military installation, a university, and a growing industrial and logistics base contributing to employment. The unemployment rate is low nationally.
The comparison set for this school is limited. Because Sango Elementary is the only school in its county for which the state has reported this specific proficiency data, the system cannot place it relative to neighboring districts. The school stands on its own data.
For a family moving to the Clarksville area, Sango Elementary presents itself as a high-performing elementary school in a desirable suburban neighborhood. The academic numbers are consistently strong across the tested subjects. The missing data on economic disadvantage and special populations means that a parent looking for that context will need to source it elsewhere. The lack of any school-wide discipline, staffing, or attendance metrics in this data set is notable, though no concern is implied. A parent might treat the strong proficiency results as the headline and fill in gaps through a school visit or conversation with the principal. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, and no recent district-level changes were found that would materially affect the elementary experience.
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