The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Social studies. The lowest is 43% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Barksdale Elementary
Barksdale Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Clarksville, Tennessee, the fifth most populous city in the state. Clarksville sits in Montgomery County, shaped economically by Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, along with a large industrial and manufacturing base that includes Trane, Bridgestone, Hankook, and LG, plus a major university. The city has grown rapidly in recent years, and its built environment is mostly suburban, with residential subdivisions and commercial corridors. For a family moving to the Clarksville area, this school sits within a fast-growing, military-influenced community where housing values in the zip code are somewhat above the state benchmark, while rents are moderate relative to incomes.
The school enrolls a mid-sized student body for its grade band. The student body is diverse: white students make up the largest share, followed by Black students at roughly a quarter of enrollment, Hispanic students at about a sixth, and students of two or more races, along with smaller shares of Asian and American Indian students. Information about the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the share of students with disabilities, and the share classified as English learners is not available in the dataset, so a parent would need to ask the school directly for this breakdown.
On the state’s TNReady assessments, Barksdale’s proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects show that roughly two-fifths of students scored at the proficient or above level in math and in English language arts, and just under half did so in science. These results come from a single year (the spring 2025 administration) and are consistent across a tested population of about 250 students per subject. The school had near-perfect participation rates. An older social studies assessment from 2017-18 is not directly comparable due to changes in the test and cut scores, so no current picture is available for that subject. The overall academic picture sits around the midpoint of typical elementary school performance in Tennessee; a parent may want to investigate how these proficiency levels compare with their own expectations, particularly in math and reading, where about two out of every five students are meeting the state standard.
No data is present on multi-year trends, chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing levels. The school does not offer high school grade levels, so there is no graduation rate to report. No program offerings—such as gifted, arts, or specialized pathways—are described in the available data. A parent looking for enrichment or intervention programs should follow up with the school directly.
The school operates as a regular public school without charter or magnet status; Title I status is not recorded. It is part of the Montgomery County district, and a search for recent district-level changes affecting families did not turn up any publicly reported developments within the past four years.
For a family choosing a Clarksville elementary school, Barksdale offers a regular public school setting in a growing city with a notably diverse student body. Its academic outcomes on state tests are broadly in line with what is typical across Tennessee’s elementary schools, though not notably high. The missing details on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner support are gaps that a prospective parent would want to fill by speaking with the school office.
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