The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in Social studies. The lowest is 28% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ringgold Elementary
Ringgold Elementary is a regular public school in Clarksville, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits within the Montgomery County school system, which covers Clarksville and the surrounding areas of Cunningham and Woodlawn. The school’s enrollment is sizable for an elementary building, with enough students to fill multiple sections at each grade level.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. Black, white, and Hispanic students each make up a substantial share of the enrollment; students who identify as two or more races also form a notable presence, and there are smaller numbers of Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. No single group holds a majority. The school did not report data on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education services, or English learner status, so a family looking to understand the extent of economic or learning support programs would need to ask the school directly.
On the most recent state assessments, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science were each at levels that many families would consider modest—roughly one in four or one in three students met the state’s proficiency bar. Participation in testing was very high, so the results reflect nearly the full tested population. A social studies assessment from an earlier year showed a somewhat higher share of students scoring proficient, but the test and scoring standards changed in the intervening years, making that comparison less reliable. Standardized trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is difficult to tell whether performance is moving upward or downward.
Because Ringgold is the only elementary school in its county-level comparison set, no comparative placement relative to other Montgomery County schools is possible. Graduation rate and secondary-level indicators do not apply here since the school does not serve high school grades.
Clarksville, where the school is located, is a mid-size city that has been growing quickly. The local economy is shaped by Fort Campbell, a major Army installation; Austin Peay State University; and a cluster of large employers that includes Trane, Amazon, FedEx, Bridgestone, Hankook, and LG. The city’s downtown and university are integrated, but the broader built environment is suburban and car-dependent, with residential subdivisions and commercial corridors spread across a wide area. Housing values in the school’s immediate ZIP code sit near the middle of the statewide range; rents have increased slightly in recent years, and the overall cost of owning a home relative to renting leans in favor of renting for now. The area’s population growth has been driven in part by new distribution centers and industrial facilities that opened in the past few years.
A search for recent district-level changes that would affect families--such as boundary adjustments, new programs, or major facility updates--did not return specific information. The district brief came up empty, so a parent looking for the latest on Montgomery County’s strategic priorities or upcoming shifts may want to check the district’s own communications.
What this adds up to is a large, diverse elementary school in a fast-growing, economically varied city. The academic results on state tests are at a level that many families will want to investigate further, particularly if they are comparing schools or considering how the school supports students who are not yet at the proficient mark. Because several common data points--free lunch eligibility, special education and English learner counts, chronic absenteeism, and class sizes--are missing from the available record, a family’s next step would reasonably include a conversation with the school or a visit to see the learning environment firsthand.
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