The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Social studies. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on West Creek Elementary
West Creek Elementary is a regular public school in Clarksville, Tennessee, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Montgomery County school district. It is a large elementary school, with enrollment spread across the grades from kindergarten through fifth, plus a modest-sized prekindergarten program. The student body is diverse: no single racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority. African American students and white students each make up roughly a third of the enrollment, with Hispanic students representing a substantial share and students identifying as two or more races and Asian students also present in smaller numbers.
On state assessments administered through Tennessee's TNReady program, West Creek Elementary's students scored below state averages in math, English language arts, and science. In math, a share of students scored at the proficient level or above that was lower than the state average. In English language arts, the schoolwide proficiency rate was also below the state average, though a portion of students met the bar. In science, a similar pattern held, with the share of students reaching proficiency falling short of the state figure. These results are for the most recent testing year for which data is available. The school did participate in the testing at a high rate, meaning nearly all enrolled students were assessed. Social studies data is older and from a different test administration, making a direct comparison with the other subjects unreliable.
Because West Creek Elementary does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism was not available, so it is not possible to assess how regularly students attend. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was missing, as were counts for students receiving special education services and English learner support. A parent curious about these dimensions of the school's student support profile would need to follow up directly with the school or district. Staffing ratios and course access data for areas like art, music, and physical education were also absent.
The school is located in Clarksville, a mid-size city that is the county seat of Montgomery County and the fifth-most populous city in Tennessee. Clarksville's economy is shaped heavily by Fort Campbell, a major Army installation home to the 101st Airborne Division, located about ten miles from downtown. A number of large industrial and logistics employers, including Trane, Bridgestone, Hankook, LG, Amazon, and FedEx, are present in the area, and Austin Peay State University sits in or near the downtown core. The city has experienced substantial growth in recent years, with a population increase that has attracted new distribution centers and residential development. The university's presence puts a higher education institution within the same downtown fabric as city government, though K-12 schools are spread across the city's large geographic footprint. The broader Clarksville area is suburban and automobile-dependent outside the downtown and university area. Housing values in the zip code where the school sits are roughly in line with the national median, while rents are somewhat more moderate relative to incomes.
No recent district-level changes that would directly affect a parent's experience were found in publicly reported sources, though the absence of that information does not mean none have occurred. A family considering West Creek Elementary will find a large, diverse elementary school within a growing, economically active city, but with academic proficiency rates that trail state averages across the tested subjects.
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