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Montgomery County Schools
Montgomery County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Montgomery County (Clarksville). SchoolGrade grades 42 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Montgomery County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Montgomery County
39 of 42 schools in Montgomery County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 13B: 11C: 9D: 6
Best schools in Montgomery County
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Middle College At Austin Peay State University (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Spanish Immersion At Barksdale (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sango Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Montgomery Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Montgomery Central Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Carmel Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Cumberland Heights Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Woodlawn Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Rossview Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Richview Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Montgomery County
High schools (8)
- A- Clarksville High, Clarksville
- Cmcss Adult High School, Clarksville
- D+ Kenwood High, Clarksville
- B+ Montgomery Central High, Cunningham
- C+ Northeast High, Clarksville
- B- Northwest High, Clarksville
- A- Rossview High, Clarksville
- B West Creek High, Clarksville
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- D+ Kenwood Middle, Clarksville
- A+ Middle College At Austin Peay State University, Clarksville
- B Montgomery Central Middle, Cunningham
- C New Providence Middle, Clarksville
- C- Northeast Middle, Clarksville
- A- Richview Middle, Clarksville
- A- Rossview Middle, Clarksville
- C+ West Creek Middle, Clarksville
Elementary and primary schools (24)
- C+ Barkers Mill Elementary, Clarksville
- B- Barksdale Elementary, Clarksville
- Burt Elementary, Clarksville
- D- Byrns Darden Elementary, Clarksville
- A Carmel Elementary, Clarksville
- A- Cumberland Heights Elementary, Clarksville
- A East Montgomery Elementary, Clarksville
- C Glenellen Elementary, Clarksville
- B- Hazelwood Elementary, Clarksville
- C- Kenwood Elementary, Clarksville
- C- Liberty Elementary, Clarksville
- D- Minglewood Elementary, Clarksville
- A Montgomery Central Elementary, Cunningham
- B Moore Magnet Elementary, Clarksville
- D+ Norman Smith Elementary, Clarksville
- B- Northeast Elementary, Clarksville
- B- Oakland Elementary, Clarksville
- C+ Pisgah Elementary, Clarksville
- D Ringgold Elementary, Clarksville
- A- Rossview Elementary, Clarksville
- A+ Sango Elementary, Clarksville
- St Bethlehem Elementary, Clarksville
- B- West Creek Elementary, Clarksville
- A- Woodlawn Elementary, Woodlawn
Other schools and academies (2)
- B+ Cmcss K 12 Virtual School, Clarksville
- A+ Spanish Immersion At Barksdale, Clarksville
Where Montgomery County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Clarksville (38)
- Cunningham (3)
- Woodlawn (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Montgomery County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 39,345 students with 2,194 full-time-equivalent teachers and 5,107 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4703030
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Cheatham County (14 schools, 21 mi)
- Dickson County (17 schools, 23 mi)
- Houston County (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Robertson County (23 schools, 27 mi)
- Stewart County (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Davidson County (155 schools, 39 mi)
- Humphreys County (6 schools, 39 mi)
- Hickman County (9 schools, 47 mi)
Questions about Montgomery County
How many schools are in Montgomery County?
SchoolGrade grades 42 public schools in Montgomery County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Montgomery County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Clarksville, Cunningham, Woodlawn.
How good are the schools in Montgomery County?
Across the 39 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 46% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.9%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Montgomery County?
39,345 students were enrolled in Montgomery County in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Montgomery County?
Montgomery County is in Tennessee, based in Montgomery County, with its district office in Clarksville. Its boundary covers about 472 sq mi.