Schools · Smyrna
Smyrna, TN schools
Kids attend one of 9 schools through grade 8, then one of 5 middle schools and Smyrna High School.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B+
Smyrna’s School Grade: B+
The public schools Smyrna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+Test scoresB-Graduation
Tennessee school districts we grade (143)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (158)Better than 73%
High confidence. Built on 24,944 tested students and a graduating class of 3,881; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Tennessee’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Tennessee only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Tennessee with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Smyrna kids go to school
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (grades PK–12, Rutherford County)34%
State average 26.9%
Graduation · class of 2020
95% graduate on time
Graduation rate
95%
TN: 90.3%
Graduating class
3,881
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #50 of 163 TN towns →
Districts
The district serving Smyrna
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 20 schools in Smyrna
Showing 1–20 of 20 schools
Stewarts Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,173 students
APublicRocky Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 905 students
BPublicJohn Colemon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 861 students
BPublicCedar Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 856 students
B+PublicStewartsboro ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 854 students
B+PublicThurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the ArtsElementary · Grades K–8 · 732 students
A+PublicDavid Youree ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 705 students
C-PublicSmyrna ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 646 students
B-PublicSmyrna PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 562 students
C+PublicSprings Public Schools Tennessee Empower AcademyElementary · Grades K–5 · 178 students
CharterCommunity Christian Day SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 180 students
PrivateRock Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,152 students
BPublicStewarts Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,045 students
APublicSmyrna Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 899 students
C+PublicRocky Fork Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 873 students
B+PublicStewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,474 students
B+PublicSmyrna High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students
C+PublicSmyrna West Alternative SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 47 students
DPublicLancaster Christian AcademyOther · Grades PK–12 · 448 students
PrivateAbundant Life Christian AcademyOther · Grades K–10 · 31 students
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.