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Blythe-Bower Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

604 20th St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 · (423) 479-5121 · Part of Cleveland City School District

Cleveland’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
710
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blythe-Bower Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cleveland kids: Cleveland Middle

On the path

Where Cleveland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Blythe-Bower ElementaryYou are here
6–8Cleveland Middle1,291 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

604 20th St SE, Cleveland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten103
Grade 1107
Grade 298
Grade 3106
Grade 4131
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
652’20
671’21
636’22
668’23
710’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 37%Black 12%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blythe-Bower Elementary from Cleveland families.

Other schools in Cleveland City School District

The district →
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
A
481 students
Mayfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C
446 students
Arnold Memorial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C
330 students
G.R. Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
B+
317 students
D.P. Yates Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cleveland
288 students
E.L. Ross Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cleveland
B
272 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Cleveland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.