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Capshaw Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1 Cougar LN, Cookeville, TN 38501 · (931) 526-2414 · Part of Putnam County School District

Cookeville’s School Grade B better than 63% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
515
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Capshaw Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cookeville kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Capshaw ElementaryYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1 Cougar LN, Cookeville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten95
Grade 1105
Grade 297
Grade 399
Grade 486
Enrollment over time
477’20
481’21
521’22
522’23
515’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 10%Asian 5%Black 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Capshaw Elementary from Cookeville families.

Other schools in Putnam County School District

The district →
Prescott South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A
535 students
Burks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monterey
B+
515 students
Algood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Algood
A
495 students
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
459 students
Cane Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
447 students
Park View School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
416 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; Cookeville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.