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Northside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

400 North Congress BLVD, Smithville, TN 37166 · (615) 597-1575 · Part of DeKalb County School District

Smithville’s School Grade C better than 27% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
544
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Northside Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Smithville kids: DeKalb Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Smithville Elementary535 students
2–5Northside ElementaryYou are here
6–8DeKalb Middle School534 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts23%
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 ↗

400 North Congress BLVD, Smithville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 234
Grade 3158
Grade 4190
Grade 5162
Enrollment over time
563’20
550’21
558’22
582’23
544’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <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 Northside Elementary from Smithville families.

Other schools in DeKalb County School District

The district →
Smithville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Smithville
535 students
DeKalb West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Liberty
B−
466 students
DeKalb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Smithville
C
534 students
DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smithville
784 students
De Kalb County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smithville
C+
781 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; Smithville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.