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Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12580 S Main ST, Somerville, TN 38068 · (901) 465-5260 · Part of Fayette County School District

Somerville’s School Grade D better than 10% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
491
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Somerville kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Buckley-Carpenter Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

12580 S Main ST, Somerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K81
Kindergarten65
Grade 171
Grade 275
Grade 378
Grade 463
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
545’20
515’21
514’22
531’23
491’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 35%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School from Somerville families.

Other schools in Fayette County School District

The district →
Oakland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oakland
C
621 students
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williston
C
294 students
La Grange Moscow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moscow
D
196 students
West Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oakland
D
340 students
East Jr. High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerville
D−
243 students
Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
D
724 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; Somerville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.