📍 1 Cougar LN, Cookeville, Putnam County, 38501
Capshaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cookeville, Putnam County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Capshaw Elementary enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 440 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capshaw Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 15, state house district 42.
Capshaw Elementary is one of 22 schools in Putnam County, based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The district serves 11,776 students district-wide and employs 727 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Capshaw Elementary is close to the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote