CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – For the third year in a row, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has maintained the state’s highest growth rating while setting multiple district records in student academic growth.
For the 2025-26 school year, CMCSS maintained a Level 5 District Composite score, the highest possible rating in the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS), according to a CMCSS news release. The district has now maintained a three-year streak at the state’s highest growth level for only the second time in it history. The first occurred in 2016, according to the release.
24 CMCSS schools achieved the state’s highest composite growth rating at a Level 5. That marks an increase from 17 Level 5 schools in 2024-25 and from just two schools in 2020-21. CMCSS also reported several district milestones in the latest TVAAS data, including a record 95.2% of schools meeting or exceeding state growth expectations and no schools receiving the lowest Level 1 composite designation for the first time in district history.
“This TVAAS data reflects the extraordinary focus, determination, and hard work of our educators, students, administrators, support staff, and families across CMCSS,” said Dr. Jean Luna-Vedder, Director of Schools. “As I visit schools each week, I see the incredible teaching and learning occurring across the district, so I know these sustained improvements in our data reflect hard work, not luck. Our priority from my first day in July 2022 has been for CMCSS to be the best school system in the state for students, families, and employees, and by working collaboratively, we continue moving CMCSS in the right direction.”…