Cartwright Elementary School

1753 Fairfield PIKE
Shelbyville, TN 37160

602 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Cartwright Elementary School is a mid-sized public educational campus located in Shelbyville, TN. Administered by Bedford County, the institution operates as a traditional non-charter public school serving approximately 602 enrolled students across grades PK through 05.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately N/A full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers .

Located at 1753 Fairfield PIKE in Shelbyville, TN 37160, Cartwright Elementary School serves families zoned within the Bedford County attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

602

Total Students

N/A

Full-Time Teachers

N/A

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cartwright Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	227
Hispanic	269
Black	51
Asian	10
Two or More	42
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	2

Hispanic
269 (44.7%)
White
227 (37.7%)
Black
51 (8.5%)
Two or More
42 (7.0%)
Asian
10 (1.7%)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	Bedford County
Phone:	(931)684-3284
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	602
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 60

Kindergarten 103

Grade 1 101

Grade 2 88

Grade 3 88

Grade 4 88

Grade 5 74