Spanish Immersion, 1920 Madison St.: grades K-5, 319 students this fall and a B state grade. Office: 931-648-5685.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: spanishimmersion.cmcss.net, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.
Spanish Immersion at Barksdale is a CMCSS school of choice for kindergarten through fifth grade, inside the Barksdale Elementary building on Madison Street. Students learn their school subjects in Spanish with the goal of becoming bilingual. It began with two kindergarten classes in August 2018 and was named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School, according to the school’s website.
Who to call
- Front office: 931-648-5685, 1920 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37043
- School website: spanishimmersion.cmcss.net
- Enrolling a new student: the CMCSS Enrollment Center, 931-542-5078, 430 Greenwood Ave., or start online through the district registration page
- Buses: CMCSS Transportation, 931-358-4089; this school’s buses run from Operations dispatch, 931-358-4224, according to the bus and zoning page
- District office: 931-648-5600, 621 Gracey Ave.
| Address | 1920 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37043 |
| Phone | 931-648-5685 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| School day | 8:50 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. |
| District | Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) |
| Students, Oct. 17, 2026 | 319 |
| State letter grade, 2024-25 | B |
Principal
Principal Helen Nicholas, according to the school’s staff directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- This fall: 319 students on Oct. 17, 2026, day 44 of the school year, in the district’s enrollment count.
- State count: 274 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
- Federal count: 270 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.
State report card
Tennessee gives most public schools an A-F letter grade. The Department of Education says the grades are meant “to provide a snapshot of how each school performed during the previous academic year,” according to its school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth, growth of the highest-need students and, for high schools, college and career readiness.
Spanish Immersion earned a B for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 4.1 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.
| Indicator | Score (1 to 5) |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 5 |
| Growth | 3 |
| Growth of highest-need students | 4 |
| Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests | 80.4% |
Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, all grades, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):
| Subject | Met or exceeded | Valid tests |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 77% | 113 |
| Math | 85% | 113 |
| Science | 78.8% | 113 |
The full report, with chronic absence and subgroup results, is on the Tennessee State Report Card; search for Spanish Immersion by name.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Spanish Immersion has no attendance zone; families apply. For 2026-27 the window ran Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, 2026, and incoming kindergartners needed an early literacy benchmark screening, according to the district’s application page. The district says students who enter the program need to be committed to continuing Spanish dual-language learning through fifth grade at Barksdale, and the school says they can continue the dual-language model at Richview Middle.
Calendar and bell times
From the board-approved CMCSS 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: staff development, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Thursday, Dec. 17: half day for students, end of the second nine weeks
- Dec. 18 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6
- March 15-19, 2027: spring break
Bell times, from the district’s list of schools: regular days run 8:50 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., and half days 8:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Recognition
The U.S. Department of Education named Spanish Immersion at Barksdale a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School, one of six in Tennessee that year, according to the school’s website.
More on Clarksville schools
- The school’s website and the CMCSS list of elementary schools
- Every public school in Clarksville
- Our Clarksville schools guide for enrollment documents, the full calendar and school board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Spanish Immersion at Barksdale serve?
Spanish Immersion serves grades K to 5. It is a Clarksville-Montgomery County School System school at 1920 Madison St. in Clarksville.
How do you get into Spanish Immersion at Barksdale?
Families apply in the district’s schools of choice window. For 2026-27 it ran Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, 2026, and incoming kindergartners needed an early literacy screening.
What is Spanish Immersion’s state letter grade?
Spanish Immersion earned a B in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 4.1 out of 5.
What time does Spanish Immersion start?
CMCSS lists Spanish Immersion’s regular day as 8:50 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., and half days as 8:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
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