St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center, Clarksville: pre-K guide

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: earlylearning.cmcss.net, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.

St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center is the CMCSS pre-K hub on Old Russellville Pike. The former St. Bethlehem Elementary became the district’s first dedicated early learning center in the 2024-25 school year, gathering several pre-K classrooms in one building, with satellite pre-K classes elsewhere for families farther away, according to the center’s website.

Who to call

• Front office: 931-648-5670, 2450 Old Russellville Pike, Clarksville, TN 37040
• School website: earlylearning.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.

Principal

Principal Fonda Reed-Malone, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• This fall: 353 students on Oct. 17, 2026, day 44 of the school year, in the district’s enrollment count.
• Federal count: 498 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
• The 2023-24 federal figure is from before the building became the early learning center, when it served pre-K through second grade as St. Bethlehem Elementary.

State report card

The state’s 2024-25 letter grade file lists St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center as not eligible for a letter grade, and pre-K students do not take the state’s TCAP tests.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Families apply for pre-K through the district’s Pre-K page or email prek@cmcss.net. The center is the hub of a hub and spoke model: it gathers several pre-K classrooms in one building, with satellite classes at other schools for families farther away, according to the center’s website.

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 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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 ages does St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center serve?

St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center is the CMCSS pre-K hub. It enrolled only pre-K students in the state’s 2024-25 count, and 353 on the district’s Oct. 17, 2026, count.

What time does St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center start?

CMCSS lists St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center’s regular day as 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

How do I apply for CMCSS pre-K?

Apply through the Pre-K page on cmcss.net or email prek@cmcss.net. St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center is the district’s pre-K hub, with satellite classes at other schools.

Where is St. Bethlehem Early Learning Center?

At 2450 Old Russellville Pike in Clarksville, in the former St. Bethlehem Elementary building. The phone number is 931-648-5670.