Barfield Elementary, 350 Veterans Parkway: Rutherford County Schools, pre-K to grade 5, 951 students (2024-25), state grade A.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: bar.rcschools.net, Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.

Barfield Elementary School is a Rutherford County Schools (RCS) elementary school on Veterans Parkway in south Murfreesboro.

Who to call
Address 350 Veterans Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Phone 615-904-3810
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Rutherford County Schools
State letter grade, 2024-25 A

Principal

Principal Judy Goodwin, according to the school’s website staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 965 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
  • State count: 951 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.

State report card

Tennessee gives every public school an A-F letter grade each year, explained on the Department of Education’s school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators each scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth and growth of the highest-need students, plus college and career readiness for high schools.

Barfield Elementary earned an A for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 4.8 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.

Indicator Score (1 to 5)
Achievement 5
Growth 5
Growth of highest-need students 3
Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests 54.5%

Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):

Subject Met or exceeded Valid tests
English language arts 52.9% 397
Math 58.8% 396
Science 57.2% 395

The full report, with chronic absence, subgroup results and more, is on the Tennessee State Report Card.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address on the RCS 2026-27 zone map, linked from the district’s bus routes and school zones page, or call RCS Transportation at 615-893-5815, ext. 22100.

On the district’s 2026-27 zone map, the Barfield Elementary zone feeds Christiana Middle: all of it in the Christiana Middle zone. Those middle school zones lead on to high school as follows: - Christiana Middle: all of it is zoned for Riverdale High

These shares are measured from the district’s map layers; zones follow streets, not city limits, so always check the exact address.

Calendar and bell times

From the RCS 2026-27 academic calendar (revised June 3, 2026):

  • Tuesday: parent-teacher conferences
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, no school for students
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: two-hour day, end of the second nine weeks
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is an in-service day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break, after Good Friday, March 26
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day, a two-hour day

The school’s website does not show a 2026-27 bell schedule; call the front office for start and end times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Barfield Elementary School serve?

Barfield Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is part of Rutherford County Schools and sits at 350 Veterans Parkway, Murfreesboro.

What is Barfield Elementary School’s state letter grade?

Barfield Elementary earned an A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 4.8 out of 5.

Which middle and high school does Barfield Elementary feed into?

On Rutherford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all of the Barfield Elementary zone goes on to Christiana Middle, and all of that zone goes to Riverdale High. Check your address on the district’s zone map.