Blackman Elementary, 586 Fortress Blvd.: Rutherford County Schools, pre-K to grade 5, 933 students (2024-25), state grade B.

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

Blackman Elementary School is a Rutherford County Schools (RCS) elementary school on Fortress Boulevard in northwest Murfreesboro, on the Blackman school campus with Blackman Middle and Blackman High.

Who to call
Address 586 Fortress Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Phone 615-904-3795
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Rutherford County Schools
State letter grade, 2024-25 B

Principal

Principal Lorie Gober, according to the school’s website staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,068 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
  • State count: 933 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.

Blackman Elementary earned a B for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 3.6 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.

Indicator Score (1 to 5)
Achievement 4
Growth 3
Growth of highest-need students 4
Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests 47.2%

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 47.4% 489
Math 49.2% 488
Science 53.3% 488

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 Blackman Elementary zone feeds Blackman Middle: all of it in the Blackman Middle zone. Those middle school zones lead on to high school as follows: - Blackman Middle: most of it is zoned for Blackman High and part of it is zoned for Rockvale 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 Blackman Elementary School serve?

Blackman Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is part of Rutherford County Schools and sits at 586 Fortress Blvd., Murfreesboro.

What is Blackman Elementary School’s state letter grade?

Blackman Elementary earned a B in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 3.6 out of 5.

Which middle and high school does Blackman Elementary feed into?

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