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Poplar Grove K-4

Public Grades PK, KG-4
148th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Poplar Grove K-4 is an elementary school located in Franklin, Tennessee, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 326. The school is part of the Franklin Special School District, which is ranked 9th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poplar Grove K-4 has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with strong performance on TNReady assessments, particularly in science. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups has been more variable. Poplar Grove K-4 also experiences relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.1% to 20.2%, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 and has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,692, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to other Franklin SSD elementary schools, such as Moore Elementary and Franklin Elementary, Poplar Grove K-4 performs well. However, when compared to high-performing Williamson County elementary schools, such as Oak View, Grassland, Winstead, and Walnut Grove, Poplar Grove K-4 lags behind in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts.

324
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,319
Per pupil spending ?
51.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1030 Excellence Way
       Franklin, TN  37069

(615) 790-4720

District: Franklin SSD


Students who attend Poplar Grove K-4 usually attend:

Middle:    Poplar Grove 5-8
Racial breakdown:

White:
44.4%
Hispanic:
44.4%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Tennessee average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Franklin SSD's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg61%
Tennessee avg42%
148th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin SSD
9th of 139Franklin SSD among Tennessee districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202580.9148 of 100985.3%★★★★☆
202476.9177 of 101882.6%★★★★☆
202376.8173 of 102083.0%★★★★☆
202278.1157 of 100084.3%★★★★☆
202181.1132 of 98386.6%★★★★☆
201964.4270 of 98572.6%★★★★☆
201887.093 of 99790.7%★★★★★
201770.3121 of 64681.3%★★★★☆
201580.1134 of 85584.3%★★★★☆
201484.369 of 85391.9%★★★★★
201385.875 of 84691.1%★★★★★
201296.029 of 82096.5%★★★★★
201192.359 of 81892.8%★★★★★
201099.014 of 80998.3%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.2121 of 21142.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.265 of 17863.5%★★★☆☆
202367.826 of 16484.1%★★★★☆
202258.840 of 16575.8%★★★★☆
202164.915 of 10185.1%★★★★☆
201926.957 of 6613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201842.850 of 9547.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202568.6245 of 98675.2%★★★★☆
202466.1268 of 99072.9%★★★★☆
202376.2163 of 98983.5%★★★★☆
202267.6233 of 97576.1%★★★★☆
202173.2169 of 94582.1%★★★★☆
201956.2356 of 92661.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202546.8213 of 42449.8%★★★☆☆
202445.9215 of 41548.2%★★☆☆☆
202366.5100 of 38774.2%★★★★☆
202260.5109 of 36370.0%★★★★☆
202140.8184 of 32443.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.3183 of 25026.8%★☆☆☆☆
201843.7168 of 31947.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202472.1142 of 85383.4%★★★★☆
202146.8392 of 82352.4%★★★☆☆
201946.3427 of 82148.0%★★☆☆☆
201863.1229 of 87773.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202587.098 of 98490.0%★★★★★
202480.1143 of 99185.6%★★★★☆
202373.6182 of 98781.6%★★★★☆
202277.9155 of 98084.2%★★★★☆
202182.9114 of 94187.9%★★★★☆
201968.3210 of 91677.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202569.4102 of 61883.5%★★★★☆
202460.2153 of 58273.7%★★★★☆
202342.6267 of 52849.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202593.154 of 84093.6%★★★★★
202492.557 of 84793.3%★★★★★
202383.5115 of 85286.5%★★★★☆
202275.5152 of 84482.0%★★★★☆
202195.041 of 84495.1%★★★★★
201982.9118 of 81285.5%★★★★☆
201892.458 of 84193.1%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)83rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile-43 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Science66%+20 vs state
Mathematics58%+16 vs state
English Language Arts57%+19 vs state

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Students at Poplar Grove K-4 are 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Poplar Grove K-4 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poplar Grove 5-8

Poplar Grove K-4 ranks 148th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Poplar Grove K-4.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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