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Haywood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
860th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Haywood Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 565 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Davidson County school district. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state and district averages, Haywood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance well below state and district levels across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% for most student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. Haywood Elementary's performance for low-socioeconomic status students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Tennessee elementary schools. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 27.8% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state and district averages.

Comparing Haywood Elementary to nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Glengarry Elementary, Crieve Hall Elementary, and Norman Binkley Elementary, highlights the significant performance gap, as these schools generally outperform Haywood across academic metrics, student group performance, and other key indicators. The high chronic absenteeism rates and the school's challenges in serving its diverse student population may be contributing factors to Haywood Elementary's underperformance, which requires immediate attention and intervention from the district and state.

666
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,481
Per pupil spending ?
93.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3790 Turley DR
       Nashville, TN  37211

(615) 333-5118

District: Davidson County


Students who attend Haywood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McMurray Middle
High:    John Overton High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.1%
African American:
13.2%
White:
8.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Science scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg32%
Tennessee avg42%
860th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
48th of 79Elementary Schools in the Davidson County
122nd of 139Davidson County 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
202518.0860 of 100914.8%★☆☆☆☆
20247.4986 of 10183.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5960 of 10205.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.7950 of 10005.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6902 of 9838.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.5877 of 98511.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.5868 of 99712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201515.4795 of 8557.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.3802 of 8536.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201323.2775 of 8468.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.8776 of 8205.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.9769 of 8186.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201021.4692 of 80914.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202514.6467 of 4986.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.3462 of 4987.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.9444 of 4838.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.2361 of 40410.6%★☆☆☆☆
201862.6120 of 45073.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20240.455 of 550.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.456 of 571.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.255 of 550.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.351 of 533.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.538 of 380.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.262 of 620.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.3146 of 21130.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.9166 of 1786.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.3151 of 1647.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202240.089 of 16546.1%★★☆☆☆
202132.480 of 10120.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.261 of 9535.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.5802 of 98618.7%★☆☆☆☆
20246.3975 of 9901.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.9963 of 9892.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.2925 of 9755.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.4861 of 9458.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.8869 of 9266.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.3318 of 42425.0%★☆☆☆☆
202414.4398 of 4154.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.7370 of 3874.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2351 of 3633.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.2306 of 3245.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.6205 of 25018.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4244 of 31923.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202525.0707 of 84316.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.9819 of 8534.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.2789 of 8658.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5774 of 8589.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.5770 of 8236.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.8706 of 82114.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3715 of 87718.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202515.4872 of 98411.4%★☆☆☆☆
202410.1944 of 9914.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.4900 of 9878.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.6884 of 9809.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7847 of 94110.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.7763 of 91616.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202517.3599 of 6183.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.9579 of 5820.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.3502 of 5284.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20199.7794 of 8122.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.9790 of 8416.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school
African American (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school
White (2019)2nd percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics30%-12 vs state
English Language Arts23%-16 vs state
Science19%-27 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, November 21, 2014

Open Quote The principal is very vindictive and does not treat staff adequately. Over the past 3 years, nearly 28 teachers have either retired, moved schools, or quit teaching entirely. The high turnover of teachers does not help create a healthy student environment. Teachers fear their administrators, and do not have a voice. There is no sense of trust between admin and the teachers. Close Quote





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Students who attend Haywood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McMurray Middle
High : John Overton High

Haywood Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Haywood Elementary.

Students at Haywood Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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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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