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Bethesda Elementary

Public Grades K-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bethesda Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school located in Thompsons Station, Tennessee, serving 545 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Williamson County school district, which is ranked 5 out of 139 districts in the state, Bethesda Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Tennessee, with a statewide ranking between 55-97 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years.

Bethesda Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and county averages on the TNReady assessments for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.1% of Bethesda students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 74.6% in Williamson County and 42.2% statewide. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and special education students. Additionally, Bethesda Elementary maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio, reflecting the district's investment in the school.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Heritage Elementary, Creekside Elementary, and Thompson's Station Elementary, Bethesda Elementary consistently outperforms them on TNReady assessments. However, some other high-performing schools in the Williamson County district, like College Grove Elementary, have also demonstrated exceptional academic results, ranking even higher than Bethesda in certain years.

561

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,302

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4907 Bethesda RD
Thompsons Station, TN 37179

(615) 472-4200

District: Williamson County

Students who attend Bethesda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson's Station Middle School
High:	Summit High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

Asian:

9.8%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Williamson County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg73%

Tennessee avg42%

87^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Williamson County

5^th of 139Williamson 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	87 of 1009	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	55 of 1018	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	64 of 1020	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	60 of 1000	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	97 of 983	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	94 of 985	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	66 of 997	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	66 of 855	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	79.2	109 of 853	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	66 of 846	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	75.8	187 of 820	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	100 of 818	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	153 of 809	81.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	99 of 986	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	58 of 990	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	70 of 989	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	52 of 975	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	87 of 945	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	84 of 926	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	98.9	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	4 of 363	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	35 of 319	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	63 of 984	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	52 of 991	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	55 of 987	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	76 of 980	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	103 of 941	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	113 of 916	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	24 of 618	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	14 of 582	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	24 of 528	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.1	60 of 447	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	58 of 369	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	72 of 395	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	137 of 840	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	81 of 847	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	92 of 852	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	73 of 844	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	125 of 844	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	119 of 812	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	86 of 841	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+35 vs state

Science69%+23 vs state

English Language Arts66%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Love this school! Staff is super attentive and takes care of each childs needs. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 3, 2014

Wonderful school with the best administrators and teachers. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bethesda Elementary	Public	K-5	4907 Bethesda RD	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4200	545	37	14.8		400 (73.4%)	15 (2.8%)	49 (9.0%)	48 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	90.1	87^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.4%		94.5	55^th of 1018 public elementary schools	94.6%	32	85.7	78.4	65.2	77.1	75.0	69.3	52.2	66.1	79.5	68.2	56.5	68.8	$14,302	$222	$13,392
Chapman's Retreat Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Secluded LN	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4300	559	42	13.3		388 (69.4%)	27 (4.8%)	83 (14.8%)	26 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	86.5	113^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.8%		81.6	142^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	86.1%	29	68.4	69.3	73.7	70.5	58.2	65.3	47.4	57.1	64.6	68.3	67.4	66.9	$15,690	$466	$14,600
Thompson's Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	2640 Clayton Arnold RD	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5330	753	51	14.9		624 (82.9%)	7 (0.9%)	58 (7.7%)	30 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)	93.7	57^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.4%		92.9	63^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	93.8%	6	75.0	74.8	69.1	72.9	65.2	75.5	63.8	68.1	72.3	80.6	73.5	75.4	$12,760	$272	$11,858
Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Prescott Way	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5130	600	45	13.2		472 (78.7%)	16 (2.7%)	55 (9.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.8%)	86.9	109^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.8	102^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	90.0%	7	83.0	66.4	65.0	71.1	67.4	59.8	54.4	60.3	78.7	67.3	57.7	67.5	$15,008	$286	$14,145
Marvin Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4714 Derryberry LN	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-3586	605	40	15.0		410 (67.8%)	60 (9.9%)	82 (13.6%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	73.8	206^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.6%		68.8	245^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.9%	39	59.3	47.1		53.6	55.9	57.8		56.8	53.4	59.8		56.4	$11,899	$771	$10,441
Longview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 Commonwealth DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5060	681	54	12.6		415 (60.9%)	28 (4.1%)	101 (14.8%)	89 (13.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	94.5	52^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	94.8%		89.3	91^st of 1018 public elementary schools	91.1%	39	67.0	80.4	77.9	75.2	68.0	76.5	68.1	71.0	71.1	83.5	69.1	74.8	$18,044	$395	$17,039
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Columbia PIKE	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4520	570	44	13.1		391 (68.6%)	20 (3.5%)	67 (11.8%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.4%)	92.5	68^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.5	67^th of 1018 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	78.2	71.9	75.5	75.3	63.4	66.3	63.6	64.3	68.3	76.4	70.9	71.7	$14,906	$448	$13,850
College Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	6668 Arno-College Grove	College Grove	37046	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4320	400	29	13.7		345 (86.3%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	97.8	16^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	30^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.1%	14	84.2	76.5	86.6	82.3	77.2	79.4	74.6	77.1	84.2	85.3	88.1	85.9	$15,645	$325	$14,608
Creekside Elementary School	Public	K-5	4239 Gosey Hill RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5370	792	49	16.1		579 (73.1%)	17 (2.1%)	33 (4.2%)	130 (16.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.5%)	98.2	11^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.4	12^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	90.7	87.8	93.1	90.6	89.3	85.6	81.3	85.3	85.7	73.5	88.9	82.9	$12,563	$169	$11,852
Amanda H. North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1726 Wilkes LN	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 472-5400	531	39	13.7		407 (76.6%)	19 (3.6%)	43 (8.1%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	89.9	88^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.3%		91.3	82^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	91.9%	6	83.3	76.5	68.8	76.5	69.6	72.4	48.4	63.8	78.4	71.4	58.1	69.6	$14,115	$169	$13,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethesda Elementary

What district is Bethesda Elementary in?

Williamson County

What schools do graduates of Bethesda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bethesda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thompson's Station Middle School
High : Summit High School

Is Bethesda Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bethesda Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Bethesda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Bethesda Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bethesda Elementary?

Students at Bethesda Elementary are 72% White, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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