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Scales Elementary

Public Grades K-5

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Scales Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, serving 712 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Williamson County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scales Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Tennessee, with students performing exceptionally well on the TNReady assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and Williamson County averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school's performance is strong across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, white students, and special education students. Scales Elementary spends more per student ($12,137 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.1.

Compared to nearby schools, Scales Elementary outperforms many of the other schools in the Williamson County district, as well as some schools in the Davidson County district, on academic measures such as proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This consistent high performance over the past several years suggests that Scales Elementary has established effective practices and systems that support student learning and achievement.

641

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,792

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6430 Murray LN
Brentwood, TN 37027

(615) 472-4830

District: Williamson County

Students who attend Scales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brentwood Middle School
High:	Brentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (74% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg73%

Tennessee avg42%

48^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	94.8	48 of 1009	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	32 of 1018	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	42 of 1020	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	23 of 1000	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	30 of 983	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	16 of 985	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	6 of 997	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	14 of 855	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	20 of 853	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	97.6	5 of 846	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	99.2	6 of 818	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	99.4	5 of 809	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	81.7	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	62 of 986	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	25 of 990	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	55 of 989	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	35 of 975	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	35 of 945	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	16 of 926	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	44 of 984	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	37 of 991	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	39 of 987	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	16 of 980	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	23 of 941	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	14 of 916	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	56 of 618	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	31 of 582	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	32 of 528	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	11 of 447	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	51.2	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.8	16 of 255	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	5 of 395	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	65 of 840	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	38 of 847	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	49 of 852	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	25 of 844	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	30 of 844	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	15 of 812	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	10 of 841	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2018)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+34 vs state

English Language Arts74%+36 vs state

Science72%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Scales Elementary

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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
Scales Elementary	Public	K-5	6430 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4830	712	44	16.1		637 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	26 (3.7%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	94.8	48^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.2%		96.8	32^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	96.9%	16	73.8	72.7	82.4	76.4	72.2	81.7	69.7	74.5	68.3	74.8	72.0	71.7	$12,792	$308	$11,999
Grassland Elementary	Public	K-5	6803 Manley LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4480	463	31	14.9		406 (87.7%)	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	97.7	20^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.8	33^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	96.8%	13	86.9	81.8	76.6	81.4	85.2	88.6	73.4	82.5	90.2	87.5	75.6	84.1	$15,026	$469	$13,899
Percy Priest Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Otter Creek RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8416	534	35	15.4		448 (83.9%)	8 (1.5%)	29 (5.4%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	98	13^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.7	24^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.6%	11	85.2	82.1	87.5	84.9	82.0	79.8	81.9	81.3	77.9	81.0	84.7	80.6	$16,530	$837	$15,099
Lipscomb Elementary	Public	K-5	8011 Concord RD	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4650	566	38	14.8		458 (80.9%)	10 (1.8%)	25 (4.4%)	37 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	98.7	7^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.3%		99	9^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	85.2	90.1	92.8	89.5	87.5	76.9	86.6	83.7	81.8	87.9	90.7	87.0	$14,102	$412	$13,136
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	326 Stable RD	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4870	586	44	13.4		494 (84.3%)	16 (2.7%)	35 (6.0%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	97.9	14^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.5	26^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.4%	12	84.4	72.5	93.2	82.6	82.2	85.3	83.0	83.6	84.4	82.6	86.4	84.3	$14,795	$169	$14,078
Hunters Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Fieldstone Pkwy	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4580	371	29	12.7		310 (83.6%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.7%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	97.8	19^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.7	23^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	97.7%	4	79.0	89.2	88.7	86.0	80.6	86.5	64.8	77.3	80.6	91.9	78.9	84.1	$15,973	$381	$14,874
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9019 Crockett RD	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4340	733	47	15.7		551 (75.2%)	41 (5.6%)	33 (4.5%)	69 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.9%)	97.8	18^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.8	20^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.0%	2	72.6	88.7	82.1	81.7	81.1	87.0	77.8	82.0	81.1	83.5	82.9	82.6	$15,760	$465	$14,792
Westmeade Elementary	Public	K-5	6641 Clearbrook DR	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2066	466	31	15.2		187 (40.1%)	143 (30.7%)	70 (15.0%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	41.2	594^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.1%		47.4	511^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.8%	83	22.1	42.2	43.6	34.7	35.1	48.4	38.2	40.3	29.9	46.9	45.5	39.8	$17,892	$1,159	$15,753
Granbery Elementary	Public	K-5	5501 Hill RD	Brentwood	37027	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5112	651	43	15.1		362 (55.6%)	67 (10.3%)	130 (20.0%)	54 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	76.1	184^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.8%		84.3	128^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.4%	56	57.6	63.6	50.6	58.0	53.1	71.6	53.2	59.3	46.9	60.9	55.8	53.6	$15,786	$837	$14,247
Julia Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 Hobbs RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8082	494	34	14.5		425 (86.0%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	97.4	26^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.6	10^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.0%	16	88.9	92.9	70.0	86.9	81.5	92.9	65.0	83.0	80.2	87.1	69.2	81.0	$15,834	$837	$14,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Scales Elementary

How many students attend Scales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Scales Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Scales Elementary?

Students at Scales Elementary are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Scales Elementary in?

Williamson County

Is Scales Elementary a good school?

Yes! Scales Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 48^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Scales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brentwood Middle School
High : Brentwood High School

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