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Winstead Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Winstead Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school in Williamson County, Tennessee, serving 632 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and strong outcomes across diverse student populations.

Winstead Elementary's students excel on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and county averages in all subjects and grade levels. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low student-teacher ratio, which allows for more individualized attention. Compared to nearby schools in the Williamson County School District, Winstead Elementary consistently outperforms on academic measures, and it significantly outperforms schools in the neighboring Franklin Special School District as well.

While Winstead Elementary generally delivers outstanding results, its performance for special education students is more variable, suggesting the school may need to focus on improving outcomes for this population. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, which is a concerning trend that the school should investigate and address. Overall, Winstead Elementary is an exceptional educational institution that provides an excellent learning environment for its students.

567

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,742

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4080 Columbia PIKE
Franklin, TN 37064

(615) 472-4910

District: Williamson County

Students who attend Winstead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Legacy Middle School
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (83% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Williamson County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg73%

Tennessee avg42%

10^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	98.2	10 of 1009	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	34 of 1018	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	40 of 1020	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	33 of 1000	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	36 of 983	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	53 of 985	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	49 of 997	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	27 of 646	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	52 of 855	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.0	25 of 853	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	95.4	14 of 846	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	97.1	20 of 820	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	99.3	4 of 818	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	99.2	9 of 809	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	9 of 986	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	33 of 990	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	62 of 989	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	51 of 975	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	43 of 945	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	42 of 926	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	3 of 424	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	23 of 387	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	18 of 363	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	20 of 984	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	38 of 991	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	31 of 987	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	23 of 980	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	29 of 941	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	56 of 916	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	78 of 618	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	200 of 582	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	55 of 528	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	54 of 447	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	26 of 369	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.2	42 of 255	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	15 of 395	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	19 of 840	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	41 of 847	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	44 of 852	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	30 of 844	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	37 of 844	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	60 of 812	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	57 of 841	93.2%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+45 vs state

Science84%+38 vs state

English Language Arts79%+40 vs state

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Schools Near Winstead Elementary School

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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
Winstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4080 Columbia PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4910	632	48	13.1		523 (82.8%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (10.9%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	98.2	10^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.7	34^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.7%	24	85.0	87.3	89.1	87.0	74.8	81.4	80.4	78.7	78.3	86.3	89.1	84.3	$15,742	$689	$14,383
Oak View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2390 Henpeck LN	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4710	534	36	14.6		403 (75.5%)	11 (2.1%)	28 (5.2%)	73 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	96	40^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.4	41^st of 1018 public elementary schools	96.0%	1	84.3	74.7	77.6	78.7	72.9	73.3	75.3	73.9	81.4	74.7	80.0	78.7	$17,555	$900	$16,030
Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1061 Lewisburg PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	No	(615) 790-4700	501	42	11.9		306 (61.1%)	36 (7.2%)	98 (19.6%)	43 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	94.5	51^st of 1009 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.6	46^th of 1018 public elementary schools	95.5%	5	65.3	76.7		71.4	76.0	75.6		75.8	74.7	77.9		76.4	$20,021	$448	$18,736
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 Figuers DR	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	No	(615) 794-1187	333	33	10.0		232 (69.7%)	27 (8.1%)	50 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	93.1	64^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.7%		96.6	37^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.4%	27	71.0	79.2		74.8	71.0	83.0		76.5	62.9	71.7		67.0	$24,453	$311	$23,151
Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	815 Glass LN	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 794-4837	278	27	10.4		92 (33.1%)	48 (17.3%)	77 (27.7%)	41 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	62.6	331^st of 1009 public elementary schools	67.2%		67	261^st of 1018 public elementary schools	74.4%	70	56.8	43.5		50.0	56.8	52.2		54.4	50.0	41.3		45.6	$26,738	$561	$25,060
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Liberty PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-0892	423	38	11.1		239 (56.5%)	22 (5.2%)	121 (28.6%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	82.4	139^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.3	99^th of 1018 public elementary schools	90.3%	40	59.5	62.0		60.8	62.2	70.7		66.9	52.7	62.0		57.8	$20,579	$367	$19,310
Poplar Grove K-4	Public	PK, KG-4	1030 Excellence Way	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-4720	326	32	10.1		152 (46.6%)	14 (4.3%)	136 (41.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	80.9	148^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.3%		76.9	177^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.6%	29	56.1	59.7		58.0	52.6	61.9		57.5	57.9	73.0		65.8	$25,319	$606	$23,810
Pearre Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Townsend BLVD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5150	671	44	15.1		590 (87.9%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (3.0%)	95.8	41^st of 1009 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.3	50^th of 1018 public elementary schools	95.1%	9	76.2	83.8	80.9	80.2	74.3	84.8	65.2	75.1	72.4	84.8	66.3	74.7	$15,011	$407	$14,089
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winstead Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Winstead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Winstead Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Legacy Middle School
High : Independence High School

What district is Winstead Elementary School in?

Williamson County

What is the racial makeup of Winstead Elementary School?

Students at Winstead Elementary School are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Winstead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Winstead Elementary School.

Is Winstead Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Winstead Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

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