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East Cheatham Elementary

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East Cheatham Elementary ranks 400 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Cheatham Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ashland City, Tennessee, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 388. The school is part of the Cheatham County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Cheatham Elementary consistently outperforms the Cheatham County and Tennessee state averages in mathematics, English Language Arts, and science proficiency across all grades. In 2024-2025, the school had 51.5% of students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 43.3% for Cheatham County and 42.2% for Tennessee. In the same year, 41.7% of East Cheatham Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.1% for Cheatham County and 38.9% for Tennessee. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While East Cheatham Elementary outperforms the nearby West Cheatham Elementary and Ashland City Elementary schools in most academic metrics, it lags behind the higher-performing Greenbrier Elementary, which is located in the Robertson County School District. East Cheatham Elementary has also seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $10,789 in 2021-2022 to $13,381 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to its strong academic performance.

369

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,802

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3201 Bearwallow RD
Ashland City, TN 37015

(615) 746-5251

District: Cheatham County

Students who attend East Cheatham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sycamore Middle School
High:	Sycamore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

400^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Cheatham County

64^th of 139Cheatham 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	56.8	400 of 1009	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	447 of 1018	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	236 of 1020	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	424 of 1000	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	458 of 983	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	728 of 985	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	715 of 997	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	588 of 646	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	715 of 855	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	743 of 853	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	791 of 846	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	647 of 820	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	564 of 818	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.6	748 of 809	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	294 of 986	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	445 of 990	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	316 of 989	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	422 of 975	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	528 of 945	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	637 of 926	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	178 of 843	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	520 of 853	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.8	89 of 865	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	586 of 858	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	467 of 823	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	508 of 821	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	664 of 877	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	471 of 984	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	448 of 991	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	194 of 987	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	415 of 980	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	372 of 941	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	737 of 916	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	276 of 618	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	306 of 582	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	170 of 528	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	457 of 840	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	575 of 847	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	314 of 852	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	444 of 844	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	540 of 844	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	724 of 812	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	778 of 841	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+8 vs state

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

English Language Arts42%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 14, 2017

My daughter dosent even know what social studies is and has been going here since 2nd grade. My daughters grades are starting to get bad.I have to teach my daughter how to correct her spelling because her teachers dont! I have to teach my daughter how to correct her wrong answers and how to get the right answers.... 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
East Cheatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Bearwallow RD	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 746-5251	388	19	20.7		331 (85.3%)	5 (1.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	56.8	400^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.4%		52	447^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.1%	47	74.2	31.4		51.5	46.8	37.1		41.7	62.9	45.7		53.8	$12,802	$950	$10,845
Joelton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7141 Whites Creek PIKE	Joelton	37080	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5110	278	18	15.4		174 (62.6%)	40 (14.4%)	49 (17.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	51	475^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.9%		52.2	443^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	56.5%	32	48.9	34.4	52.4	46.3	40.4	31.3	42.9	38.8	44.7	31.3	52.4	43.8	$21,945	$1,250	$19,493
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2625 Church ST	Pleasant View	37146	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 746-5035	565	33	17.0		498 (88.1%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	52.6	455^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.3	397^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.0%	58	32.3	55.0		43.3	33.9	55.0		44.1	42.5	52.5		47.4	$10,602	$464	$9,624
Ashland City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 Elizabeth ST	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 792-4296	418	24	17.7		324 (77.5%)	13 (3.1%)	59 (14.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	42.8	569^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.6%		26.4	779^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.5%	210	33.8	45.1		39.7	36.5	48.8		42.9	29.7	45.0		37.7	$13,684	$943	$11,652
Coopertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3746 Hwy 49 West	Springfield	37172	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 384-7642	419	34	12.4		264 (63.0%)	17 (4.1%)	114 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	40.6	601^st of 1009 public elementary schools	40.4%		43.4	565^th of 1018 public elementary schools	44.5%	36	41.5	47.4	42.3	44.0	44.6	37.7	30.8	38.1	27.7	44.2	23.1	33.0	$14,536	$541	$13,047
Alex Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3921 Lloyd RD	Whites Creek	37189	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5105	448	25	17.9		45 (10.0%)	340 (75.9%)	45 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	8.6	956^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.4	998^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.0%	42	13.7	27.3	20.5	20.2	14.1	23.1	11.4	16.7	9.6	18.2	9.1	12.6	$20,046	$2,170	$16,395
Cumberland Elementary	Public	K-5	4247 Cato RD	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6370	441	26	16.9		33 (7.5%)	318 (72.1%)	69 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	6.5	981^st of 1009 public elementary schools	2.8%		6	1000^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.8%	19	5.1	14.9	11.8	10.3	12.7	19.7	6.0	12.7	14.3	22.4	19.1	18.4	$18,506	$2,057	$15,466
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Jaden Gavin DR	Springfield	37172	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 384-5588	791	53	14.8		353 (44.6%)	119 (15.0%)	241 (30.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.5%)	16.7	870^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.5	925^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.1%	55	19.1	27.8	30.8	25.9	28.7	26.1	14.8	23.2	25.2	27.8	19.1	24.1	$12,579	$975	$10,718
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	413	12	34.4		8 (1.9%)	342 (82.8%)	50 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.1	449^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.5%		23	812^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.2%	363	42.7	45.0		43.8	41.5	45.0		43.2	51.2	45.0		48.1	$18,589	$2,080	$16,035
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2658 Hwy 41 South	Greenbrier	37073	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 643-4529	612	41	15.0		490 (80.1%)	17 (2.8%)	61 (10.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	69.7	242^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	76.0%		73	213^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.1%	29	59.4	42.4	63.9	55.3	50.0	56.6	46.4	51.0	49.1	58.6	51.5	53.0	$14,502	$833	$12,986

Frequently Asked Questions about East Cheatham Elementary

What district is East Cheatham Elementary in?

Cheatham County

What is the racial makeup of East Cheatham Elementary?

Students at East Cheatham Elementary are 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of East Cheatham Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Cheatham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sycamore Middle School
High : Sycamore High School

How many students attend East Cheatham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended East Cheatham Elementary.

Is East Cheatham Elementary a good school?

East Cheatham Elementary ranks 400^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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