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Poplar Grove K-4 School

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Poplar Grove K-4 School ranks 180 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Poplar Grove K-4 School is a small elementary school in Franklin, Tennessee, serving 324 students in grades PK–4 as part of the Franklin Special School District. The school earned a 4-star rating and ranked 180th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (82nd percentile) in 2025–2026, placing it comfortably above the statewide median. Among five FSSD elementary schools, Poplar Grove ranks fourth, ahead of Johnson Elementary School but behind Liberty Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, and Moore Elementary School. Recent rankings have been consistent, hovering between the 82nd and 87th percentiles since 2020.

Academically, Poplar Grove outperforms Tennessee state averages in every subject but trails its own district. Math proficiency is 60.3% (district: 64.4%), ELA is 58.8% (district: 59.8%), and science is 58.0% (district: 66.8%) — the widest gap. Science proficiency also dropped sharply from 65.8% the previous year. Encouragingly, fourth graders significantly outperformed third graders in every subject, especially ELA (64.8% vs. 51.7%), suggesting solid growth between those grades. Attendance is a clear strength: the chronic absenteeism rate is 5.3%, roughly one-third of the 18.3% statewide average.

Poplar Grove earns standout ratings for certain student groups, ranking in the 96th percentile for White students, 90th for male students, 84th for special education students, and 83rd for low-income students. However, outcomes for English learners (43rd percentile) and Hispanic students (39th percentile) are below average and have declined in recent years. The school also spends generously — about $25,319 per student — more than Moore Elementary ($20,021) and Liberty Elementary ($20,579), both of which post higher proficiency rates. Overall, Poplar Grove is a dependable, above-average school in a highly competitive area, with strong attendance and equity strengths, but families will want to keep an eye on science instruction and support for English learners.

324

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,319

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 Excellence Way
Franklin, TN 37069

(615) 790-4720

District: Franklin Special School District

Students who attend Poplar Grove K-4 School usually attend:

Middle:

Poplar Grove 5-8 School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

44.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Franklin Special School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg64%

Tennessee avg43%

180^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin Special School District

10^th of 141Franklin Special School District 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
2026	76.9	180 of 1019	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	148 of 1009	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	177 of 1018	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	173 of 1020	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	157 of 1000	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	132 of 983	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	270 of 985	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	93 of 997	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	70.3	121 of 646	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	134 of 855	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	69 of 853	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	75 of 846	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	96.0	29 of 820	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	59 of 818	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	99.0	14 of 809	98.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	121 of 211	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	65 of 178	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	26 of 164	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	40 of 165	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	15 of 101	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	26.9	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	245 of 986	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	268 of 990	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	163 of 989	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	233 of 975	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	169 of 945	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	356 of 926	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	280 of 458	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	213 of 424	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	100 of 387	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	109 of 363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	184 of 324	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	183 of 250	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	168 of 319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	142 of 853	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	392 of 823	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	427 of 821	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	229 of 877	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	98 of 984	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	143 of 991	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	182 of 987	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	155 of 980	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	114 of 941	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	210 of 916	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	105 of 641	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	102 of 618	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	153 of 582	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	267 of 528	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	30 of 849	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	54 of 840	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	57 of 847	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	115 of 852	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	152 of 844	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.0	41 of 844	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	118 of 812	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	58 of 841	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)96th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Science58%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Poplar Grove K-4 School	Public	PK, KG-4	1030 Excellence Way	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Franklin Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-4720	326	32	10.1	51.6%	152 (46.6%)	14 (4.3%)	136 (41.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	76.9	180^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.3%		80.9	148^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.3%	32	56.7	63.4		60.3	51.7	64.8		58.8	53.3	62.0		58.0	$25,319	$606	$23,810
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	815 Glass Lane	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 794-4837	278	27	10.4	48.9%	92 (33.1%)	48 (17.3%)	77 (27.7%)	41 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	72.8	218^th of 1019 public elementary schools	78.6%		62.6	331^st of 1009 public elementary schools	67.2%	113	57.9	60.4		59.3	55.3	58.5		57.1	47.4	58.5		53.8	$26,738	$561	$25,060
Pearre Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Townsend Boulevard	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5150	671	44	15.1	3.6%	590 (87.9%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (3.0%)	96.8	33^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.8	41^st of 1009 public elementary schools	95.9%	8	81.3	78.6	86.5	82.1	81.3	76.5	78.1	78.7	74.5	78.6	80.2	77.7	$15,011	$407	$14,089
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 Figuers Drive	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin Special School District	No	No	No	No	(615) 794-1187	333	33	10.0	30.4%	232 (69.7%)	27 (8.1%)	50 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	93.9	56^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.5%		93.1	64^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.7%	8	62.9	80.0		70.8	71.4	85.0		77.7	71.4	80.0		75.4	$24,453	$311	$23,151
Hunters Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Fieldstone Pkwy	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4580	371	29	12.7	6.8%	310 (83.6%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.7%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	97.3	23^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.8	19^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.1%	4	77.6	≥ 95%	89.6	87.9	86.2	87.5	64.9	78.4	77.6	85.9	84.4	82.9	$15,973	$381	$14,874
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Liberty Pike	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-0892	423	38	11.1	43.6%	239 (56.5%)	22 (5.2%)	121 (28.6%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	85.7	116^th of 1019 public elementary schools	88.6%		82.4	139^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.2%	23	62.8	73.2		67.8	65.4	63.9		64.7	62.8	62.0		62.4	$20,579	$367	$19,310
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	326 Stable Road	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4870	586	44	13.4	5.4%	494 (84.3%)	16 (2.7%)	35 (6.0%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	96.9	29^th of 1019 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.9	14^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.6%	15	73.5	89.9	79.3	80.5	84.3	89.9	72.3	81.5	77.5	82.0	73.9	77.5	$14,795	$169	$14,078
Winstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4080 Columbia PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4910	632	48	13.1	11.3%	523 (82.8%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (10.9%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	96.7	34^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.7%		98.2	10^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.0%	24	80.5	81.8	85.7	82.9	84.1	77.1	75.9	78.5	69.5	81.8	77.5	76.9	$15,742	$689	$14,383
Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1061 Lewisburg Pike	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin Special School District	No	No	No	No	(615) 790-4700	501	42	11.9	24.1%	306 (61.1%)	36 (7.2%)	98 (19.6%)	43 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	94.8	48^th of 1019 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.5	51^st of 1009 public elementary schools	94.9%	3	74.5	80.0		76.9	78.7	74.7		76.9	71.3	73.3		72.2	$20,021	$448	$18,736
Oak View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2390 Henpeck Lane	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4710	534	36	14.6	9.0%	403 (75.5%)	11 (2.1%)	28 (5.2%)	73 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	97.9	18^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.2%		96	40^th of 1009 public elementary schools	96.0%	22	86.3	82.8	92.4	87.4	78.8	79.7	81.0	79.8	76.3	87.5	82.3	81.6	$17,555	$900	$16,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Poplar Grove K-4 School

What schools do graduates of Poplar Grove K-4 School attend?

Students who attend Poplar Grove K-4 School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poplar Grove 5-8 School

Is Poplar Grove K-4 School a good school?

Poplar Grove K-4 School ranks 180^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Poplar Grove K-4 School in?

Franklin Special School District

What is the racial makeup of Poplar Grove K-4 School?

Students at Poplar Grove K-4 School are 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Poplar Grove K-4 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Poplar Grove K-4 School.

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