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Scales Elementary School

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Scales Elementary School ranks 583 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Scales Elementary School is a K–5 public school in Murfreesboro, TN, serving 937 students as part of Murfreesboro City Schools. The school currently ranks 583rd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars) — a significant drop from its 2018–2019 standing in the 87th percentile with a 4-star rating, though the most recent year shows a modest rebound from the 35th percentile two years ago.

Test scores at Scales trail the district and state in most subjects: math proficiency is 42.4%, ELA is 37.8%, and science is 43.5%. The most striking comparison is Overall Creek Elementary School, which serves the exact same number of students (937) just two miles away and outperforms Scales by 15–22 percentage points in every subject, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3% compared to Scales' 13.1%. Similar gaps exist against Salem Elementary School, Rockvale Elementary School, and Barfield Elementary School. Scales does outperform Cason Lane Academy and Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School by 6–13 points in core subjects.

Scales has genuine bright spots: low-income students perform in the top quartile statewide, science proficiency is at or above district level, and math and ELA scores improved this year. The most urgent concern is special education, where students rank in the bottom 15th percentile or worse in recent years. Spending is not the issue — at about $12,976 per student, Scales outspends several higher-performing neighbors. The path forward likely lies in reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening special education support, and aligning instruction with high-performing schools like Overall Creek Elementary School in the same district.

937

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,976

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2340 St. Andrews Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37128

(615) 895-5279

District: Murfreesboro City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

24.8%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Tennessee avg43%

583^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 43 pts since 2017

From top 15% (2017) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Murfreesboro City Schools

99^th of 141Murfreesboro City Schools 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	44.0	583 of 1019	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	634 of 1009	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	665 of 1018	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	450 of 1020	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	314 of 1000	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	243 of 983	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	130 of 985	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	205 of 997	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	95 of 646	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.8	270 of 855	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.9	169 of 853	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	158 of 846	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.5	114 of 820	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	85.7	99 of 818	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	68.4	256 of 809	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	158 of 498	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	185 of 498	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	240 of 498	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	127 of 500	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	79 of 483	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	54 of 411	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	43 of 404	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	74 of 450	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	38 of 55	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	88 of 211	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	60 of 178	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.1	26 of 165	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	9 of 101	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	681 of 986	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	630 of 990	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	437 of 989	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	290 of 975	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	263 of 945	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	112 of 926	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	271 of 458	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	218 of 424	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	189 of 415	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	134 of 387	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	115 of 363	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	104 of 324	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	112 of 319	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	195 of 823	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	50.9	388 of 843	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	532 of 853	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	382 of 865	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	91 of 858	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	91 of 823	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	58 of 821	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.7	153 of 877	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	596 of 984	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	665 of 991	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	458 of 987	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	351 of 980	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	233 of 941	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	162 of 916	82.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	547 of 641	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	580 of 618	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	565 of 582	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	372 of 528	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	406 of 447	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	326 of 369	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	77 of 255	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	120 of 395	69.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	514 of 849	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	621 of 840	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	643 of 847	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	475 of 852	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	352 of 844	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	195 of 844	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	130 of 812	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	198 of 841	76.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)76th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)						TNReady English Language Arts (2026)						TNReady Science (2026)						TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scales Elementary School	Public	K-5	2340 St. Andrews Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 895-5279	963	67	14.4	37.2%	426 (44.2%)	224 (23.3%)	188 (19.5%)	40 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.5%)	44	583^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	42.8%		37.5	634^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.2%	51	39.6	46.6	40.9			42.4	35.4	43.2	34.3			37.8	40.3	49.0	40.9			43.5				$12,976	$386	$11,918
Cason Lane Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Cason Lane	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 898-7145	869	57	15.1		329 (37.9%)	253 (29.1%)	149 (17.1%)	32 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (11.6%)	27	786^th of 1019 public elementary schools	22.9%		33.1	703^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	30.3%	83	32.4	35.0	53.0	12.8		36.0	26.1	31.1	28.9	25.6		28.3	27.9	34.0	38.6	10.3		30.4	25.6		25.6	$14,292	$474	$12,723
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3275 St. Bernard Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-2313	965	60	16.1	32.0%	534 (55.3%)	186 (19.3%)	108 (11.2%)	53 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	66.7	293^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	71.2%		64.8	304^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.9%	11	60.5	60.1	50.4	58.6		57.5	55.3	53.4	37.7	41.4		48.9	59.2	57.1	43.5	31.0		52.4	34.5		34.5	$12,354	$372	$11,319
Overall Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	429 Otter Trail	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 624-5500	993	63	15.6	14.4%	584 (58.8%)	145 (14.6%)	106 (10.7%)	69 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.9%)	76.1	187^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.6%		77	177^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.5%	10	52.0	68.6	73.1			64.9	44.9	57.4	57.7			53.6	43.9	64.5	64.7			58.1				$12,380	$366	$11,192
Blackman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	586 Fortress Boulevard	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3795	1,068	65	16.4	28.0%	461 (43.2%)	253 (23.7%)	181 (16.9%)	93 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.9%)	62	347^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.9%		58.4	374^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.9%	27	53.2	49.1	46.0			49.2	45.0	49.4	47.5			47.4	55.3	50.3	54.5			53.3				$13,205	$329	$12,245
Rockvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 Hwy 99	Rockvale	37153	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3881	983	61	16.0	20.3%	721 (73.3%)	83 (8.4%)	120 (12.2%)	15 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.4%)	81.6	141^st of 1019 public elementary schools	86.2%		80.8	151^st of 1009 public elementary schools	85.0%	10	53.8	68.2	63.4			62.0	51.2	67.0	59.6			59.4	58.0	63.6	66.3			62.9				$12,104	$436	$11,074
Barfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Veterans Parkway	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3810	965	61	15.8	28.5%	514 (53.3%)	186 (19.3%)	145 (15.0%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.5%)	74.1	203^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	80.1%		73.8	207^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.5%	4	52.1	62.0	63.0			58.8	56.4	52.1	50.0			52.9	56.4	54.2	60.7			57.2				$12,306	$451	$11,302
McFadden School Of Excellence	Public, Magnet	K-5	221 Bridge Avenue	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 893-7251	389	21	18.5	4.6%	298 (76.6%)	31 (8.0%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)								(n/a)																						$12,600	$297	$11,286
Discovery School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1165 Middle Tennessee Boulevar	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 895-4973	391	22	17.9	6.6%	308 (78.8%)	32 (8.2%)	12 (3.1%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	99.4	3^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	1^st of 1009 public elementary schools	99.9%	2	93.3			80.0			90.0		92.2	90.0		93.4	91.7			70.0		94.4	90.0		90.0	$13,119	$327	$11,955
Rutherford Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-7	4420 Manson PIKE	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 600-4713	0											24.8	807^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.8%					(n/a)	32.7	36.4	16.1	22.6	11.4	25.5	27.3	38.6	29.0	35.5	25.7	31.1	27.3	43.2	20.0	16.1	20.0	26.7	25.8	25.7	25.8	$13,408	$324	$13,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Scales Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Scales Elementary School?

Students at Scales Elementary School are 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Scales Elementary School in?

Murfreesboro City Schools

How many students attend Scales Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 937 students attended Scales Elementary School.

Is Scales Elementary School a good school?

Scales Elementary School ranks 583^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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