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Alex Green Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Alex Green Elementary is a public elementary school located in Whites Creek, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 448 students. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alex Green Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 956 out of 1,009 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a brief 1-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. Academically, Alex Green Elementary significantly underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.2% of Alex Green students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 36.8% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Purpose Prep, Joelton Elementary, and KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary, Alex Green Elementary generally underperforms in academic proficiency, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding state standards at these other schools. Despite increased per-student spending at Alex Green Elementary, from $14,877 in the 2020-2021 school year to $24,860 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic performance has not improved, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its instructional practices and resource allocation.

451

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,046

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3921 Lloyd RD
Whites Creek, TN 37189

(615) 876-5105

District: Davidson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.3%

Hispanic:

12.0%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

956^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 79Elementary Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson 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	8.6	956 of 1009	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	998 of 1018	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	991 of 1020	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	939 of 1000	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	882 of 983	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	920 of 985	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	970 of 997	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	804 of 855	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	808 of 853	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	821 of 846	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	681 of 820	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	752 of 818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	589 of 809	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	432 of 498	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	476 of 498	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	457 of 500	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	409 of 483	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	285 of 411	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	308 of 404	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	413 of 450	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	101 of 211	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	34 of 165	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	903 of 986	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	953 of 990	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	967 of 989	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	910 of 975	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	806 of 945	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	836 of 926	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	808 of 843	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	842 of 853	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	819 of 865	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	834 of 858	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	715 of 823	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	760 of 821	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	850 of 877	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	960 of 984	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	974 of 991	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	954 of 987	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	913 of 980	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	880 of 941	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

Science13%-33 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Bellshire Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1128 Bell Grimes LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1452	359	24	15.2		17 (4.7%)	265 (73.8%)	61 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	9	954^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.5	959^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.8%	5	7.0	15.2	20.5	14.1	9.3	30.4	7.7	16.4	16.3	28.3	10.5	18.9	$20,532	$2,408	$17,244
Purpose Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Venture CIR	Nashville	37228	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 724-0705	419	13	32.2		18 (4.3%)	374 (89.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	66.7	275^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.7%		56.6	394^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.3%	119	39.7	60.7	44.2	48.0	55.6	76.8	62.3	64.5	39.7	50.0	48.1	45.6	$19,048	$1,673	$16,114
Hull-Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	360	23	15.4		13 (3.6%)	315 (87.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	15.9	876^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.6	957^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.0%	81	13.3	24.1	30.4	22.0	6.7	31.0	29.2	21.7	10.3	25.0	34.8	22.5	$21,638	$1,999	$18,345
Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2526 Dickerson PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 489-4243	0																		(n/a)													$18,898	$953	$17,945
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
Shwab Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dickerson RD	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6725	317	22	14.4		19 (6.0%)	102 (32.2%)	187 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.4	718^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.8%		24.1	798^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.6%	80	30.6	42.1	38.9	37.3	36.1	39.5	19.4	31.8	36.1	36.8	19.4	30.9	$21,137	$2,001	$17,952
Chadwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Port DR	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1459	428	27	16.1		33 (7.7%)	233 (54.4%)	139 (32.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6.7	977^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.8	944^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.3%	33	8.0	13.6	18.3	12.9	18.4	17.7	13.1	16.6	16.0	9.5	11.5	12.6	$17,407	$1,496	$14,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Green Elementary

Is Alex Green Elementary a good school?

Alex Green Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Alex Green Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Alex Green Elementary.

What district is Alex Green Elementary in?

Davidson County

What schools do graduates of Alex Green Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alex Green Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Whites Creek High

What is the racial makeup of Alex Green Elementary?

Students at Alex Green Elementary are 78% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

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