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Cockrill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
982nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Cockrill Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 282 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cockrill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 874 and 1,020 out of approximately 1,000 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 stars rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Cockrill's academic performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.1% of Cockrill students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Cockrill Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Eakin Elementary, Sylvan Park Elementary, and Charlotte Park Elementary, which are all ranked in the top 20-30% of Tennessee elementary schools. These nearby schools have much higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve student populations with higher socioeconomic status. To address these issues, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, addressing chronic absenteeism, and exploring opportunities for collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools.

286
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,450
Per pupil spending ?
94.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4701 Indiana AVE
       Nashville, TN  37209

(615) 298-8075

District: Davidson County


Students who attend Cockrill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Moses McKissack Middle
High:    Pearl-Cohn High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.6%
Hispanic:
35.7%
White:
10.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2012
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school11%
District avg32%
Tennessee avg42%
982nd of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
75th of 79Elementary Schools in the Davidson County
122nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20256.4982 of 10092.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.7957 of 10206.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.4971 of 10002.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.6874 of 98311.1%★☆☆☆☆
201910.2938 of 9854.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.3926 of 9977.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201536.0638 of 85525.4%★☆☆☆☆
201421.0742 of 85313.0%★☆☆☆☆
201314.2816 of 8463.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201250.7442 of 82046.1%★★☆☆☆
201124.3685 of 81816.3%★☆☆☆☆
201033.9585 of 80927.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20259.2495 of 4980.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.2329 of 50034.2%★★☆☆☆
202218.5448 of 4837.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.3398 of 4041.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.9360 of 45020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20259.4940 of 9864.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.3984 of 9900.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.2921 of 9896.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1956 of 9751.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.0884 of 9456.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.5848 of 9268.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.6371 of 42412.5%★☆☆☆☆
20247.8414 of 4150.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.2378 of 3872.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.9159 of 25036.4%★★☆☆☆
201820.6297 of 3196.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202511.4821 of 8432.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.8847 of 8652.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.6846 of 8581.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.6759 of 8217.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.6774 of 87711.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20258.7941 of 9844.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.5882 of 98710.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.1815 of 98016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1741 of 94121.3%★☆☆☆☆
20198.1898 of 9162.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201822.0737 of 84112.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)12th percentile+10 vs school
White (2018)12th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics12%-30 vs state
Science11%-35 vs state
English Language Arts9%-30 vs state

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Students at Cockrill Elementary are 49% African American, 36% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Cockrill Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Cockrill Elementary.

Students who attend Cockrill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moses McKissack Middle
High : Pearl-Cohn High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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