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Cole Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

925^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cole Elementary is a public elementary school located in Antioch, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 840 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.

Cole Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics (22.5%) and English language arts (21.2%) well below the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.5% to 27.8% over the past few years, compared to the state and district averages. Despite the higher spending per student at Cole Elementary, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the state and district averages, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as May Werthan Shayne Elementary, Norman Binkley Elementary, and Granbery Elementary, generally perform better academically than Cole Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Additionally, Rocketship Dream Community Prep, a public charter school located near Cole Elementary, also outperforms the school in academic measures, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages.

780

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,223

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5060 Colemont DR
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 333-5043

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Cole Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Antioch Middle
High:	Cane Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

10.4%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

925^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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	12.1	925 of 1009	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	912 of 1018	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	923 of 1020	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	957 of 1000	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	965 of 983	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	822 of 985	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	832 of 997	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	706 of 855	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	655 of 853	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	773 of 846	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	634 of 820	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.5	426 of 818	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.8	658 of 809	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	349 of 498	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	418 of 500	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	380 of 411	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	376 of 404	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	302 of 450	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	1.2	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	173 of 211	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	155 of 178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	917 of 986	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	934 of 990	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	918 of 989	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	920 of 975	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	929 of 945	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	774 of 926	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	395 of 424	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	387 of 415	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	346 of 387	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	354 of 363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	323 of 324	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	184 of 250	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	231 of 319	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	746 of 843	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	806 of 853	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	771 of 865	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	760 of 858	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	803 of 823	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	610 of 821	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	585 of 877	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	876 of 984	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	853 of 991	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	859 of 987	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	912 of 980	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	921 of 941	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	774 of 916	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	572 of 582	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	390 of 395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	803 of 840	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	835 of 847	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	833 of 852	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	842 of 844	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	839 of 844	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	756 of 812	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	616 of 841	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)30th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Colemont DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5043	840	56	15.1		90 (10.7%)	73 (8.7%)	595 (70.8%)	66 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	12.1	925^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.3	912^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.4%	13	19.0	20.7	28.6				22.5	20.0	23.4	19.8				21.2	18.1	20.9	16.5				18.6					$19,223	$1,363	$16,871
Nashville Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	1638 Bell RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 747-6059	613	33	18.5		143 (23.3%)	188 (30.7%)	219 (35.7%)	36 (5.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	25.1	791^st of 1009 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.1	831^st of 1018 public elementary schools	18.4%	40	27.4	31.3	29.6	25.2	14.9	13.6	24.3	26.0	36.9	29.6	29.1	25.7	11.6	27.5	20.0	25.4	36.6	21.4	13.5	15.9	22.4	35.9	27.0	20.5	29.9	$13,855	$563	$13,292
Tusculum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5179	633	50	12.7		79 (12.5%)	73 (11.5%)	446 (70.5%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	16.5	872^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.6%		20.9	834^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.1%	38	24.6	35.5	40.3				32.4	16.7	21.5	28.8				21.4	11.4	17.8	11.1				13.7					$18,498	$1,289	$16,196
Haywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3790 Turley DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5118	565	41	13.9		38 (6.7%)	63 (11.2%)	403 (71.3%)	50 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18	860^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.8%		7.4	986^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.1%	126	41.6	17.4	32.9				29.7	29.9	19.6	20.0				23.0	26.0	16.3	14.3				18.8					$18,481	$1,534	$16,025
J. E. Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Bowfield DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5200	687	41	16.9		44 (6.4%)	71 (10.3%)	521 (75.8%)	38 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	9.6	947^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.7	920^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	11.9	27.0	18.2				18.9	5.9	27.0	18.2				16.7	13.6	21.6	12.5				16.1					$18,312	$1,169	$16,190
Paragon Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Paragon Mills RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5170	552	41	13.6		60 (10.9%)	113 (20.5%)	321 (58.2%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	5	995^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.1	999^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	16.5	15.0	8.1				13.7	11.0	11.3	8.2				10.3	14.3	5.1	6.6				9.1					$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Blue Hole RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-7180	544	30	18.2		112 (20.6%)	102 (18.8%)	259 (47.6%)	51 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	12.4	916^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.7	884^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.2%	32	17.6	23.4	35.0				24.6	20.4	18.1	23.8				20.6	7.9	19.4	16.3				14.2					$18,114	$1,304	$15,712
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6217 Nolensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3020	704	44	16.0		334 (47.4%)	165 (23.4%)	83 (11.8%)	79 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.4%)	37.4	638^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.9	425^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.3%	213	41.2	38.2	34.2				38.5	39.0	43.1	21.8				36.5	41.9	36.6	16.5				34.0					$16,586	$837	$15,093
Rocketship Dream Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	5450 Mt. View RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 637-2210	394	18	21.8		27 (6.9%)	184 (46.7%)	165 (41.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	42.9	562^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	44.3%		26.8	773^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	24.1%	211	46.4	41.9					44.3	52.2	35.0					44.2	33.3	23.3					28.7					$17,325	$511	$16,814
Norman Binkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5037	714	43	16.6		167 (23.4%)	73 (10.2%)	428 (59.9%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	35.5	670^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.6%		30	736^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.7%	66	31.3	40.4	37.1				36.2	29.3	43.4	39.3				37.3	34.3	33.3	33.7				33.8					$17,558	$1,039	$15,634

Frequently Asked Questions about Cole Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cole Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cole Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Antioch Middle
High : Cane Ridge High School

Is Cole Elementary a good school?

Cole Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Cole Elementary in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Cole Elementary?

Students at Cole Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Cole Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Cole Elementary.

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