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Hattie Cotton Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hattie Cotton Elementary School is a PK–5 school in East Nashville serving 221 students as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 11.6:1, but academic outcomes have lagged for over a decade. On the latest TNReady assessments, Hattie Cotton ranked 930th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 9th percentile. Proficiency rates were 20.4% in math, 18.4% in ELA, and 16.5% in science — compared to district averages of 32.4%, 31.8%, and 35.4%, and state averages of 43.0%, 40.6%, and 46.9%.

One of the most striking findings is that Hattie Cotton spends more per student than nearly every comparable school in the area — $22,896 per pupil — yet outcomes are dramatically lower. For context, Lockeland Elementary School, ranked #2 in the state, spends about $16,612 per student; Rosebank Elementary School spends $17,214; and Nashville Classical East School spends $19,133. All three post proficiency rates two to three times higher. Even nearby low-performing schools like Tom Joy Elementary School and Ida B. Wells Elementary School spend less. This suggests funding alone is not driving results.

Chronic absenteeism is a key concern: 28.3% of students missed significant instructional time in 2024–2025, roughly double the rate at Rosebank and Nashville Classical (both 13.8%). There are positive signs, however. Math proficiency has risen from 13.0% to 20.4% since 2022–2023, and ELA improved from 13.1% to 18.4%. Absenteeism has also come down from a pandemic peak of 40.2%. The biggest concern is 4th grade, where only 10.5% of students are proficient in math and 13.2% in ELA, despite a much stronger 5th grade showing. Reducing absenteeism and targeting 4th grade support could help the school build on its momentum.

221

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,896

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1033 West Greenwood Avenue
Nashville, TN 37206

(615) 262-6981

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Hattie Cotton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jere Baxter Middle School
High:	Maplewood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.3%

Hispanic:

25.3%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

930^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 79Elementary Schools in the Metro Nashville Public Schools

126^th of 141Metro Nashville Public 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	10.6	930 of 1019	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	951 of 1009	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	975 of 1018	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	928 of 1020	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	955 of 1000	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	873 of 985	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	881 of 997	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	811 of 855	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	827 of 853	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	825 of 846	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	715 of 820	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	773 of 818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	663 of 809	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	375 of 498	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	396 of 498	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	408 of 498	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	331 of 500	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	393 of 483	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	280 of 404	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	361 of 450	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	906 of 986	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	880 of 990	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	910 of 989	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	939 of 975	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	843 of 926	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	704 of 823	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	743 of 843	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	779 of 853	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	818 of 865	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	784 of 858	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	816 of 821	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	803 of 877	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	920 of 984	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	973 of 991	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	898 of 987	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	905 of 980	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	794 of 916	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	34.5	255 of 395	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	685 of 841	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)35th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+16 vs school

White (2018)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Science16%-30 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	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 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
Hattie Cotton Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1033 West Greenwood Avenue	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6981	216	19	11.6		22 (10.2%)	148 (68.5%)	41 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	10.6	930^th of 1019 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.2	951^st of 1009 public elementary schools	5.7%	21	19.4	10.5	34.5				20.4	22.2	13.2	20.7				18.4	22.2	10.5	17.2				16.5					$22,896	$1,456	$20,187
Nashville Classical East School	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood Avenue	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	537	22	24.4		149 (27.7%)	317 (59.0%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	80.6	151^st of 1019 public elementary schools	85.2%		58.9	366^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.7%	215	52.9	64.7	65.0	41.2	28.3	46.3	51.5	81.4	67.6	70.0	47.1	21.3	37.5	57.7	67.1	61.8	70.0	39.2	36.2	34.1	54.0	62.7	57.4	56.1	59.0	$19,133	$1,453	$17,181
Murrell at Glenn School	Public	K-8	322 Cleveland Street	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6682	34	14	2.4		7 (20.6%)	23 (67.6%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																					12.0				7.1	$130,350	$34,814	$92,957
Lockeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	105 South 17th Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 258-1330	322	19	16.6		276 (85.7%)	11 (3.4%)	19 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	99.4	2^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	2^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.8%		89.3	94.8					93.3	91.1	91.4	90.0				90.9	94.6	91.4					94.5					$16,612	$837	$15,182
Tom Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Jones Avenue	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6724	450	35	12.8		38 (8.4%)	237 (52.7%)	154 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	5.9	990^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.5	978^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.1%	12	6.5	23.5	10.0				12.9	9.7	15.7	14.0				12.9	8.1	23.5	16.0				15.3					$19,963	$1,907	$16,970
Inglewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Riverside Drive	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6697	222	21	10.5		55 (24.8%)	135 (60.8%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	27.2	782^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	23.3%		13.5	905^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.3%	123	30.6	20.8	13.0				22.9	41.7	29.2	8.7				28.9	47.2	37.5	21.7				37.3					$21,441	$1,353	$18,762
Shwab Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dickerson Road	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	46.2	541^st of 1019 public elementary schools	46.9%		31.4	718^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.8%	177	51.1	43.2	54.8				49.6	44.4	36.8	41.9				41.2	37.8	26.3	41.9				35.1					$21,137	$2,001	$17,952
Ida B. Wells Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster Street	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	204	18	11.6		6 (2.9%)	178 (87.3%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	12.6	914^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.4	855^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.3%	59	31.6	24.4	25.7				27.1	25.6	20.0	14.3				20.2	23.1	13.3	11.4				16.0					$20,928	$1,588	$18,155
Warner Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	626 Russell Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6395	390	28	14.1		65 (16.7%)	297 (76.2%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	27.4	779^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.6%		29.6	744^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.3%	35	32.1	23.3	26.8				27.8	40.7	35.0	33.8				36.8	32.1	30.0	29.6				30.7					$19,155	$1,651	$16,499
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	330	14	23.5		9 (2.7%)	286 (86.7%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	22.4	829^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.6%		18.7	851^st of 1009 public elementary schools	15.7%	22	16.4	40.8					28.9	27.4	28.9					28.2	21.9	42.1					32.2					$19,638	$2,177	$16,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Hattie Cotton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hattie Cotton Elementary School?

Students at Hattie Cotton Elementary School are 64% African American, 25% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Hattie Cotton Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is Hattie Cotton Elementary School a good school?

Hattie Cotton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Hattie Cotton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Hattie Cotton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hattie Cotton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hattie Cotton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jere Baxter Middle School
High : Maplewood High School

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