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Dan Mills Elementary

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Dan Mills Elementary ranks 152 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Dan Mills Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 604 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state.

Despite being in a low-performing district, Dan Mills Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 152 out of 1,009 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly in Math and Science. However, the school struggles to support its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student populations, with these groups ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Hattie Cotton Elementary, Smithson Craighead Academy, and Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary perform worse than Dan Mills Elementary, while Rosebank Elementary and Nashville Classical East demonstrate comparable or even stronger academic performance across multiple subject areas and grade levels.

606

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,384

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4106 Kennedy AVE
Nashville, TN 37216

(615) 262-6677

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Dan Mills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isaac Litton Middle
High:	Stratford STEM Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

152^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	80.7	152 of 1009	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	147 of 1018	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	243 of 1020	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	147 of 1000	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	248 of 983	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	165 of 985	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	165 of 997	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	49.2	312 of 646	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	354 of 855	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.0	588 of 853	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.3	364 of 846	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.6	444 of 820	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.4	704 of 818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	687 of 809	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	214 of 498	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	216 of 498	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	289 of 500	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	165 of 411	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	192 of 404	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	368 of 450	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	117 of 211	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	104 of 178	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	150 of 164	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	127 of 165	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	55 of 101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	166 of 986	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	145 of 990	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	223 of 989	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	159 of 975	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	213 of 945	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	140 of 926	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	277 of 424	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	263 of 415	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	246 of 387	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	226 of 363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	178 of 324	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	92 of 250	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	94 of 319	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	719 of 843	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	623 of 853	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	607 of 865	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	362 of 858	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	681 of 823	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	603 of 821	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	633 of 877	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	145 of 984	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	158 of 991	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	308 of 987	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	158 of 980	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	296 of 941	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	178 of 916	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	364 of 618	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	292 of 582	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	125 of 528	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	38 of 447	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	52 of 369	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	155 of 395	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	72 of 840	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	86 of 847	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	141 of 852	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	109 of 844	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	189 of 844	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	106 of 812	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	116 of 841	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)57th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+22 vs state

English Language Arts60%+21 vs state

Science56%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Integrated Math I (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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 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
Dan Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4106 Kennedy AVE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 262-6677	604	38	15.8		411 (68.0%)	59 (9.8%)	106 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	80.7	152^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.9%		80.7	147^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.6%	5	57.7	71.7	62.7				63.8	60.9	57.0	60.4				59.5			56.8	60.0	52.9				56.5					$17,384	$837	$15,737
East End Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 630-7470	756	30	25.2		34 (4.5%)	602 (79.6%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	51	474^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.7	350^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.6%	124	50.6	45.9	48.6	33.0	43.4	23.1	41.0	30.6	51.0	40.2	34.8	36.8	20.2	36.0	72.7	72.7	38.1	49.0	47.7	38.4	27.6	30.7	39.3	46.4	31.6	23.9	35.1	$25,770	$1,702	$23,245
Inglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Riverside DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	13.5	905^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.3%		9.9	956^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.1%	51	21.4	13.0	12.5				16.0	32.1	26.1	8.3				22.7			32.1	13.0	12.5				20.0					$21,441	$1,353	$18,762
Pennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7		151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	27.9	755^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.2%		30.8	723^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	29.0%	32	36.2	24.3	21.7				27.7	27.7	52.6	26.1				34.4			23.4	45.9	24.4				30.2					$20,415	$853	$18,583
Nashville Classical East	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	58.9	366^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.9	363^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	64.3%	3	54.2	66.7	48.3	20.0	43.9	32.4	46.8	55.6	68.1	46.7	26.0	39.5	28.9	47.0			48.6	63.8	45.0	20.4	32.6	21.6	41.8	10.2	48.8	31.6	28.9	$19,133	$1,453	$17,181
Tom Joy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Jones AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	6.5	978^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	989^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.8%	11	13.5	14.8	11.9				13.5	14.8	9.5	21.4				14.5			15.1	9.7	14.3				12.7					$19,963	$1,907	$16,970
Rosebank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston DR	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	440	28	16.0		230 (52.3%)	134 (30.5%)	40 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	72.1	222^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	78.0%		61.8	323^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	68.3%	101	48.3	46.4	44.1				46.2	55.2	62.3	52.5				57.0			55.2	66.7	58.6				60.5					$17,214	$837	$15,610
Hattie Cotton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1033 West Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	9.2	951^st of 1009 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.7	975^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.2%	24	18.4	20.7	20.0				19.6	5.3	13.8	8.0				8.7			5.3	37.9					14.1					$22,896	$1,456	$20,187
Smithson Craighead Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	730 Neely's Bend RD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 228-9886	333	24	13.8		33 (9.9%)	122 (36.6%)	163 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	23.7	807^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.0%		14.1	901^st of 1018 public elementary schools	11.5%	94	7.5	20.8	25.6				17.4	24.5	32.1	32.6				29.5			43.4	30.2	34.9				36.2					$26,874	$1,656	$23,907
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Mills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dan Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dan Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isaac Litton Middle
High : Stratford STEM Magnet School

What district is Dan Mills Elementary in?

Davidson County

Is Dan Mills Elementary a good school?

Dan Mills Elementary ranks 152^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dan Mills Elementary?

Students at Dan Mills Elementary are 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dan Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Dan Mills Elementary.

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