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Fall-Hamilton Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Fall-Hamilton Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 265 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.

Fall-Hamilton Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.5% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with low rankings for specific student subgroups. Additionally, Fall-Hamilton has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 28.0% over the past few years, well above state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as John B. Whitsitt Elementary, Rocketship United, Explore Community School, and Waverly-Belmont Elementary School, generally outperform Fall-Hamilton Elementary in academic achievement and other key metrics. For example, Waverly-Belmont Elementary, located just 1.28 miles away, ranked 145 out of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025, with significantly higher proficiency rates than Fall-Hamilton.

273

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,650

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Wedgewood AVE
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 291-6380

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Fall-Hamilton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	LEAD Cameron
High:	Glencliff High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.5%

Hispanic:

22.0%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

797^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	24.7	797 of 1009	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	796 of 1018	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	844 of 1020	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	903 of 1000	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	898 of 983	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	857 of 985	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	745 of 997	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	614 of 855	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	728 of 853	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	731 of 846	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	530 of 820	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	599 of 818	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	503 of 809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	326 of 498	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	310 of 498	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	347 of 500	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	432 of 483	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	408 of 411	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	260 of 404	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	234 of 450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	762 of 986	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	696 of 990	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	819 of 989	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	841 of 975	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	858 of 945	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	839 of 926	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	335 of 387	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	299 of 324	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	546 of 843	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	720 of 853	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	726 of 865	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	794 of 858	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	746 of 821	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	640 of 877	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	760 of 984	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	824 of 991	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	812 of 987	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	887 of 980	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	846 of 941	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	759 of 916	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	371 of 618	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	490 of 582	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	40.1	493 of 844	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

Science28%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, February 24, 2011

i went to this school when i was a lil girl. it is my favorate school! i miss everything about it! my old teachers are still there & i love goin to see them when i can!
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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
Fall-Hamilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	510 Wedgewood AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6380	265	24	11.2		17 (6.4%)	184 (69.4%)	53 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	24.7	797^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.0%		24.4	796^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.8%	1	12.1	34.9	23.3				24.5	12.1	46.5	26.7				30.2	15.2	48.8	13.3				28.3					$21,650	$1,512	$18,774
Napier Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	70 Donelson ST	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6400	289	20	14.2		7 (2.4%)	246 (85.1%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	5.1	994^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.8	1008^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	16.3	5.4	7.4				10.6	16.3	8.3	11.1				12.5	10.4	8.1					7.1					$22,459	$1,971	$19,025
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 10th Ave South	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 800-7690	528	33	16.2		257 (48.7%)	187 (35.4%)	41 (7.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	81	145^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.6%		74.4	198^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.6%	53	67.3	55.9	55.8				59.9	69.0	61.4	58.2				63.2	62.9	56.9	55.8				58.7					$16,783	$837	$15,120
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2		8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%		14	904^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.2%	25	12.5	18.4	32.1				20.4	12.1	36.8	28.6				26.3	9.7	31.6	14.3				19.6					$21,626	$2,274	$18,177
John B. Whitsitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Whitsett RD	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5600	504	33	15.2		83 (16.5%)	43 (8.5%)	355 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	49.8	486^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.3	415^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.2%	71	63.5	48.6	54.2				55.6	42.7	33.8	32.2				36.5	38.7	41.9	33.9				38.5					$17,179	$1,112	$15,278
Rocketship United	Public, Charter	K-4	320 Plus Park BLVD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 712-7499	499	18	27.7		24 (4.8%)	219 (43.9%)	243 (48.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	18.2	858^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.0%		21	833^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	18.2%	25	26.9	34.9					30.7	22.6	32.6					27.4	13.8	22.1					17.8					$18,152	$1,428	$15,417
Eakin Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax AVE	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	544	29	18.7		230 (42.3%)	177 (32.5%)	36 (6.6%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	83.9	130^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.1%		64.5	291^st of 1018 public elementary schools	71.4%	161	52.5	59.3	68.9				59.4	60.4	63.8	68.4				63.8	57.0	66.7	69.3				63.7					$16,985	$972	$15,171
Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	31.8	715^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.8	759^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.4%	44	17.2	43.1	26.8	10.9	11.3	22.4	23.1	13.6	50.8	40.3	17.4	15.1	16.3	27.3	17.2	60.0	41.7	21.7	30.2	33.3	35.4	24.4	37.7	34.7	32.7	$27,355	$1,925	$24,185
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	18.7	851^st of 1009 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.9	918^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.8%	67	29.3	23.4					26.6	16.0	29.7					22.3	25.3	35.9					30.2					$19,638	$2,177	$16,747
Aventura Community Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Tuggle AVE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 864-0118	204	10	20.4		49 (24.0%)	18 (8.8%)	117 (57.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.3	937^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.1%					(n/a)	10.3						10.3	23.1						23.1	17.9						17.9					$23,614	$1,065	$21,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Fall-Hamilton Elementary

How many students attend Fall-Hamilton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Fall-Hamilton Elementary.

Is Fall-Hamilton Elementary a good school?

Fall-Hamilton Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Fall-Hamilton Elementary in?

Davidson County

What schools do graduates of Fall-Hamilton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fall-Hamilton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : LEAD Cameron
High : Glencliff High School

What is the racial makeup of Fall-Hamilton Elementary?

Students at Fall-Hamilton Elementary are 68% African American, 22% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

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