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Glengarry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
869th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Glengarry Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 357 students in grades PK-4. 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.

Glengarry Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.2% of Glengarry students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in Davidson County and 42.2% statewide. Similarly, only 22.2% of Glengarry students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.2% in Davidson County and 38.9% statewide. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Glengarry Elementary underperforms, some nearby schools, such as John B. Whitsitt Elementary and Rocketship United, demonstrate stronger academic performance. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, John B. Whitsitt Elementary had 55.6% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than Glengarry's 27.2%. Despite increased spending per student at Glengarry, from $13,928 in 2020-2021 to $22,698 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

443
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,284
Per pupil spending ?
93.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 Finley DR
       Nashville, TN  37217

(615) 360-2900

District: Davidson County


Students who attend Glengarry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wright Middle
High:    Glencliff High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.9%
White:
9.0%
African American:
6.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Science scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg32%
Tennessee avg42%
869th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
50th 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
202516.8869 of 100913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202440.7608 of 101840.3%★★☆☆☆
202316.8862 of 102015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202210.0942 of 10005.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.2943 of 9834.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.7778 of 98521.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.7862 of 99713.5%★☆☆☆☆
20158.3839 of 8551.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201415.4768 of 85310.0%★☆☆☆☆
201323.4774 of 8468.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201229.4655 of 82020.1%★☆☆☆☆
201123.7695 of 81815.0%★☆☆☆☆
201012.1764 of 8095.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.5199 of 2115.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202471.621 of 17888.2%★★★★☆
202334.6116 of 16429.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.9106 of 16535.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.150 of 6624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201849.137 of 9561.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202513.4889 of 9869.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.2574 of 99042.0%★★☆☆☆
202324.0767 of 98922.4%★☆☆☆☆
20228.1946 of 9753.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.3913 of 9453.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.2648 of 92630.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.7312 of 42426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202459.3144 of 41565.3%★★★☆☆
202324.8329 of 38715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.1355 of 3632.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.3319 of 3241.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.8204 of 25018.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.3303 of 3195.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.3712 of 84315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7636 of 85325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.9570 of 86534.1%★★☆☆☆
202221.1754 of 85812.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1728 of 82311.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4682 of 82116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7627 of 87728.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.2821 of 98416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202439.1602 of 99139.3%★★☆☆☆
202312.3917 of 9877.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.4898 of 9808.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.8885 of 9416.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.8696 of 91624.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.9386 of 61837.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.4431 of 52818.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202218.2760 of 84410.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3628 of 84125.3%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)38th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
White (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics27%-15 vs state
English Language Arts22%-17 vs state
Science20%-26 vs state

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Students at Glengarry Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Glengarry Elementary.

Students who attend Glengarry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wright Middle
High : Glencliff High School

Glengarry Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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