Glenview Elementary School

Glenview Elementary School serves 616 students in grades PK–5 in Nashville, TN, as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools, and is one of the larger elementary schools in its cluster serving a predominantly high-need community. Academically, the school is among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee, ranking 956th out of 1,019 schools (6th percentile) with a 0-star rating for 2025–2026. On the 2025–2026 TNReady assessments, Glenview's proficiency rates were 19.9% in math, 15.7% in ELA, and 16.1% in science — roughly half the state averages in each subject.

The school's clearest strength is attendance. Glenview's chronic absenteeism rate was just 13.2% in 2024–2025 — the lowest among all nearby elementary schools and well below the district average of 23.3% and state average of 18.3%. This represents a sustained improvement from 27.6% in 2020–2021. However, stronger attendance has not translated into academic gains; the school's state percentile has barely moved over the same period. Proficiency also tends to decline as students progress through the upper elementary grades, suggesting a need for targeted intervention in 4th and 5th grade.

Compared with nearby schools, Glenview ranks 8th out of 10 in its local cluster across all three tested subjects. Only Paragon Mills Elementary and Napier Elementary score lower. The contrast with John B. Whitsitt Elementary is especially notable: Whitsitt is less than two miles away, serves a similar student population, and spends nearly the same amount per student ($17,179 vs. Glenview's $17,297), yet posts dramatically higher proficiency — especially in math (62.6% vs. 19.9%). This suggests Glenview's challenges are not primarily about funding, and that learning from schools like Whitsitt could provide a roadmap for improvement.