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Hermitage Elementary School

Q: Is Hermitage Elementary School a good school?

Hermitage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hermitage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Hermitage Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hermitage Elementary School?

Students at Hermitage Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 31% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hermitage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hermitage Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Donelson Middle School High : McGavock High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hermitage Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Hermitage, TN, serving 291 students as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 16th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below state averages across the board: 23.2% in math (state: 43.0%), 26.2% in English language arts (state: 40.6%), and 27.9% in science (state: 46.9%). The district itself ranks near the bottom of Tennessee, but Hermitage's results also trail most nearby elementary schools.

One of the most striking findings is what Hermitage spends versus what it gets back. At $21,146 per student, Hermitage spends more than any nearby school with available data — roughly $2,600 more per student than Stanford Elementary School and more than $3,600 more than Andrew Jackson Elementary School — yet both of those schools post dramatically higher proficiency rates. Even Pennington Elementary School, which spends a comparable $20,415 per student, outperforms Hermitage by roughly 17 points in math and 15 points in ELA. At the same time, attendance is a genuine strength: Hermitage's chronic absenteeism rate is just 13.8%, far better than the district's 23.3% and many neighboring schools. There is also a striking grade-level pattern — 5th graders nearly match district averages in math and exceed them in science, while 3rd- and 4th-grade scores are very low.

In short, Hermitage's challenges are not about getting students to school; they are about what happens once students are in the classroom. Math proficiency has been volatile — jumping from 11.3% to 31.5% and back to 23.2% over three years — which suggests instructional instability rather than a reliable path forward. The school does serve its English Language Learner students well (64th percentile statewide), and its strong 5th-grade results show that improvement is possible within this community. For parents, the key takeaway is that Hermitage offers strong attendance and a stable school community, but academic outcomes remain low relative to nearby schools, despite the district's higher investment per student.

291

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,146

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Plantation Drive
Hermitage, TN 37076

(615) 885-8838

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Hermitage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Donelson Middle School
High:	McGavock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

30.6%

African American:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

859^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 24% (2018) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	19.4	859 of 1019	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	841 of 1009	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	840 of 1018	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	895 of 1020	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	894 of 1000	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	657 of 983	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	750 of 985	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	756 of 997	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.4	587 of 855	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.7	430 of 853	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	571 of 846	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.4	281 of 820	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.6	221 of 818	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	52.4	409 of 809	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	486 of 498	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	435 of 498	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	394 of 500	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	309 of 483	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	265 of 404	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	192 of 450	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	868 of 986	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	854 of 990	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	889 of 989	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	846 of 975	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	609 of 945	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	729 of 926	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	399 of 458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	293 of 424	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	386 of 387	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	340 of 363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	115 of 324	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	196 of 250	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	196 of 319	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	748 of 823	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	753 of 843	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	817 of 865	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	843 of 858	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	670 of 823	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	796 of 821	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	796 of 877	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	785 of 984	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	737 of 991	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	849 of 987	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	883 of 980	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	669 of 941	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	683 of 916	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	324 of 641	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	337 of 582	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	454 of 528	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	437 of 447	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	155 of 255	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	319 of 395	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	571 of 849	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	666 of 840	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	732 of 847	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	773 of 852	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	797 of 844	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	659 of 844	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	487 of 812	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	779 of 841	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-19 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

My daughter was a year behind in 1st grade. Why did they take so long to tell me? She was held back. My son has autism. I didn’t know what autism was at the time. They told me he might have autism. Why didn’t they test him to see if he had it. I could have gotten him in ABA therapy sooner. I know a lot of good teachers have left because of the principal. It used to be a good school. Not anymore. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, September 10, 2017

This used to be a wonderful school. However since the change in administration it is very clear things are going down hill quickly. Even the PTA president stepped down. The teachers are miserable, and that ultimately is affecting my kids. The school has a very high special needs population who are violent, yet they remain at the school putting other kids in danger. I love all the teachers there, but the principal needs to go. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Integrated Math I (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 (2016)	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 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
Hermitage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	308	18	17.1	77.5%	103 (33.4%)	65 (21.1%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	19.4	859^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.7%		20.1	841^st of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%	18	14.6	19.6	35.4				23.2	31.3	15.2	31.9				26.2			23.9	21.7	37.5				27.9					$21,146	$1,457	$18,570
Tulip Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	441 Tyler Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8944	557	35	15.9	74.0%	139 (25.0%)	172 (30.9%)	185 (33.2%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	22.7	825^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.0%		19.9	842^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.6%	17	20.7	38.1	30.6				30.7	23.2	35.7	27.4				29.5			29.3	34.5	23.5				29.6					$18,599	$1,684	$15,930
Dodson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Chandler Road	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8806	434	27	16.3	79.1%	75 (17.3%)	205 (47.2%)	111 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	34	709^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.4%		36.1	663^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.3%	46	37.0	44.2	49.0				42.8	21.6	29.9	39.2				29.2			30.1	27.3	52.9				34.8					$18,885	$1,392	$16,607
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 626-4878	29	7	4.0		13 (44.8%)	6 (20.7%)	9 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)							< 5%							< 5%									< 5%
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Shute Lane	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7317	489	34	14.5	45.8%	220 (45.0%)	122 (24.9%)	81 (16.6%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	64.1	315^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.1%		57.5	387^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.6%	72	52.7	75.3	50.0				59.9	43.5	53.7	40.7				46.4			40.2	57.3	53.3				49.6					$17,484	$837	$15,767
Hickman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	396	32	12.5	73.9%	124 (31.3%)	116 (29.3%)	112 (28.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	33.1	722^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.5	684^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.2%	38	25.8	35.6	36.5				32.2	36.9	39.0	26.9				34.7			39.4	47.5	30.8				39.5					$18,650	$1,767	$15,883
Pennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill Drive	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7	56.5%	151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	38.7	650^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.2%		27.9	755^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.2%	105	35.3	48.9	37.8				40.6	35.3	48.9	40.5				41.4			23.5	34.1	43.2				32.6					$20,415	$853	$18,583
Invictus Nashville Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	2526 Lebanon Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 378-5490																			(n/a)
Stanford Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2417 Maplecrest Drive	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 885-8822	435	26	16.7	45.8%	258 (59.3%)	93 (21.4%)	34 (7.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	80.9	147^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.6%		78.3	165^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.6%	18	42.9	63.3	69.8				58.2	59.2	65.3	67.4				63.8			57.1	69.4	60.5				62.4					$18,372	$837	$16,753
Neely's Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Neely's Bend Road	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1471	442	28	15.7	87.0%	51 (11.5%)	166 (37.6%)	206 (46.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	13.5	904^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.3%		24.7	796^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.1%	108	10.4	30.9	21.3	11.8	29.6	21.2	20.2	22.4	26.1	9.8	15.7	33.3	8.8	19.1			22.4	35.3	26.7	21.6	44.4	20.6	27.7	25.5	44.4	17.6	27.7	$18,482	$1,909	$15,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Hermitage Elementary School

Is Hermitage Elementary School a good school?

Hermitage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hermitage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hermitage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donelson Middle School
High : McGavock High School

How many students attend Hermitage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Hermitage Elementary School.

What district is Hermitage Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hermitage Elementary School?

Students at Hermitage Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 31% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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