Summary
Inglewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 222 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Inglewood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 905 out of 1,009 elementary schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.
Inglewood Elementary significantly underperforms the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16% of Inglewood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.2% statewide and 31.9% in the Davidson County district. The school's performance is particularly low for African American and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Tennessee elementary schools for these subgroups. Inglewood's English Language Arts and Science proficiency rates are also well below state and district averages, with only 22.7% and 20% proficiency, respectively, in 2024-2025. Additionally, Inglewood Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.
Inglewood Elementary's performance is in stark contrast to several nearby schools, such as Lockeland Elementary and Dan Mills Elementary, which are among the top-performing schools in the state. Lockeland Elementary, a public magnet school just 1.7 miles away, ranked 2nd out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025, with over 90% of students proficient in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Dan Mills Elementary, located 1.45 miles from Inglewood, ranked 152nd out of 1,009 schools and had over 60% proficiency rates in core subjects. Despite the high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at Inglewood Elementary, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past decade, with little to no improvement in academic outcomes.
Thank you for your feedback!