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John B. Whitsitt Elementary

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John B. Whitsitt Elementary ranks 486 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

John B. Whitsitt Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 504 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Davidson County school district.

Academically, John B. Whitsitt Elementary has shown steady improvement, with its statewide ranking rising from 917 out of 983 Tennessee elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 486 out of 1009 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly higher than the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 55.6% of John B. Whitsitt students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% for Davidson County and 42.2% for Tennessee.

John B. Whitsitt Elementary stands out for its strong performance among certain student subgroups, with African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students ranking in the top 30-40% of their respective statewide subgroups. The school's White and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups also perform well, ranking in the top 25-30% of their statewide subgroups. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024 is still higher than the state average, an area that warrants further investigation and potential intervention. With per-student spending increasing from $13,602 in 2020-2021 to $21,383 in 2023-2024, the school's academic success may be linked to the availability of more resources and support for students and teachers.

523

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,179

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Whitsett RD
Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 333-5600

District: Davidson County

Students who attend John B. Whitsitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	LEAD Cameron
High:	Glencliff High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

14.7%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Tennessee median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

486^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 51 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	49.8	486 of 1009	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	415 of 1018	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	628 of 1020	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	807 of 1000	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	917 of 983	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	825 of 985	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	877 of 997	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	850 of 855	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	845 of 853	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	833 of 846	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	810 of 820	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.3	585 of 818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	773 of 809	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	154 of 498	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.2	60 of 498	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	206 of 450	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	36 of 211	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	33 of 178	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	36 of 164	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	27.3	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	58 of 66	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	557 of 986	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	451 of 990	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	646 of 989	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	823 of 975	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	878 of 945	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	736 of 926	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	141 of 424	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	146 of 415	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	193 of 387	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	294 of 363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	258 of 324	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	214 of 250	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	263 of 319	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	277 of 843	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	111 of 853	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	387 of 865	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	618 of 858	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	794 of 823	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	650 of 821	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	694 of 877	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	405 of 984	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	377 of 991	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	562 of 987	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	760 of 980	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	876 of 941	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	807 of 916	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	239 of 618	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	281 of 582	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	206 of 528	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	243 of 255	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	214 of 840	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	151 of 847	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	295 of 852	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	342 of 844	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	445 of 844	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Glencliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5105	527	37	14.2		64 (12.1%)	75 (14.2%)	363 (68.9%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	14.1	898^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	938^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.9%	40	22.1	34.9	13.9	24.1	6.4	26.5	17.8	17.1	24.4	28.9	13.9	22.7	$17,454	$1,115	$15,408
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
Glengarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Finley DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2900	357	22	16.6		47 (13.2%)	28 (7.8%)	273 (76.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	16.8	869^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.9%		40.7	608^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.3%	261	16.7	43.6	28.3	27.2	15.4	33.3	20.8	22.2	13.6	33.3	17.0	19.6	$18,284	$1,015	$16,366
Glenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Patricia DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2906	642	38	16.8		66 (10.3%)	89 (13.9%)	471 (73.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	12.1	924^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.7	932^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	8.4%	8	26.3	22.9	10.9	21.0	25.9	18.6	12.7	19.9	23.5	15.7	12.7	18.0	$17,297	$1,285	$15,074
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
Paragon Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Paragon Mills RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5170	552	41	13.6		60 (10.9%)	113 (20.5%)	321 (58.2%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	5	995^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.1	999^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	16.5	15.0	8.1	13.7	11.0	11.3	8.2	10.3	14.3	5.1	6.6	9.1	$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
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
Norman Binkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5037	714	43	16.6		167 (23.4%)	73 (10.2%)	428 (59.9%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	35.5	670^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.6%		30	736^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.7%	66	31.3	40.4	37.1	36.2	29.3	43.4	39.3	37.3	34.3	33.3	33.7	33.8	$17,558	$1,039	$15,634

Frequently Asked Questions about John B. Whitsitt Elementary

Is John B. Whitsitt Elementary a good school?

John B. Whitsitt Elementary ranks 486^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is John B. Whitsitt Elementary in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of John B. Whitsitt Elementary?

Students at John B. Whitsitt Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend John B. Whitsitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended John B. Whitsitt Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John B. Whitsitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend John B. Whitsitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : LEAD Cameron
High : Glencliff High School

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