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Julia Green Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Julia Green Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee that serves 494 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state.

Despite the district's relatively low ranking, Julia Green Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Tennessee, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform their peers at the county and state levels across all subject areas and grade levels, with 86.9% proficient or better in mathematics compared to 31.9% in Davidson County and 42.2% statewide. Julia Green's performance is exceptional across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 59 for female students, top 14 for male students, and top 21 for white students in Tennessee.

Compared to nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Cockrill Elementary and Carter-Lawrence Elementary, Julia Green Elementary significantly outperforms them in both academic performance and test scores. The school's high spending per student ($19,151 in 2023-2024) and low chronic absenteeism rates may contribute to its exceptional results, which it has maintained consistently over the past several years.

501

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,834

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Hobbs RD
Nashville, TN 37215

(615) 298-8082

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Julia Green Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Trotwood Moore Middle
High:	Hillsboro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Asian:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (84% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

26^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	97.4	26 of 1009	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	10 of 1018	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	35 of 1020	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	11 of 1000	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	11 of 983	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	4 of 985	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	16 of 997	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	21 of 855	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	79.8	105 of 853	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.7	97 of 846	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	95.2	38 of 820	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	52 of 818	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	82 of 809	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	59 of 986	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	11 of 990	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	41 of 989	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	13 of 975	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	5 of 945	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 926	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	14 of 984	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	10 of 991	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	35 of 987	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	10 of 980	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	26 of 941	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	13 of 916	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	21 of 840	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	8 of 847	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	40 of 852	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	9 of 844	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	13 of 844	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	1 of 812	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	20 of 841	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+45 vs state

English Language Arts83%+44 vs state

Science81%+35 vs state

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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
Julia Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 Hobbs RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8082	494	34	14.5		425 (86.0%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	97.4	26^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.6	10^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.0%	16	88.9	92.9	70.0	86.9	81.5	92.9	65.0	83.0	80.2	87.1	69.2	81.0	$15,834	$837	$14,267
Eakin Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax AVE	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	544	29	18.7		230 (42.3%)	177 (32.5%)	36 (6.6%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	83.9	130^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.1%		64.5	291^st of 1018 public elementary schools	71.4%	161	52.5	59.3	68.9	59.4	60.4	63.8	68.4	63.8	57.0	66.7	69.3	63.7	$16,985	$972	$15,171
Glendale Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 Thompson AVE	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 279-7970	438	30	14.8		336 (76.7%)	20 (4.6%)	49 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	98.3	9^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.9	19^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.1%	10	80.9	90.7	75.0	83.6	88.2	94.7	82.5	89.6	80.9	86.7	82.5	83.6	$16,730	$837	$15,024
Percy Priest Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Otter Creek RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8416	534	35	15.4		448 (83.9%)	8 (1.5%)	29 (5.4%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	98	13^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.7	24^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.6%	11	85.2	82.1	87.5	84.9	82.0	79.8	81.9	81.3	77.9	81.0	84.7	80.6	$16,530	$837	$15,099
Sylvan Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4801 Utah AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8423	439	30	14.4		309 (70.4%)	70 (15.9%)	20 (4.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	94.8	46^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.4%		81.2	145^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.8%	99	68.9	75.0	71.9	72.0	71.6	73.1	70.3	71.8	76.7	81.8	77.8	78.9	$16,249	$837	$14,669
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 10th Ave South	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 800-7690	528	33	16.2		257 (48.7%)	187 (35.4%)	41 (7.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	81	145^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.6%		74.4	198^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.6%	53	67.3	55.9	55.8	59.9	69.0	61.4	58.2	63.2	62.9	56.9	55.8	58.7	$16,783	$837	$15,120
Park Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7		22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.5	976^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		16.2	15.4	10.2		13.5	10.5	8.8		10.8		5.6	$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
Westmeade Elementary	Public	K-5	6641 Clearbrook DR	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2066	466	31	15.2		187 (40.1%)	143 (30.7%)	70 (15.0%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	41.2	594^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.1%		47.4	511^th of 1018 public elementary schools	49.8%	83	22.1	42.2	43.6	34.7	35.1	48.4	38.2	40.3	29.9	46.9	45.5	39.8	$17,892	$1,159	$15,753
Cockrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4		36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%					(n/a)	20.6	10.8		12.1	14.7	8.3		9.2	14.7	16.2		11.2	$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2		8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%		14	904^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.2%	25	12.5	18.4	32.1	20.4	12.1	36.8	28.6	26.3	9.7	31.6	14.3	19.6	$21,626	$2,274	$18,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia Green Elementary

How many students attend Julia Green Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Julia Green Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Julia Green Elementary attend?

Students who attend Julia Green Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Trotwood Moore Middle
High : Hillsboro High

What district is Julia Green Elementary in?

Davidson County

Is Julia Green Elementary a good school?

Yes! Julia Green Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 26^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Julia Green Elementary?

Students at Julia Green Elementary are 85% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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