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McGavock Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

McGavock Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Nashville’s Donelson area serving 324 students as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 13th percentile statewide (888 out of 1,019 schools), with proficiency rates in math (22%), English language arts (27.6%), and science (20.3%) all well below both district and state averages.

What makes McGavock’s situation particularly striking is how it compares to nearby schools within the same district. Lockeland Elementary, just 3.5 miles away, ranks in the 100th percentile with 93% math proficiency, while Stanford Elementary (1.1 miles) and Rosebank Elementary (2.7 miles) both rank above the 80th percentile. McGavock spends $17,878 per pupil — comparable to or more than these higher-performing neighbors — and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7, yet achieves far weaker results. Science is the biggest academic gap (20.3% proficiency vs. 46.9% statewide), and chronic absenteeism at 20% still exceeds most nearby schools.

There are encouraging signs. English Learner students at McGavock have earned 2-star ratings, performing at the 48th percentile in 2024–25 — a genuine bright spot. ELA proficiency has climbed from 15.2% to 27.6% since 2022–23, math from 17.1% to 22%, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from 28.2% to 20%. However, science proficiency has declined over the same period, and 4th grade shows particular vulnerability, with science at just 14.3%. The wide gap between McGavock and its high-performing neighbors — all in the same district — suggests school-level leadership and instructional quality, not district policy alone, are the key drivers of outcomes.

324

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,878

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 McGavock Pike
Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 885-8912

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend McGavock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Two Rivers Middle School
High:	McGavock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

African American:

24.7%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

888^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 18% (2018) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	15.2	888 of 1019	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	904 of 1009	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	821 of 1018	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	896 of 1020	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	899 of 1000	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	768 of 983	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	819 of 985	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	814 of 997	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	684 of 855	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	724 of 853	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.5	522 of 846	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.6	401 of 820	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	10.7	785 of 818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	547 of 809	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	307 of 498	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.7	426 of 498	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	171 of 498	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.9	403 of 500	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	337 of 483	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	370 of 404	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	171 of 450	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	110 of 211	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	104 of 164	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	147 of 165	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	934 of 986	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	782 of 990	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	874 of 989	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	807 of 975	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	688 of 945	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	758 of 926	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	358 of 458	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	379 of 424	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	329 of 415	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	353 of 387	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	334 of 363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	273 of 324	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	210 of 250	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	313 of 319	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	745 of 823	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	737 of 843	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	696 of 853	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	834 of 865	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	565 of 823	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	785 of 821	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	689 of 877	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	803 of 984	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	789 of 991	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	818 of 987	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	942 of 980	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	775 of 941	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	787 of 916	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	675 of 849	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	817 of 840	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	654 of 847	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	326 of 844	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	505 of 812	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	568 of 841	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

Science20%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 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
McGavock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 McGavock Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8912	263	25	10.7	84.0%	54 (20.5%)	66 (25.1%)	136 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15.2	888^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.9%		13.6	904^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.4%	16	18.8	22.9	25.0	22.0	29.2	22.9	30.0	27.6	18.8	14.3	27.5	20.3	$17,878	$1,085	$15,913
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
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
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)
Glenview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Patricia Drive	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2906	642	38	16.8	97.1%	66 (10.3%)	89 (13.9%)	471 (73.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	8.2	956^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.1	924^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.4%	32	24.7	18.8	15.3	19.9	12.3	20.8	11.9	15.7	19.8	16.7	10.2	16.1	$17,297	$1,285	$15,074
Rosebank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston Drive	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	440	28	16.0	84.5%	230 (52.3%)	134 (30.5%)	40 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	75.8	192^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.1	222^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	78.0%	30	40.5	55.6	57.5	50.7	60.8	65.1	56.9	60.7	55.8	59.7	69.9	61.8	$17,214	$837	$15,610
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
Rocketship United School	Public, Charter	K-5	320 Plus Park Boulevard	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 712-7499	499	18	27.7	78.5%	24 (4.8%)	219 (43.9%)	243 (48.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	17.5	876^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.2	858^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.0%	18	19.8	35.1	36.7	29.5	18.9	27.0	28.6	24.3	25.3	22.7	26.5	24.5	$18,152	$1,428	$15,417
Lockeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	105 South 17th Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 258-1330	322	19	16.6	17.8%	276 (85.7%)	11 (3.4%)	19 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	99.4	2^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	2^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.8%		89.3	94.8		93.3	91.1	91.4	90.0	90.9	94.6	91.4		94.5	$16,612	$837	$15,182

Frequently Asked Questions about McGavock Elementary School

What district is McGavock Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

How many students attend McGavock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended McGavock Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McGavock Elementary School?

Students at McGavock Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 19% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is McGavock Elementary School a good school?

McGavock Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McGavock Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Two Rivers Middle School
High : McGavock High School

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