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Neely's Bend Elementary

Q: Is Neely's Bend Elementary a good school?

Neely's Bend Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Neely's Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Neely's Bend Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Neely's Bend Elementary?

Students at Neely's Bend Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 33% African American, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Neely's Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neely's Bend Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School High : Hunters Lane High

Public Grades PK, KG-7

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Neely's Bend Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madison, Tennessee, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 442. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neely's Bend Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a ranking between 796-932 out of around 1,000 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is significantly below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 6.9% in 7th grade to 37.5% in 6th grade. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 10.4% in 5th grade to 34.4% in 6th grade. Neely's Bend has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, significantly above the state and county averages.

Nearby schools, such as Hermitage Elementary, Pennington Elementary, and Dan Mills Elementary, generally perform better than Neely's Bend on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Walton Ferry Elementary, located in the neighboring Sumner County district, also outperforms Neely's Bend. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing targeted interventions to improve instructional quality and student support could be crucial steps in enhancing the academic performance at Neely's Bend Elementary.

491

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,482

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Neely's Bend RD
Madison, TN 37115

(615) 860-1471

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Neely's Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School
High:	Hunters Lane High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

African American:

33.4%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

796^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	24.7	796 of 1009	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	867 of 1018	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	867 of 1020	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	877 of 1000	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	871 of 983	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	897 of 985	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	932 of 997	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	817 of 855	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	788 of 853	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	799 of 846	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	760 of 820	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	788 of 818	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	644 of 809	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	327 of 498	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	323 of 498	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	281 of 500	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	331 of 483	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	207 of 411	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	383 of 404	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	393 of 450	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	86 of 211	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	77 of 178	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	98 of 164	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	57 of 165	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.6	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	843 of 986	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	835 of 990	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	813 of 989	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	891 of 975	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	876 of 945	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	853 of 926	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	288 of 424	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	300 of 415	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	336 of 387	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	231 of 363	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	301 of 324	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	272 of 319	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	550 of 843	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	678 of 853	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	778 of 865	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	712 of 858	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	737 of 823	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	750 of 821	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	843 of 877	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	649 of 984	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	804 of 991	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	772 of 987	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	708 of 980	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	788 of 941	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	864 of 916	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	4.7	850 of 852	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	843 of 844	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	727 of 812	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	832 of 841	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%-13 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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
Neely's Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	1300 Neely's Bend RD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1471	442	28	15.7		51 (11.5%)	166 (37.6%)	206 (46.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	24.7	796^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.1%		17.5	867^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.8%	71	14.3	24.1	20.8	37.5	6.9		20.4	31.3	22.2	10.4	34.4	17.2		23.3			42.9	40.7	14.6	37.5	14.3		32.0	34.4	37.0		35.6	$18,482	$1,909	$15,725
Smithson Craighead Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	730 Neely's Bend RD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 228-9886	333	24	13.8		33 (9.9%)	122 (36.6%)	163 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	23.7	807^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.0%		14.1	901^st of 1018 public elementary schools	11.5%	94	7.5	20.8	25.6				17.4	24.5	32.1	32.6				29.5			43.4	30.2	34.9				36.2					$26,874	$1,656	$23,907
DuPont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 9th ST	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7305	346	28	12.5		169 (48.8%)	70 (20.2%)	62 (17.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	23.6	808^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.9%		28.8	743^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	27.0%	65	20.9	25.8	34.7				27.3	20.5	30.6	24.0				25.6			38.1	30.6	37.5				34.9					$19,897	$1,185	$17,583
Pennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7		151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	27.9	755^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.2%		30.8	723^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	29.0%	32	36.2	24.3	21.7				27.7	27.7	52.6	26.1				34.4			23.4	45.9	24.4				30.2					$20,415	$853	$18,583
Dan Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4106 Kennedy AVE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 262-6677	604	38	15.8		411 (68.0%)	59 (9.8%)	106 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	80.7	152^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.9%		80.7	147^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.6%	5	57.7	71.7	62.7				63.8	60.9	57.0	60.4				59.5			56.8	60.0	52.9				56.5					$17,384	$837	$15,737
Amqui Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	319 Anderson LN	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 612-3678	577	44	13.1		61 (10.6%)	220 (38.1%)	266 (46.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.7%)	14.6	891^st of 1009 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.7	898^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.8%	7	21.3	21.1	18.3	17.6	16.3		19.4	14.5	24.4	33.3	21.6	9.3		21.3			17.6	25.6	23.3	21.6	11.6		20.8	27.5	20.9		24.5	$19,604	$2,021	$16,587
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Shute LN	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7317	489	34	14.5		220 (45.0%)	122 (24.9%)	81 (16.6%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	57.5	387^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.6%		52.2	441^st of 1018 public elementary schools	56.7%	54	48.2	46.8	61.8				52.1	40.0	45.2	38.2				40.9			37.6	54.8	52.9				47.4					$17,484	$837	$15,767
Walton Ferry Elementary	Public	K-5	732 Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3217	396	27	14.6		271 (68.4%)	34 (8.6%)	54 (13.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.3%)	74.8	195^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.7%		80.3	151^st of 1018 public elementary schools	85.2%	44	60.9	59.3	50.8				57.0	57.1	57.4	32.8				48.9			78.1	75.9	49.2				67.6					$13,774	$1,554	$11,444
Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Old Hickory Blvd. West	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1486	452	37	12.3		38 (8.4%)	137 (30.3%)	246 (54.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	9.5	949^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.9%		8.7	972^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	4.5%	23	14.9	22.4	15.6				17.2	20.0	13.8	17.1				17.2			16.0	8.6	23.4				16.7					$19,218	$1,540	$16,555
East End Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 630-7470	756	30	25.2		34 (4.5%)	602 (79.6%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	51	474^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.7	350^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.6%	124	50.6	45.9	48.6	33.0	43.4	23.1	41.0	30.6	51.0	40.2	34.8	36.8	20.2	36.0	72.7	72.7	38.1	49.0	47.7	38.4	27.6	30.7	39.3	46.4	31.6	23.9	35.1	$25,770	$1,702	$23,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Neely's Bend Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Neely's Bend Elementary?

Students at Neely's Bend Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 33% African American, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Neely's Bend Elementary in?

Davidson County

How many students attend Neely's Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Neely's Bend Elementary.

Is Neely's Bend Elementary a good school?

Neely's Bend Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Neely's Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neely's Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School
High : Hunters Lane High

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