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Old Center Elementary

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Old Center Elementary ranks 520 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Old Center Elementary is a public elementary school in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, serving 351 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state.

Academically, Old Center Elementary consistently outperforms the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages in most subject areas, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 43.3% of Old Center Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% for Davidson County and 42.2% for the state. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners.

However, Old Center Elementary faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and lower performance in English Language Arts compared to the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Madison Creek Elementary and Neely's Bend Elementary, Old Center Elementary generally outperforms them academically, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Overall, the school appears to have a mix of strengths and areas for improvement as it continues to serve the Goodlettsville community.

345

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,645

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 Dickerson Pike South
Goodlettsville, TN 37072

(615) 859-8968

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Old Center Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goodlettsville Middle
High:	Hunters Lane High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

African American:

38.6%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2021)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

520^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	47.3	520 of 1009	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	570 of 1018	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	647 of 1020	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	633 of 1000	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	870 of 983	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	587 of 985	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	652 of 997	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	527 of 855	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.2	265 of 853	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	382 of 846	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	21.6	713 of 820	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	630 of 818	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	60.2	331 of 809	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	134 of 498	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	179 of 498	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	237 of 500	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	152 of 483	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	306 of 411	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	141 of 404	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	134 of 450	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	87 of 211	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	41 of 178	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	96.5	5 of 164	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	12 of 165	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	32.7	79 of 101	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	14 of 66	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	608 of 986	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	611 of 990	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	635 of 989	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	657 of 975	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.5	874 of 945	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	580 of 926	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	193 of 424	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	197 of 415	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	127 of 387	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	143 of 363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	263 of 324	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	95 of 250	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	120 of 319	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	449 of 843	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	297 of 853	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	481 of 865	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	515 of 858	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	690 of 823	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	534 of 821	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	424 of 877	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	381 of 984	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	525 of 991	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	617 of 987	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	593 of 980	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	802 of 941	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	334 of 916	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	244 of 618	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	106 of 582	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	250 of 528	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	463 of 847	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	525 of 844	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	447 of 812	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	232 of 841	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2024)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Old Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Dickerson Pike South	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 859-8968	351	23	15.6		56 (16.0%)	154 (43.9%)	126 (35.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	47.3	520^th of 1009 public elementary schools	48.5%		43.1	570^th of 1018 public elementary schools	44.0%	50	37.7	48.1	44.0			43.3	30.2	51.9	28.0			36.9	49.1	57.4	26.5			44.9				$20,645	$1,555	$17,988
Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1524 Monticello AVE	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1465	304	22	14.1		60 (19.7%)	77 (25.3%)	146 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	25.1	790^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.7%		15.5	887^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.9%	97	15.4	43.9	41.7			31.8	28.8	36.6	30.6			31.8	21.2	31.7	16.7			23.3				$19,464	$1,269	$17,183
Bellshire Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1128 Bell Grimes LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1452	359	24	15.2		17 (4.7%)	265 (73.8%)	61 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	9	954^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.5	959^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.8%	5	7.0	15.2	20.5			14.1	9.3	30.4	7.7			16.4	16.3	28.3	10.5			18.9				$20,532	$2,408	$17,244
Goodlettsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 Donald ST	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 859-8950	431	25	17.3		106 (24.6%)	156 (36.2%)	113 (26.2%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.4%)	15.1	884^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.4%		13.6	909^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.7%	25	15.9	23.3	17.6			19.0	13.0	37.0	23.5			24.8	20.3	34.2	16.2			23.8				$18,107	$1,251	$15,743
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
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
Chadwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Port DR	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1459	428	27	16.1		33 (7.7%)	233 (54.4%)	139 (32.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6.7	977^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.8	944^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.3%	33	8.0	13.6	18.3			12.9	18.4	17.7	13.1			16.6	16.0	9.5	11.5			12.6				$17,407	$1,496	$14,941
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
Madison Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Madison Creek RD	Goodlettsville	37072	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 859-4991	547	39	14.1		371 (67.8%)	78 (14.3%)	35 (6.4%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.5%)	87.9	100^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.1%		91.4	80^th of 1018 public elementary schools	92.1%	20	80.0	51.7	75.2			69.6	70.5	69.3	69.5			69.8	55.8	65.2	67.6			63.0				$11,626	$347	$10,757
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Center Elementary

What schools do graduates of Old Center Elementary attend?

Students who attend Old Center Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodlettsville Middle
High : Hunters Lane High

Is Old Center Elementary a good school?

Old Center Elementary ranks 520^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Old Center Elementary?

Students at Old Center Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 39% African American, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Old Center Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Old Center Elementary.

What district is Old Center Elementary in?

Davidson County

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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