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Paragon Mills Elementary School

Q: Is Paragon Mills Elementary School a good school?

Paragon Mills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Paragon Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Paragon Mills Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paragon Mills Elementary School?

Students at Paragon Mills Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Paragon Mills Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Nashville, TN, serving 647 students within the Metro Nashville Public Schools district, where it has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee for over a decade.

In the most recent school year, only 19% of students were proficient in math, 15.4% in English language arts, and 15% in science — far below district and state averages. The school earned a 0-star rating and ranked in the 6th percentile statewide (955th out of 1,019 schools). Among nine nearby elementary schools, only J. E. Moss Elementary School scores lower in math and reading, while neighboring schools serving similar communities post dramatically better results: John B. Whitsitt Elementary School reaches 62.6% math proficiency and Norman Binkley Elementary School reaches 42.3%. Even Haywood Elementary School, less than a mile away, beats Paragon Mills in every subject. Fifth grade is a particular concern — only 12.7% of 5th graders are proficient in math and just 7.9% in science, the lowest 5th-grade science rate in the area, suggesting learning gaps widen as students advance.

There are a few encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, below the district average of 23.3%, so attendance is not the main barrier. In addition, the 2025–2026 school year brought the first meaningful improvement in years, with the school moving from the 1st to the 6th percentile. However, Paragon Mills spends $18,225 per student — more than several higher-performing neighboring schools — which raises questions about whether resources are being directed to evidence-based instruction and early intervention. Overall, while there are small signs of progress, the school remains in urgent need of effective, sustained support.

647

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,225

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Paragon Mills Road
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 333-5170

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Paragon Mills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wright Middle School
High:	Glencliff High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

African American:

17.5%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

955^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	8.3	955 of 1019	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	995 of 1009	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	999 of 1018	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	965 of 1020	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	981 of 1000	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	974 of 983	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	940 of 985	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	943 of 997	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	818 of 855	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	806 of 853	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	759 of 846	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	745 of 820	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	601 of 818	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	770 of 809	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	448 of 498	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	492 of 498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	471 of 498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	395 of 500	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	452 of 483	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	376 of 411	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	311 of 404	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	301 of 450	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	5.8	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	208 of 211	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	145 of 178	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	161 of 165	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	964 of 986	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	980 of 990	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	937 of 989	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	952 of 975	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	855 of 926	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	447 of 458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	421 of 424	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	410 of 415	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	382 of 387	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	361 of 363	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	249 of 250	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	306 of 319	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	794 of 823	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	829 of 843	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	817 of 853	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	723 of 865	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	817 of 858	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	799 of 823	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	770 of 821	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	844 of 877	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	969 of 984	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	965 of 991	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	948 of 987	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	956 of 980	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	920 of 941	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	893 of 916	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	442 of 447	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	6.4	835 of 844	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	809 of 812	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	837 of 841	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile~ school

White (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Science15%-32 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
Paragon Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Paragon Mills Road	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5170	552	41	13.6	95.4%	60 (10.9%)	113 (20.5%)	321 (58.2%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	8.3	955^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.3%		5	995^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	22.0	20.4	12.7	19.0	14.4	23.7	< 5%	15.4	14.3	20.4	7.9	15.0	$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
LEAD Southeast Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-2	490 Metroplex Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 678-0543																			(n/a)
Haywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3790 Turley Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5118	565	41	13.9	93.2%	38 (6.7%)	63 (11.2%)	403 (71.3%)	50 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	14.7	893^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	12.4%		18	860^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.8%	33	28.6	31.8	16.1	25.4	26.5	23.5	12.9	21.0	30.6	21.2	15.1	22.5	$18,481	$1,534	$16,025
Glencliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Antioch Pike	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5105	527	37	14.2	90.4%	64 (12.1%)	75 (14.2%)	363 (68.9%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	16.3	882^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.1	898^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.0%	16	32.3	29.9	12.3	26.1	28.1	18.2	20.0	22.7	31.3	16.9	16.9	22.7	$17,454	$1,115	$15,408
Glengarry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Finley Drive	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2900	357	22	16.6	93.8%	47 (13.2%)	28 (7.8%)	273 (76.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	18	873^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	14.3%		16.8	869^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.9%	4	34.0	32.9	17.8	29.5	30.2	24.7	27.3	26.9	30.2	20.0	15.6	21.9	$18,284	$1,015	$16,366
Tusculum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 McMurray Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5179	633	50	12.7	95.0%	79 (12.5%)	73 (11.5%)	446 (70.5%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.1	889^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.5	872^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.6%	17	15.3	45.1	33.7	32.0	20.6	20.4	15.8	19.0	18.4	22.1	11.6	17.6	$18,498	$1,289	$16,196
Aventura Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	490 Metroplex Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 657-4201	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%)	30.8	745^th of 1019 public elementary schools	26.9%		10.3	937^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.1%	192	20.3	22.0		20.9	41.0	34.0		38.3	40.5	42.0		41.1	$23,614	$1,065	$21,642
Cole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Colemont Drive	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5043	840	56	15.1	92.1%	90 (10.7%)	73 (8.7%)	595 (70.8%)	66 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	12.6	915^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.1	925^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.3%	10	20.6	19.7	25.0	21.5	18.7	27.4	13.0	20.3	16.0	34.2	20.7	24.1	$19,223	$1,363	$16,871
Norman Binkley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5037	714	43	16.6	89.6%	167 (23.4%)	73 (10.2%)	428 (59.9%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	37.7	668^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.5	670^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.6%	2	34.9	48.1	44.7	42.3	30.3	49.0	36.5	38.6	24.8	45.2	27.1	32.6	$17,558	$1,039	$15,634
John B. Whitsitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Whitsett Road	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5600	504	33	15.2	90.5%	83 (16.5%)	43 (8.5%)	355 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	45.9	549^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.8	486^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.8%	63	58.9	70.9	55.6	62.6	35.6	39.2	22.2	33.5	31.5	35.4	33.3	33.5	$17,179	$1,112	$15,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Paragon Mills Elementary School

What district is Paragon Mills Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

How many students attend Paragon Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Paragon Mills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Paragon Mills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paragon Mills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wright Middle School
High : Glencliff High School

Is Paragon Mills Elementary School a good school?

Paragon Mills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paragon Mills Elementary School?

Students at Paragon Mills Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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