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Park Avenue Elementary School

Q: Is Park Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Park Avenue Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Park Avenue Elementary School are 80% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Moses McKissack Middle School High : Pearl-Cohn High School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Park Avenue Elementary School serves 309 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Metro Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, TN. In the 2025–2026 school year, Park Avenue ranked 1,002nd out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 2% statewide with a 0-star rating. This continues a long-term pattern: the school has ranked in the lowest single digits statewide for the past decade, and its current standing places it among the very lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee. The contrast with nearby schools is stark — Sylvan Park Elementary School, less than a mile away, ranked 37th in the state (96th percentile), and Waverly-Belmont Elementary School ranked 95th (91st percentile).

Academically, proficiency rates at Park Avenue hover around 10–12% in math, English language arts, and science — roughly 30 percentage points behind state averages. Third-grade math proficiency is just 5.1%, and third-grade ELA is 7.5%. Nearby schools tell a dramatically different story: Sylvan Park Elementary School posts math proficiency near 78%, while Cockrill Elementary School — also in the bottom 2% — posts similarly low scores. English language arts is a particular concern at Park Avenue, with proficiency that is the second-lowest among nearby schools and well below other Nashville elementary schools with comparable math performance.

Chronic absenteeism affects roughly 40% of Park Avenue students — nearly double the district rate and more than double the state average. That is the highest rate among nearby schools, several of which sit below 10% while achieving proficiency rates of 60–80%. Park Avenue spends about $21,145 per student, thousands more than higher-performing nearby schools like Sylvan Park, Waverly-Belmont, and Eakin Elementary School, yet outcomes remain among the lowest in the state. This suggests that aggressive attendance interventions and intensive literacy support — not just additional funding — will be essential to turning the school around.

309

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,145

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3703 Park Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209

(615) 298-8412

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Moses McKissack Middle School
High:	Pearl-Cohn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

1,002^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

77^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	5.3	1002 of 1019	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	991 of 1009	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	976 of 1018	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	976 of 1020	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	947 of 1000	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	904 of 983	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	919 of 985	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	947 of 997	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	792 of 855	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	767 of 853	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	748 of 846	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	758 of 820	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	763 of 818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	719 of 809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	485 of 498	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	469 of 498	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	410 of 498	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	410 of 500	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	428 of 483	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	313 of 411	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	318 of 404	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	388 of 450	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	972 of 986	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	951 of 990	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	922 of 989	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	899 of 975	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	922 of 945	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	903 of 926	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	795 of 823	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	820 of 843	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	771 of 853	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	798 of 865	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	770 of 858	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	743 of 823	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	698 of 821	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	842 of 877	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	955 of 984	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	942 of 991	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	931 of 987	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	933 of 980	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	841 of 941	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	820 of 916	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)18th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

Science11%-36 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 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 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
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7	95.4%	22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.3	1002^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	5.1	17.9	14.3		12.5	7.5	20.5	< 5%	10.7	10.0	17.9	< 5%	10.7	$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
Encompass Community School	Public, Charter	K-3	4300 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 931-0166																			(n/a)	< 5%				< 5%	< 5%			< 5%	< 5%			< 5%
Cockrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4	94.7%	36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5.5	999^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%	17	5.9	21.1	12.1		12.3	< 5%	15.8	6.1	8.3	< 5%	21.1	12.1	10.7	$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Sylvan Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4801 Utah Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8423	439	30	14.4	37.8%	309 (70.4%)	70 (15.9%)	20 (4.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	96.4	37^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.8	46^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	75.9	81.5	76.4		77.8	84.3	73.4	75.3	78.2	80.7	80.0	76.7	79.2	$16,249	$837	$14,669
Eakin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax Avenue	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	544	29	18.7	37.1%	230 (42.3%)	177 (32.5%)	36 (6.6%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	76	188^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.6%		83.9	130^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.1%	58	40.0	65.3	68.7		59.0	54.1	61.2	59.0	58.4	51.4	61.9	57.3	57.3	$16,985	$972	$15,171
Robert Churchwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulev	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 687-4024	292	19	15.7	96.7%	6 (2.1%)	250 (85.6%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	7.9	962^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.1	952^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	5.6%	10	11.9	12.8	14.3		12.8	26.2	23.1	7.4	20.4	19.0	13.2	14.3	15.7	$20,393	$1,640	$17,386
Carter-Lawrence Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2	85.2%	8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	7.9	961^st of 1019 public elementary schools	5.7%		15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%	82	7.1	14.8	20.6		13.6	21.4	22.2	14.7	19.4	16.7	15.4	17.6	16.7	$21,626	$2,274	$18,177
Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th Avenue	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	242	22	11.2	66.1%	7 (2.9%)	205 (84.7%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	6.2	983^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.9	997^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.2%	14	7.0	21.4	6.5		10.8	11.9	25.0	19.4	17.8	11.6	17.9	10.0	12.9	$21,458	$1,860	$18,259
Charlotte Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Annex Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2006	514	35	14.8	90.0%	91 (17.7%)	93 (18.1%)	290 (56.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	14.4	895^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.1	859^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.9%	36	21.4	33.3	25.0		26.6	14.3	25.9	18.4	19.5	25.3	27.2	22.4	25.0	$17,486	$1,054	$15,532
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 10th Ave South	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 800-7690	528	33	16.2	50.8%	257 (48.7%)	187 (35.4%)	41 (7.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	89.2	95^th of 1019 public elementary schools	90.7%		81	145^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.6%	50	65.9	76.9	64.4		69.2	71.6	80.6	63.5	72.2	65.9	66.7	58.6	63.8	$16,783	$837	$15,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Avenue Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Park Avenue Elementary School are 80% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Park Avenue Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moses McKissack Middle School
High : Pearl-Cohn High School

Is Park Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Park Avenue Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

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