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Park Avenue Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Park Avenue Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Avenue Elementary consistently performs significantly below the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.2% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in Davidson County and 42.2% statewide. Similarly, only 8.8% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.2% in Davidson County and 38.9% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 38.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby Jones Elementary, Waverly-Belmont Elementary, and Eakin Elementary generally perform much better than Park Avenue Elementary on academic measures, with over 50% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Despite Park Avenue Elementary's relatively high per-student spending of $27,492 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has not been able to translate this into improved academic outcomes.

309

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,145

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3703 Park AVE
Nashville, TN 37209

(615) 298-8412

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moses McKissack Middle
High:	Pearl-Cohn High

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 — 12th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

991^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^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	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
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
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

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

English Language Arts9%-30 vs state

Science6%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 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	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7		22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.5	976^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		16.2	15.4	10.2		13.5	10.5	8.8		10.8		5.6	$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
Cockrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4		36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%					(n/a)	20.6	10.8		12.1	14.7	8.3		9.2	14.7	16.2		11.2	$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Sylvan Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4801 Utah AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8423	439	30	14.4		309 (70.4%)	70 (15.9%)	20 (4.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	94.8	46^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.4%		81.2	145^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.8%	99	68.9	75.0	71.9	72.0	71.6	73.1	70.3	71.8	76.7	81.8	77.8	78.9	$16,249	$837	$14,669
Eakin Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax AVE	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	544	29	18.7		230 (42.3%)	177 (32.5%)	36 (6.6%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	83.9	130^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.1%		64.5	291^st of 1018 public elementary schools	71.4%	161	52.5	59.3	68.9	59.4	60.4	63.8	68.4	63.8	57.0	66.7	69.3	63.7	$16,985	$972	$15,171
Robert Churchwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. BLVD	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 687-4024	292	19	15.7		6 (2.1%)	250 (85.6%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	9.1	952^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	5.6%		7.2	990^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	9.1		12.2	9.1	11.4	30.8	17.1	18.0		28.0		7.3	$20,393	$1,640	$17,386
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2		8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%		14	904^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.2%	25	12.5	18.4	32.1	20.4	12.1	36.8	28.6	26.3	9.7	31.6	14.3	19.6	$21,626	$2,274	$18,177
Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th AVE	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	242	22	11.2		7 (2.9%)	205 (84.7%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	4.9	997^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.6	1002^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	1.6%	5		12.1	8.8	7.8	11.4	21.2		11.8	11.4	12.1	5.9	9.8	$21,458	$1,860	$18,259
Charlotte Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Annex AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2006	514	35	14.8		91 (17.7%)	93 (18.1%)	290 (56.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.1	859^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.9%		19.2	847^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.8%	12	32.9	20.8	32.8	28.4	27.6	24.7	20.7	24.6	26.7	20.5	19.0	22.3	$17,486	$1,054	$15,532
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 10th Ave South	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 800-7690	528	33	16.2		257 (48.7%)	187 (35.4%)	41 (7.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	81	145^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.6%		74.4	198^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.6%	53	67.3	55.9	55.8	59.9	69.0	61.4	58.2	63.2	62.9	56.9	55.8	58.7	$16,783	$837	$15,120
Hull-Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	360	23	15.4		13 (3.6%)	315 (87.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	15.9	876^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.6	957^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.0%	81	13.3	24.1	30.4	22.0	6.7	31.0	29.2	21.7	10.3	25.0	34.8	22.5	$21,638	$1,999	$18,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary?

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

What district is Park Avenue Elementary in?

Davidson County

Is Park Avenue Elementary a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Moses McKissack Middle
High : Pearl-Cohn High

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