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Pennington Elementary

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Pennington Elementary ranks 755 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Pennington Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 295 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennington Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27.7% in Mathematics, 34.4% in English Language Arts, and 30.2% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school's performance has been consistently low, with its statewide ranking ranging from 559 out of 985 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 755 out of 1009 in 2024-2025. Pennington Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Neely's Bend Elementary, Hermitage Elementary, and Hickman Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings.

Despite the higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio at Pennington Elementary, the school's academic performance remains below average. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Pennington Elementary may indicate underlying issues related to student engagement, family support, or resource allocation that need to be addressed. Addressing these factors could be crucial for improving the school's overall outcomes.

286

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,415

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2817 Donna Hill DR
Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 885-8918

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Pennington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Two Rivers Middle
High:	McGavock High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

21.7%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2019) to 25th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

755^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	27.9	755 of 1009	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	723 of 1018	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	699 of 1020	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	690 of 1000	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	724 of 983	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	559 of 985	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	718 of 997	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	629 of 646	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	765 of 855	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	731 of 853	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	697 of 846	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	721 of 820	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	694 of 818	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	66.4	271 of 809	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	300 of 498	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	262 of 498	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	229 of 500	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	355 of 483	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	109 of 164	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	614 of 986	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	623 of 990	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	563 of 989	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	568 of 975	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	648 of 945	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	464 of 926	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	371 of 387	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	333 of 363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	216 of 319	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	780 of 843	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	725 of 853	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	618 of 865	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	769 of 858	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	709 of 821	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	705 of 877	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	807 of 984	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	766 of 991	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	807 of 987	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	767 of 980	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	650 of 941	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	551 of 916	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	337 of 618	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	669 of 840	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	565 of 847	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	632 of 852	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	456 of 844	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	690 of 844	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	375 of 812	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.9	651 of 841	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-4 vs state

Science30%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 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
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
Stanford Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2417 Maplecrest DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 885-8822	435	26	16.7		258 (59.3%)	93 (21.4%)	34 (7.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	78.3	165^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.6%		82.6	140^th of 1018 public elementary schools	86.2%	25	54.7	43.1	52.4				50.0	60.4	66.7	57.1				61.6			58.5	72.5	61.9				64.4					$18,372	$837	$16,753
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
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
Inglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Riverside DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6697	222	21	10.5		55 (24.8%)	135 (60.8%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	13.5	905^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.3%		9.9	956^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.1%	51	21.4	13.0	12.5				16.0	32.1	26.1	8.3				22.7			32.1	13.0	12.5				20.0					$21,441	$1,353	$18,762
Rosebank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston DR	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	440	28	16.0		230 (52.3%)	134 (30.5%)	40 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	72.1	222^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	78.0%		61.8	323^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	68.3%	101	48.3	46.4	44.1				46.2	55.2	62.3	52.5				57.0			55.2	66.7	58.6				60.5					$17,214	$837	$15,610
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
Hermitage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	308	18	17.1		103 (33.4%)	65 (21.1%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	20.1	841^st of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.1	840^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.5%	1	30.4	35.9	28.2				31.5	17.4	41.0	10.3				22.6			26.1	28.2	15.4				23.4					$21,146	$1,457	$18,570
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 231-7300	29	7	4.0		13 (44.8%)	6 (20.7%)	9 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)																							7.7
Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	396	32	12.5		124 (31.3%)	116 (29.3%)	112 (28.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	34.5	684^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.2%		32.9	697^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.5%	13	34.4	33.3	27.5				31.6	44.3	17.5	31.9				31.1			49.2	31.7	39.1				39.9					$18,650	$1,767	$15,883

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennington Elementary

What district is Pennington Elementary in?

Davidson County

Is Pennington Elementary a good school?

Pennington Elementary ranks 755^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pennington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Pennington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pennington Elementary?

Students at Pennington Elementary are 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pennington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pennington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Two Rivers Middle
High : McGavock High

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