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Tom Joy Elementary

Q: Is Tom Joy Elementary a good school?

Tom Joy Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tom Joy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Tom Joy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tom Joy Elementary?

Students at Tom Joy Elementary are 48% African American, 40% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Tom Joy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Joy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jere Baxter Middle High : Maplewood High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

978^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tom Joy Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 450 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.

Tom Joy Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very poor performance. The school significantly underperforms the Davidson County and Tennessee averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 13.5% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, 14.5% in English Language Arts, and 12.7% in Science. Tom Joy Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 33.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Murrell at Glenn School, Inglewood Elementary, and Hattie Cotton Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic challenges in the local education system. In contrast, public charter schools like Nashville Classical East and East End Preparatory School demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, outperforming the district and state averages across multiple subject areas.

423

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,963

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Jones AVE
Nashville, TN 37207

(615) 262-6724

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Tom Joy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jere Baxter Middle
High:	Maplewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2010 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

978^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^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	6.5	978 of 1009	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	989 of 1018	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	994 of 1020	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	995 of 997	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	822 of 855	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	834 of 853	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	828 of 846	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	792 of 820	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.8	784 of 818	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	693 of 809	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	416 of 498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	483 of 498	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	488 of 500	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	194 of 211	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	170 of 178	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	100 of 164	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	165 of 165	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	952 of 986	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	949 of 990	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	969 of 989	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	923 of 926	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	413 of 424	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	361 of 415	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	323 of 387	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	363 of 363	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	809 of 843	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	795 of 853	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	848 of 865	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	963 of 984	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	940 of 991	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	967 of 987	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	2.3	852 of 852	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	840 of 841	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

Science13%-33 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
Tom Joy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Jones AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6724	450	35	12.8		38 (8.4%)	237 (52.7%)	154 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	6.5	978^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	989^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.8%	11	13.5	14.8	11.9				13.5	14.8	9.5	21.4				14.5			15.1	9.7	14.3				12.7					$19,963	$1,907	$16,970
Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2526 Dickerson PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 489-4243	0																		(n/a)																												$18,898	$953	$17,945
Shwab Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dickerson RD	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6725	317	22	14.4		19 (6.0%)	102 (32.2%)	187 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.4	718^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.8%		24.1	798^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.6%	80	30.6	42.1	38.9				37.3	36.1	39.5	19.4				31.8			36.1	36.8	19.4				30.9					$21,137	$2,001	$17,952
Hattie Cotton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1033 West Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6981	216	19	11.6		22 (10.2%)	148 (68.5%)	41 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.2	951^st of 1009 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.7	975^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.2%	24	18.4	20.7	20.0				19.6	5.3	13.8	8.0				8.7			5.3	37.9					14.1					$22,896	$1,456	$20,187
Murrell at Glenn School	Public	K-8	322 Cleveland ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8070	34	14	2.4		7 (20.6%)	23 (67.6%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																												$130,350	$34,814	$92,957
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
Nashville Classical East	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	537	22	24.4		149 (27.7%)	317 (59.0%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	58.9	366^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.9	363^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	64.3%	3	54.2	66.7	48.3	20.0	43.9	32.4	46.8	55.6	68.1	46.7	26.0	39.5	28.9	47.0			48.6	63.8	45.0	20.4	32.6	21.6	41.8	10.2	48.8	31.6	28.9	$19,133	$1,453	$17,181
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
Ida B. Wells Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	204	18	11.6		6 (2.9%)	178 (87.3%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	18.4	855^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.6	747^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.6%	108	20.6	30.0	46.9				32.3	14.7	10.0	29.0				17.9			20.6	20.0	22.6				21.1					$20,928	$1,588	$18,155
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Joy Elementary

Is Tom Joy Elementary a good school?

Tom Joy Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tom Joy Elementary?

Students at Tom Joy Elementary are 48% African American, 40% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tom Joy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Joy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jere Baxter Middle
High : Maplewood High

How many students attend Tom Joy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Tom Joy Elementary.

What district is Tom Joy Elementary in?

Davidson County

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