Tusculum Elementary

Public PK, KG-4

 440 McMurray DR
       Nashville, TN  37211


(615) 333-5179

District: Davidson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
848th of 1,020 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,264 Help


Students who attend Tusculum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McMurray Middle
High:    John Overton High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  664

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.2%
White:
11.9%
African American:
11.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95% Help


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Compare Details Tusculum Elementary ranks worse than 83.1% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 41st among 79 ranked elementary schools in the Davidson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.32. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.2%), White (11.9%), African American (11.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tusculum Elementary is 11.3, which is the 2nd best among 79 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tusculum Elementary is $14,264. 43 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Tusculum Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tusculum Elementary 848th of 1020 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Tusculum Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Asian students:
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Hispanic students:
White students:


Davidson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County 122nd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tusculum Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 20.41 698th 809 13.7%
2011 14.65 756th 818 7.6%
2012 16.79 747th 820 8.9%
2013 22.74 781st 846 7.7%
2014 5.46 831st 853 2.6%
2015 8.16 840th 855 1.8%
2018 12.97 920th 997 7.7%
2019 20.71 826th 985 16.1%
2021 7.58 953rd 983 3.1%
2022 11.28 926th 1000 7.4%
2023 18.32 848th 1020 16.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.13 93rd 95 2.1%
2019 44.46 35th 66 47.0%
2022 28.85 136th 165 17.6%
2023 43.03 81st 164 50.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.49 217th 255 14.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.90 795th 877 9.4%
2019 29.88 640th 821 22.0%
2021 15.34 775th 823 5.8%
2022 16.88 801st 858 6.6%
2023 42.70 497th 865 42.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.39 815th 926 12.0%
2021 8.92 903rd 945 4.4%
2022 13.01 882nd 975 9.5%
2023 18.09 829th 989 16.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.81 722nd 916 21.2%
2021 9.09 898th 941 4.6%
2022 10.10 934th 980 4.7%
2023 19.71 819th 987 17.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.18 60th 62 3.2%
2022 6.51 53rd 55 3.6%
2023 6.57 53rd 57 7.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.02 400th 450 11.1%
2019 28.52 294th 404 27.2%
2022 44.27 227th 483 53.0%
2023 49.75 215th 500 57.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.92 300th 319 6.0%
2019 25.35 208th 250 16.8%
2021 13.74 321st 324 0.9%
2022 14.36 357th 363 1.7%
2023 26.28 318th 387 17.8%
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Rank History for White students at Tusculum Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.98 692nd 841 17.7%
2019 28.83 636th 812 21.7%
2023 32.77 600th 852 29.6%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Tusculum Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 544 137 9 5 1 n/a n/a 0 696
1989 506 134 66 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 709
1990 502 176 86 10 0 n/a n/a 0 774
1991 465 193 81 6 2 n/a n/a 0 747
1992 421 175 73 5 2 n/a n/a 0 676
1993 487 173 23 4 2 n/a n/a 0 689
1994 483 201 26 33 1 n/a n/a 0 744
1995 502 238 21 53 2 n/a n/a 0 816
1996 502 238 21 53 2 n/a n/a 0 816
1997 456 220 30 66 0 n/a n/a -1 771
1998 354 286 21 12 1 n/a n/a 1 675
1999 380 230 17 37 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 633 633
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 658 658
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 356 356
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 356 356
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 403 403
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 489 489
2006 177 129 13 213 0 n/a n/a 0 532
2007 162 119 15 269 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2008 149 127 20 325 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2009 153 128 38 328 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2010 149 85 80 238 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2011 135 77 94 217 0 1 0 0 524
2012 127 79 119 249 0 1 2 0 577
2013 136 78 118 296 0 1 3 0 632
2014 125 75 103 332 1 0 3 0 639
2015 125 86 123 379 1 0 8 0 722
2016 129 90 119 372 1 0 7 0 718
2017 111 96 108 362 1 1 10 0 689
2018 109 113 114 428 2 1 9 0 776
2019 112 126 91 398 0 1 8 0 736
2020 94 117 86 482 0 0 8 0 787
2021 79 85 78 415 2 0 7 0 666
2022 77 95 58 489 0 0 9 0 728
2023 79 75 46 453 0 1 10 0 664

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tusculum Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 696 29.0 24.0 n/a
1989 709 35.0 20.2 n/a
1990 774 35.0 22.1 n/a
1991 747 42.0 17.7 n/a
1992 676 42.0 16.0 n/a
1993 689 42.0 16.4 n/a
1994 744 41.0 18.1 n/a
1995 816 33.0 24.7 n/a
1996 816 33.0 24.7 n/a
1997 771 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 675 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 664 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 658 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 356 n/a n/a n/a
2003 356 n/a n/a n/a
2004 403 n/a n/a n/a
2005 489 n/a n/a n/a
2006 532 36.0 14.8 n/a
2007 565 37.9 14.9 88.5
2008 621 43.5 14.3 88.2
2009 647 39.8 16.3 94.1
2010 552 44.0 12.5 99.5
2011 524 42.0 12.4 99.4
2012 577 36.0 16.0 96.7
2013 632 41.1 15.3 94.5
2014 639 44.0 14.5 94.1
2015 722 51.0 14.1 90.9
2016 718 58.0 12.3 95
2017 689 48.0 14.3 n/a
2018 776 54.0 14.3 n/a
2019 736 55.0 13.3 n/a
2020 787 69.0 11.4 n/a
2021 666 54.5 12.2 n/a
2022 728 55.3 13.1 n/a
2023 664 58.5 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tusculum Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 696 29.0 24.0 n/a
1989 709 35.0 20.2 n/a
1990 774 35.0 22.1 n/a
1991 747 42.0 17.7 n/a
1992 676 42.0 16.0 n/a
1993 689 42.0 16.4 n/a
1994 744 41.0 18.1 n/a
1995 816 33.0 24.7 n/a
1996 816 33.0 24.7 n/a
1997 771 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 675 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 664 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 633 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 658 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 356 n/a n/a n/a
2003 356 n/a n/a n/a
2004 403 n/a n/a n/a
2005 489 n/a n/a n/a
2006 532 36.0 14.8 n/a
2007 565 37.9 14.9 88.5
2008 621 43.5 14.3 88.2
2009 647 39.8 16.3 94.1
2010 552 44.0 12.5 99.5
2011 524 42.0 12.4 99.4
2012 577 36.0 16.0 96.7
2013 632 41.1 15.3 94.5
2014 639 44.0 14.5 94.1
2015 722 51.0 14.1 90.9
2016 718 58.0 12.3 95
2017 689 48.0 14.3 n/a
2018 776 54.0 14.3 n/a
2019 736 55.0 13.3 n/a
2020 787 69.0 11.4 n/a
2021 666 54.5 12.2 n/a
2022 728 55.3 13.1 n/a
2023 664 58.5 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tusculum Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,610 (10.8%) $12,329 (82.4%) $14,960
2020 $976 (7.7%) $10,827 (85.7%) $12,639
2021 $2,131 (14.9%) $11,374 (79.7%) $14,264

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tusculum Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 826th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 848th of 1020 Elementary schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tusculum Elementary)33.617
 16.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)34.330
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tusculum Elementary)16.413.8
 2.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Davidson County)28.831.1
 2.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tusculum Elementary)2634.9
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)36.233.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tusculum Elementary)16.222
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Davidson County)27.434.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
All Grades Mathematics (Tusculum Elementary)30.126.6
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Davidson County)29.926.4
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Tusculum Elementary)16.318.2
 1.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Davidson County)25.927.4
 1.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students736664
 9.8%
African American12675
 40.5%
American Indian00
Asian9146
 49.5%
Hispanic398453
 13.8%
Pacific Islander11
White11279
 29.5%
Two or More Races810
 25%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tusculum Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 664 students attended Tusculum Elementary.

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McMurray Middle
High : John Overton High

Students at Tusculum Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Tusculum Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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