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Tusculum Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tusculum Elementary School in Nashville, TN, serves 716 students in grades PK-5 as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school's standout strength is attendance: only 11.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared to 23.3% for the district and 18.3% statewide. This is a dramatic improvement from 26.6% a few years ago. Math is also a relative bright spot — 32% of Tusculum students are proficient, essentially matching the district average of 32.4% and well ahead of nearby schools like Paragon Mills Elementary (19%) and J. E. Moss Elementary (15.4%).

However, English language arts and science remain significant challenges. Only 19% of students are proficient in ELA, compared to 31.8% districtwide and 40.6% statewide. Science is even lower at 17.6% proficient, a gap of about 18 percentage points behind the district average. One notable bright spot is 4th-grade math, where 45.1% of students are proficient — above the district's 41.1% and well ahead of many nearby schools. This stands in contrast to 3rd-grade math, where only 15.3% of students are proficient, suggesting either a particularly strong cohort or an effective instructional approach in that grade.

Tusculum has made real progress over the past decade — the school sat in the 2nd–3rd percentile statewide in 2013-2015 and again in 2020-2021, but has stabilized in the 13th–18th percentile range in recent years. It remains a 1-star school, however, and spending is high at $18,498 per student — more than higher-performing nearby schools like Granbery Elementary ($15,786) and Crieve Hall Elementary ($17,246). Attendance and math are solid foundations, but targeted work in literacy and science is needed. Recent declines among English Learners and low-income students are concerning trends worth monitoring.

716

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,498

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 McMurray Drive
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 333-5179

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McMurray Middle School
High:	John Overton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

12.0%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

889^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 8% (2018) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	15.1	889 of 1019	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	872 of 1009	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	834 of 1018	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	848 of 1020	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	926 of 1000	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	953 of 983	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	826 of 985	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	920 of 997	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	840 of 855	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	831 of 853	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	781 of 846	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	747 of 820	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	756 of 818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	698 of 809	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	344 of 498	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	393 of 498	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	300 of 498	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	215 of 500	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	227 of 483	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	294 of 404	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	400 of 450	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	187 of 211	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	81 of 178	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	81 of 164	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	136 of 165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	857 of 986	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	815 of 990	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	829 of 989	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	882 of 975	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	903 of 945	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	815 of 926	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	400 of 458	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	346 of 424	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	318 of 387	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	357 of 363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	321 of 324	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	208 of 250	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	300 of 319	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	620 of 823	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	625 of 843	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	421 of 853	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	497 of 865	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	801 of 858	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	775 of 823	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	640 of 821	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	795 of 877	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	826 of 984	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	808 of 991	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	819 of 987	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	934 of 980	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	898 of 941	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	722 of 916	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	541 of 641	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	545 of 582	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	217 of 255	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	840 of 849	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	840 of 840	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	847 of 847	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	600 of 852	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	636 of 812	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	692 of 841	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Science18%-29 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 (2020)	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 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
Tusculum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 McMurray Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5179	633	50	12.7		79 (12.5%)	73 (11.5%)	446 (70.5%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.1	889^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.5	872^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.6%	17	15.3	45.1	33.7	32.0	20.6	20.4	15.8	19.0	18.4	22.1	11.6	17.6	$18,498	$1,289	$16,196
Haywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3790 Turley Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5118	565	41	13.9		38 (6.7%)	63 (11.2%)	403 (71.3%)	50 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	14.7	893^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	12.4%		18	860^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.8%	33	28.6	31.8	16.1	25.4	26.5	23.5	12.9	21.0	30.6	21.2	15.1	22.5	$18,481	$1,534	$16,025
Cole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Colemont Drive	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5043	840	56	15.1		90 (10.7%)	73 (8.7%)	595 (70.8%)	66 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	12.6	915^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.1	925^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.3%	10	20.6	19.7	25.0	21.5	18.7	27.4	13.0	20.3	16.0	34.2	20.7	24.1	$19,223	$1,363	$16,871
Paragon Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Paragon Mills Road	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5170	552	41	13.6		60 (10.9%)	113 (20.5%)	321 (58.2%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	8.3	955^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.3%		5	995^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	22.0	20.4	12.7	19.0	14.4	23.7		15.4	14.3	20.4	7.9	15.0	$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
Norman Binkley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5037	714	43	16.6		167 (23.4%)	73 (10.2%)	428 (59.9%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	37.7	668^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.5	670^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.6%	2	34.9	48.1	44.7	42.3	30.3	49.0	36.5	38.6	24.8	45.2	27.1	32.6	$17,558	$1,039	$15,634
Crieve Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	498 Hogan Road	Nashville	37220	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5059	499	36	14.0	26.1%	263 (52.7%)	17 (3.4%)	133 (26.7%)	65 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	91.3	79^th of 1019 public elementary schools	92.2%		91	83^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	91.8%	4	72.8	79.0	70.2	74.5	73.1	69.1	66.0	70.1	71.7	71.6	53.2	67.7	$17,246	$837	$15,575
Granbery Elementary School	Public	K-5	5501 Hill Road	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5112	651	43	15.1	27.0%	362 (55.6%)	67 (10.3%)	130 (20.0%)	54 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	63.4	324^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.2%		76.1	184^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.8%	140	47.0	60.7	51.6	53.5	50.8	61.8	34.9	52.3	41.7	60.4	34.9	48.0	$15,786	$837	$14,247
LEAD Southeast Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-2	490 Metroplex Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 678-0543																			(n/a)
Glencliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Antioch Pike	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5105	527	37	14.2		64 (12.1%)	75 (14.2%)	363 (68.9%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	16.3	882^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.1	898^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.0%	16	32.3	29.9	12.3	26.1	28.1	18.2	20.0	22.7	31.3	16.9	16.9	22.7	$17,454	$1,115	$15,408
J. E. Moss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Bowfield Drive	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5200	687	41	16.9		44 (6.4%)	71 (10.3%)	521 (75.8%)	38 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	5.6	994^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.5%		9.6	947^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.1%	47	12.6	15.3	18.6	15.4	15.2	7.7	12.7	11.8	11.9	17.8	10.8	13.7	$18,312	$1,169	$16,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Tusculum Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tusculum Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McMurray Middle School
High : John Overton High School

What is the racial makeup of Tusculum Elementary School?

Students at Tusculum Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Tusculum Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Tusculum Elementary School.

What district is Tusculum Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is Tusculum Elementary School a good school?

Tusculum Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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