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Tusculum Elementary

Q: Is Tusculum Elementary a good school?

Tusculum Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tusculum Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tusculum Elementary?

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

Q: What schools do graduates of Tusculum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : McMurray Middle High : John Overton High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tusculum Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 633 students in grades PK-4. 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.

Tusculum Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 781 to 953 out of around 850-1000 schools. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a few years receiving a 0-star rating. Academically, Tusculum Elementary consistently underperforms the state and district averages on TNReady assessments, with proficiency rates as low as 13.7% in science, compared to the state average of 46.1%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 20s to the high 10s across all subjects. Tusculum Elementary also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.9% to 27.8%, compared to state and district averages.

Interestingly, Tusculum Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Granbery Elementary and Crieve Hall Elementary, which consistently rank in the top quarter of Tennessee elementary schools and have much higher proficiency rates. The nearby Nashville Collegiate Prep charter school also outperforms Tusculum Elementary across all subjects and grade levels, despite serving a similar high-poverty student population. These comparisons suggest that Tusculum Elementary's challenges may be unique and require targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its students and community.

716

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,498

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 McMurray DR
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 333-5179

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McMurray Middle
High:	John Overton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

12.0%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

872^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Science14%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
Tusculum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	16.5	872^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.6%		20.9	834^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.1%	38	24.6	35.5	40.3				32.4	16.7	21.5	28.8				21.4	11.4	17.8	11.1				13.7					$18,498	$1,289	$16,196
Haywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3790 Turley DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	18	860^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.8%		7.4	986^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.1%	126	41.6	17.4	32.9				29.7	29.9	19.6	20.0				23.0	26.0	16.3	14.3				18.8					$18,481	$1,534	$16,025
Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Colemont DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	12.1	925^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.3	912^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.4%	13	19.0	20.7	28.6				22.5	20.0	23.4	19.8				21.2	18.1	20.9	16.5				18.6					$19,223	$1,363	$16,871
Nashville Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	1638 Bell RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 747-6059	613	33	18.5		143 (23.3%)	188 (30.7%)	219 (35.7%)	36 (5.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	25.1	791^st of 1009 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.1	831^st of 1018 public elementary schools	18.4%	40	27.4	31.3	29.6	25.2	14.9	13.6	24.3	26.0	36.9	29.6	29.1	25.7	11.6	27.5	20.0	25.4	36.6	21.4	13.5	15.9	22.4	35.9	27.0	20.5	29.9	$13,855	$563	$13,292
Paragon Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Paragon Mills RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	5	995^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.1	999^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	16.5	15.0	8.1				13.7	11.0	11.3	8.2				10.3	14.3	5.1	6.6				9.1					$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
Norman Binkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	35.5	670^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.6%		30	736^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.7%	66	31.3	40.4	37.1				36.2	29.3	43.4	39.3				37.3	34.3	33.3	33.7				33.8					$17,558	$1,039	$15,634
Crieve Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	498 Hogan RD	Nashville	37220	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5059	499	36	14.0		263 (52.7%)	17 (3.4%)	133 (26.7%)	65 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	91	83^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	91.8%		85.5	120^th of 1018 public elementary schools	88.2%	37	79.5	71.1	64.1				73.1	73.1	72.4	56.4				69.4	70.5	68.4	59.0				67.4					$17,246	$837	$15,575
Granbery Elementary	Public	K-5	5501 Hill RD	Brentwood	37027	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5112	651	43	15.1		362 (55.6%)	67 (10.3%)	130 (20.0%)	54 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	76.1	184^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.8%		84.3	128^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.4%	56	57.6	63.6	50.6				58.0	53.1	71.6	53.2				59.3	46.9	60.9	55.8				53.6					$15,786	$837	$14,247
Glencliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	14.1	898^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	938^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.9%	40	22.1	34.9	13.9				24.1	6.4	26.5	17.8				17.1	24.4	28.9	13.9				22.7					$17,454	$1,115	$15,408
J. E. Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Bowfield DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	9.6	947^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.7	920^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	11.9	27.0	18.2				18.9	5.9	27.0	18.2				16.7	13.6	21.6	12.5				16.1					$18,312	$1,169	$16,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Tusculum Elementary

Is Tusculum Elementary a good school?

Tusculum Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Tusculum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tusculum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McMurray Middle
High : John Overton High

What is the racial makeup of Tusculum Elementary?

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

What district is Tusculum Elementary in?

Davidson County

How many students attend Tusculum Elementary?

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

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