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Henry C. Maxwell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Henry C. Maxwell Elementary is a public elementary school in Antioch, Tennessee, serving 544 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.

Henry C. Maxwell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.6% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroup performance rankings in the bottom 10-20% of the state. Additionally, Henry C. Maxwell Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 27.8% over the past 3 school years.

The broader educational landscape in the Antioch area, including nearby J.E. Moss Elementary, Cane Ridge Elementary, and A.Z. Kelley Elementary, also struggles academically, with similar low rankings and performance compared to state and district averages. However, May Werthan Shayne Elementary, located about 2.3 miles away, performs significantly better, ranking in the top 40% of Tennessee elementary schools and outperforming the state and district in academic proficiency.

637

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,114

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5535 Blue Hole RD
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 333-7180

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Henry C. Maxwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thurgood Marshall Middle
High:	Cane Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

22.3%

White:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

916^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th 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	12.4	916 of 1009	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	884 of 1018	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	891 of 1020	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	886 of 1000	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	884 of 983	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	765 of 985	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	871 of 997	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	712 of 855	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	622 of 853	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	660 of 846	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	622 of 820	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	530 of 818	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.7	659 of 809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	359 of 498	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	322 of 498	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	362 of 500	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	344 of 483	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	253 of 411	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	180 of 404	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	357 of 450	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	165 of 211	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	29 of 95	69.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	879 of 986	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	869 of 990	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	890 of 989	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	929 of 975	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	907 of 945	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	788 of 926	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	382 of 424	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	374 of 387	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	282 of 363	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	307 of 324	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	217 of 250	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	259 of 319	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	756 of 843	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	803 of 853	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	691 of 865	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	750 of 858	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	740 of 823	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	635 of 821	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	804 of 877	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	910 of 984	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	854 of 991	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	867 of 987	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	793 of 980	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	814 of 941	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	646 of 916	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	440 of 618	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	794 of 840	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	699 of 847	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	768 of 852	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	786 of 844	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	831 of 844	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	591 of 812	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	776 of 841	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-18 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
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Blue Hole RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-7180	544	30	18.2		112 (20.6%)	102 (18.8%)	259 (47.6%)	51 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	12.4	916^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.7	884^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.2%	32	17.6	23.4	35.0				24.6	20.4	18.1	23.8				20.6	7.9	19.4	16.3				14.2					$18,114	$1,304	$15,712
A. Z. Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5834 Pettus RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7535	683	37	18.4		103 (15.1%)	251 (36.7%)	209 (30.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	15	888^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.0%		20.2	839^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.6%	49	31.1	31.3	24.5				29.3	24.4	21.8	10.7				19.5	19.0	23.9	11.8				18.8					$17,111	$1,119	$15,194
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
Rocketship Dream Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	5450 Mt. View RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 637-2210	394	18	21.8		27 (6.9%)	184 (46.7%)	165 (41.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	42.9	562^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	44.3%		26.8	773^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	24.1%	211	46.4	41.9					44.3	52.2	35.0					44.2	33.3	23.3					28.7					$17,325	$511	$16,814
Eagle View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1470 Eagleview BLVD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 259-4636	683	47	14.5		73 (10.7%)	308 (45.1%)	245 (35.9%)	28 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	11.5	929^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.9%		17	870^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.5%	59	14.5	14.1	27.5				18.3	20.0	20.3	21.5				20.5	17.3	17.9	25.0				19.8					$16,728	$1,261	$14,642
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
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6217 Nolensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3020	704	44	16.0		334 (47.4%)	165 (23.4%)	83 (11.8%)	79 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.4%)	37.4	638^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.9	425^th of 1018 public elementary schools	58.3%	213	41.2	38.2	34.2				38.5	39.0	43.1	21.8				36.5	41.9	36.6	16.5				34.0					$16,586	$837	$15,093
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
Cane Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3884 Asheford Trace	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-7824	720	44	16.5		99 (13.8%)	299 (41.5%)	258 (35.8%)	31 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	24.8	793^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	21.4%		32.2	711^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.2%	82	26.7	37.5	41.5				35.1	14.0	36.5	22.1				24.4	27.7	34.0	25.5				29.2					$17,570	$1,247	$15,405
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry C. Maxwell Elementary

What district is Henry C. Maxwell Elementary in?

Davidson County

How many students attend Henry C. Maxwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Henry C. Maxwell Elementary.

Is Henry C. Maxwell Elementary a good school?

Henry C. Maxwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Henry C. Maxwell Elementary?

Students at Henry C. Maxwell Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 22% African American, 16% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Henry C. Maxwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry C. Maxwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall Middle
High : Cane Ridge High School

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