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Hickman Elementary School

Q: Is Hickman Elementary School a good school?

Hickman Elementary School ranks 722 nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hickman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Hickman Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hickman Elementary School?

Students at Hickman Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 31% African American, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hickman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hickman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Donelson Middle School High : McGavock High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hickman Elementary School serves 452 students in grades PK-5 in Nashville's Donelson/Hermitage area as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts. The school itself ranks 722 out of 1,019 schools statewide, placing it in the 29th percentile with a 1-star rating. Academically, Hickman is a mixed picture: math proficiency (32.2%) matches the district average, while ELA (34.7%) and science (39.5%) both exceed the district average. However, all three subjects remain below statewide proficiency rates, and the school sits in the bottom third of Tennessee elementary schools.

Compared with nearby schools, Hickman's most striking difference is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.1% is the highest among surrounding elementary schools, well above Stanford Elementary School's 6.4% and Rosebank Elementary School's 13.8%. Notably, those two schools are also the strongest academic performers in the area, with ELA proficiency roughly double Hickman's 34.7%. Science stands out as a relative strength: at 39.5% proficiency, Hickman trails only Stanford (62.4%) and Rosebank (61.8%) among its local peers. Math is mid-pack—ahead of Glenview Elementary School, McGavock Elementary School, Hermitage Elementary School, and Tulip Grove Elementary School, but well behind the leaders.

There are genuine bright spots. Hickman earns strong subgroup ratings for African American students (56th percentile) and English Language Learners (63rd percentile), and the school has improved notably since 2020–2021, when it sat in the 12th percentile. Yet challenges remain: special education outcomes have been very weak, female students trail male students, and 5th grade shows sharp drops in ELA and science proficiency. Spending does not explain the gap—Hickman spends more per student than Stanford or Rosebank. The clearest path forward appears to be a dual focus on reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening upper-elementary literacy and special education supports.

452

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,650

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE
Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 884-4020

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Hickman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Donelson Middle School
High:	McGavock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.6%

African American:

30.8%

White:

25.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

722^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^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	33.1	722 of 1019	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	684 of 1009	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	697 of 1018	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	747 of 1020	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	793 of 1000	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	864 of 983	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	824 of 985	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	709 of 997	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	735 of 855	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	641 of 853	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	623 of 846	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	614 of 820	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	561 of 818	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.5	293 of 809	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	219 of 498	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	283 of 498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	250 of 498	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	351 of 500	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	304 of 483	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	396 of 404	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	313 of 450	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	78 of 211	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	86 of 178	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	50 of 101	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	755 of 986	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	702 of 990	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	718 of 989	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	781 of 975	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	815 of 945	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	825 of 926	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	283 of 458	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	206 of 424	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	280 of 415	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	187 of 387	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.7	341 of 363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	233 of 324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	234 of 319	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	461 of 823	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	611 of 843	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.5	250 of 853	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	26.4	679 of 865	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	689 of 858	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	790 of 823	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	773 of 821	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	551 of 877	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	589 of 984	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	642 of 991	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	703 of 987	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	775 of 980	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	848 of 941	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	715 of 916	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	453 of 641	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	604 of 618	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	446 of 528	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	192 of 255	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	247 of 395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	520 of 849	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	422 of 840	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	425 of 847	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	546 of 852	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	558 of 844	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	750 of 844	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	596 of 812	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	644 of 841	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 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 (2016)	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
Hickman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	396	32	12.5	73.9%	124 (31.3%)	116 (29.3%)	112 (28.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	33.1	722^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	29.1%		34.5	684^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.2%	38	25.8	35.6	36.5	32.2	36.9	39.0	26.9	34.7	39.4	47.5	30.8	39.5	$18,650	$1,767	$15,883
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 626-4878	29	7	4.0		13 (44.8%)	6 (20.7%)	9 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)				< 5%				< 5%				< 5%
Invictus Nashville Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	2526 Lebanon Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 378-5490																			(n/a)
McGavock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 McGavock Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8912	263	25	10.7	84.0%	54 (20.5%)	66 (25.1%)	136 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15.2	888^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.9%		13.6	904^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.4%	16	18.8	22.9	25.0	22.0	29.2	22.9	30.0	27.6	18.8	14.3	27.5	20.3	$17,878	$1,085	$15,913
Stanford Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2417 Maplecrest Drive	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 885-8822	435	26	16.7	45.8%	258 (59.3%)	93 (21.4%)	34 (7.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.9%)	80.9	147^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.6%		78.3	165^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.6%	18	42.9	63.3	69.8	58.2	59.2	65.3	67.4	63.8	57.1	69.4	60.5	62.4	$18,372	$837	$16,753
Hermitage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	308	18	17.1	77.5%	103 (33.4%)	65 (21.1%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	19.4	859^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.7%		20.1	841^st of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%	18	14.6	19.6	35.4	23.2	31.3	15.2	31.9	26.2	23.9	21.7	37.5	27.9	$21,146	$1,457	$18,570
Pennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill Drive	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7	56.5%	151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	38.7	650^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.2%		27.9	755^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.2%	105	35.3	48.9	37.8	40.6	35.3	48.9	40.5	41.4	23.5	34.1	43.2	32.6	$20,415	$853	$18,583
Tulip Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	441 Tyler Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8944	557	35	15.9	74.0%	139 (25.0%)	172 (30.9%)	185 (33.2%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	22.7	825^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.0%		19.9	842^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.6%	17	20.7	38.1	30.6	30.7	23.2	35.7	27.4	29.5	29.3	34.5	23.5	29.6	$18,599	$1,684	$15,930
Dodson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Chandler Road	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8806	434	27	16.3	79.1%	75 (17.3%)	205 (47.2%)	111 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	34	709^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.4%		36.1	663^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.3%	46	37.0	44.2	49.0	42.8	21.6	29.9	39.2	29.2	30.1	27.3	52.9	34.8	$18,885	$1,392	$16,607
Rosebank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston Drive	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	440	28	16.0	84.5%	230 (52.3%)	134 (30.5%)	40 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	75.8	192^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.1	222^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	78.0%	30	40.5	55.6	57.5	50.7	60.8	65.1	56.9	60.7	55.8	59.7	69.9	61.8	$17,214	$837	$15,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickman Elementary School

What district is Hickman Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hickman Elementary School?

Students at Hickman Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 31% African American, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hickman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Hickman Elementary School.

Is Hickman Elementary School a good school?

Hickman Elementary School ranks 722^nd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hickman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Donelson Middle School
High : McGavock High School

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