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Stanford Elementary School

Q: Is Stanford Elementary School a good school?

Stanford Elementary School ranks 147 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Stanford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Stanford Elementary School.

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

Students at Stanford Elementary School are 61% White, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Stanford Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Nashville, TN, serving 442 students in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district, and it stands out as one of the strongest elementary schools in the area even though its district ranks near the bottom of Tennessee. Stanford currently ranks 147th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the 86th percentile with a 4-star rating — a level of performance it has maintained for five straight years. While the Metro Nashville Public Schools district ranks in the 11th percentile statewide, Stanford sits in the 86th percentile, a remarkable disconnect that points to strong school-level leadership, instruction, and culture.

Stanford's academic results are far above district and state averages. In 2025–2026, 58.2% of students scored proficient in math, 63.8% in English language arts, and 62.4% in science, compared to district averages of 32.4%, 31.8%, and 35.4%. Among nearby schools, Stanford leads the group, ranking ahead of Nashville Classical East School (151st), Rosebank Elementary School (192nd), Pennington Elementary School (650th), and McGavock Elementary School (888th). Attendance is another major strength: Stanford's chronic absenteeism rate is just 6.4%, compared to 23.3% for the district and 18.3% for the state. Nearby schools have much higher rates, including Hickman Elementary School (25.1%), McGavock Elementary School (20.0%), and Inglewood Elementary School (19.4%).

Stanford's success extends across grade levels and student subgroups. In 2025–2026, all grade levels posted strong proficiency rates, with 5th-grade math reaching 69.8% and 4th-grade science reaching 69.4%. The school has also posted outstanding results for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide in 2021–2022. All of this is accomplished with below-average spending of $18,372 per student — less than nearby East End Preparatory School at $25,770. The main area for improvement is special education, where Stanford ranks near the state median. This wasn't always a top school: in 2018–2019 it sat in the 58th percentile, but beginning in 2020–2021 it jumped to the 84th percentile and has remained there ever since.

442

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,372

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2417 Maplecrest Drive
Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 885-8822

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

20.1%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

147^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From top 31% (2018) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	80.9	147 of 1019	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	165 of 1009	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	140 of 1018	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	149 of 1020	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	109 of 1000	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	159 of 983	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	414 of 985	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	307 of 997	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	259 of 855	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.3	153 of 853	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	309 of 846	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.6	198 of 820	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	33.8	610 of 818	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.6	288 of 809	64.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	130 of 498	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	117 of 498	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	52 of 498	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	37 of 500	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	41 of 483	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	34 of 411	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	41 of 404	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	94 of 450	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	196 of 986	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	136 of 990	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	219 of 989	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	165 of 975	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	214 of 945	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	30.3	681 of 926	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	92.3	21 of 858	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	70 of 823	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.4	199 of 877	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	149 of 984	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	130 of 991	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	125 of 987	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	93 of 980	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	148 of 941	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	227 of 916	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	349 of 641	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	149 of 849	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	165 of 840	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	176 of 847	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	188 of 852	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	110 of 844	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	167 of 844	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	508 of 812	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	244 of 841	71.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)98th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+23 vs state

Science62%+15 vs state

Mathematics58%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 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
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
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
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%
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
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
Inglewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Riverside Drive	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6697	222	21	10.5	91.8%	55 (24.8%)	135 (60.8%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	27.2	782^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	23.3%		13.5	905^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.3%	123	30.6	20.8	13.0				22.9	41.7	29.2	8.7				28.9			47.2	37.5	21.7				37.3					$21,441	$1,353	$18,762
East End Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 630-7470	756	30	25.2	82.7%	34 (4.5%)	602 (79.6%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	39.5	637^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.5%		51	474^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.0%	163	55.4	49.5	29.0	26.2	49.1	28.8	40.1	37.0	35.1	22.4	42.7	38.9	21.5	33.3	55.0	55.0	40.2	36.1	21.5	47.6	40.7	35.4	36.9	46.6	55.6	30.4	45.5	$25,770	$1,702	$23,245
Nashville Classical East School	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood Avenue	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	537	22	24.4	66.5%	149 (27.7%)	317 (59.0%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	80.6	151^st of 1019 public elementary schools	85.2%		58.9	366^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.7%	215	52.9	64.7	65.0	41.2	28.3	46.3	51.5	81.4	67.6	70.0	47.1	21.3	37.5	57.7			67.1	61.8	70.0	39.2	36.2	34.1	54.0	62.7	57.4	56.1	59.0	$19,133	$1,453	$17,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanford Elementary School

What district is Stanford Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is Stanford Elementary School a good school?

Stanford Elementary School ranks 147^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stanford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Stanford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Stanford Elementary School?

Students at Stanford Elementary School are 61% White, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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