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J. E. Moss Elementary School

Q: Is J. E. Moss Elementary School a good school?

J. E. Moss Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend J. E. Moss Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended J. E. Moss Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J. E. Moss Elementary School?

Students at J. E. Moss Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of J. E. Moss Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J. E. Moss Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Apollo Middle School High : Antioch High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

J. E. Moss Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Antioch, Tennessee, serving 782 students in Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school's state ranking has been consistently low for more than a decade, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 994th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools—the 2nd percentile and its worst recorded rank to date. Test scores are dramatically below district and state averages, with just 15.4% of students proficient in math, 11.8% in English Language Arts, and 13.7% in science, compared to district averages of 32.4%, 31.8%, and 35.4% respectively.

Among eight nearby schools, J. E. Moss has the lowest state rank and the lowest proficiency in every tested subject. Schools like Cole Elementary, Haywood Elementary, and Tusculum Elementary reach proficiency rates roughly 1.5 to 2 times higher in most subjects. The school spends $18,312 per student—more than several schools that outperform it, including Rocketship Dream Community Prep School, which spends $17,325 per student and achieves 40.8% ELA proficiency, more than three times J. E. Moss's rate. Chronic absenteeism at 18.6% is near the state average and below the district average of 23.3%, so attendance is not the school's biggest crisis.

Grade-level results reveal serious trouble spots, especially 4th grade ELA at 7.7% proficiency compared to the state's 47.4%. Subgroup rankings are nearly all in the bottom 10% statewide, indicating challenges that cut across all student populations. Science proficiency has fallen sharply from 25.6% in 2023–24 to 13.7% in 2025–26. There are a few small signs to build on: 5th grade math is the school's strongest subject at 18.6%, chronic absenteeism has improved from 28.6% in 2020–21, and the school reached the 26th percentile in 2018–19, showing that better outcomes have been possible in the past.

782

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,312

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 Bowfield Drive
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 333-5200

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend J. E. Moss Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Apollo Middle School
High:	Antioch High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

African American:

10.5%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

994^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

75^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	5.6	994 of 1019	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	947 of 1009	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	920 of 1018	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	931 of 1020	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	900 of 1000	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	886 of 983	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	731 of 985	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	911 of 997	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	809 of 855	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	789 of 853	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	772 of 846	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	731 of 820	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	623 of 818	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	541 of 809	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	490 of 498	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	378 of 498	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	380 of 498	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	324 of 500	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	348 of 483	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	300 of 411	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	162 of 404	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	279 of 450	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	210 of 211	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	161 of 178	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	79 of 165	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	72 of 95	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	911 of 986	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	870 of 990	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	914 of 989	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	861 of 975	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	864 of 945	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	651 of 926	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	451 of 458	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	402 of 424	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	360 of 415	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	367 of 387	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	300 of 363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	257 of 324	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	291 of 319	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	811 of 823	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	804 of 843	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	778 of 853	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	700 of 865	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	585 of 858	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	691 of 823	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	383 of 821	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.3	779 of 877	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	932 of 984	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	924 of 991	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	904 of 987	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	860 of 980	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	855 of 941	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	752 of 916	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	609 of 618	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	834 of 840	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	803 of 844	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	844 of 844	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	725 of 812	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	816 of 841	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics15%-28 vs state

Science14%-33 vs state

English Language Arts12%-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 (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
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	92.8%	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
KIPP Antioch Global Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-2	917 Bell Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 733-4225																			(n/a)
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	92.1%	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
Eagle View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1470 Eagleview Boulevard	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5080	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%)	7.4	969^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.5	929^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.9%	40	13.2	23.6	10.2	17.2	22.2	16.3	8.3	16.5	22.0	13.9	5.2	14.8	$16,728	$1,261	$14,642
Rocketship Dream Community Prep School	Public, Charter	K-5	5450 Mt. View Road	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%)	29	763^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	25.1%		42.9	562^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	44.3%	201	22.8	33.3	25.9	27.2	33.7	48.6	44.4	40.8	30.4	29.2	37.0	30.9	$17,325	$511	$16,814
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	93.2%	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
Lakeview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	455 Rural Hill Road	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 360-2912	538	38	14.2	88.6%	86 (16.0%)	127 (23.6%)	299 (55.6%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	10.1	936^th of 1019 public elementary schools	8.1%		17.4	866^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.2%	70	14.0	25.2	27.8	21.8	15.8	23.4	17.8	19.2	17.2	18.3	19.4	18.2	$17,233	$1,151	$15,176
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)
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	95.4%	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	< 5%	15.4	14.3	20.4	7.9	15.0	$18,225	$1,839	$15,365
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Blue Hole Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-7180	544	30	18.2	70.7%	112 (20.6%)	102 (18.8%)	259 (47.6%)	51 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	12.3	918^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	916^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.2%	2	12.3	28.3	27.5	23.8	20.5	23.7	20.9	21.9	15.3	18.2	25.3	19.8	$18,114	$1,304	$15,712

Frequently Asked Questions about J. E. Moss Elementary School

What schools do graduates of J. E. Moss Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J. E. Moss Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apollo Middle School
High : Antioch High School

How many students attend J. E. Moss Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended J. E. Moss Elementary School.

What district is J. E. Moss Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of J. E. Moss Elementary School?

Students at J. E. Moss Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is J. E. Moss Elementary School a good school?

J. E. Moss Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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