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Tulip Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tulip Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Hermitage, Tennessee, serving 557 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Tulip Grove Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math, ELA, and Science were 25%, 28.7%, and 24.4%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, Tulip Grove has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and county averages.

Tulip Grove Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Pennington Elementary, Stanford Elementary, and Ruby Major Elementary. The nearby schools in the Wilson County district, such as Springdale Elementary School and Mt. Juliet Elementary, also significantly outperform Tulip Grove Elementary on academic measures, despite being in the same general geographic area.

613

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,599

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

441 Tyler DR
Hermitage, TN 37076

(615) 885-8944

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Tulip Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	DuPont Tyler Middle
High:	McGavock High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

African American:

31.3%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

842^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	19.9	842 of 1009	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	885 of 1018	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	814 of 1020	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	784 of 1000	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	852 of 983	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	624 of 985	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	677 of 997	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	681 of 855	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.1	424 of 853	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	481 of 846	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	413 of 820	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	469 of 818	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	475 of 809	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	332 of 498	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	381 of 498	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	319 of 500	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	317 of 483	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	311 of 411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	165 of 404	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	282 of 450	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	190 of 211	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	114 of 178	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	23 of 95	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	792 of 986	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	817 of 990	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	741 of 989	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	763 of 975	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	862 of 945	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	550 of 926	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	319 of 424	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	359 of 415	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	354 of 387	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	239 of 363	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	201 of 324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	167 of 250	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	170 of 319	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	660 of 843	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	811 of 853	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	825 of 865	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	832 of 858	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	821 of 823	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	466 of 821	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	748 of 877	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	851 of 984	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	892 of 991	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	839 of 987	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	698 of 980	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	772 of 941	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	606 of 916	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	586 of 618	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	528 of 582	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	419 of 528	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	394 of 447	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	244 of 395	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	753 of 840	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	719 of 847	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	665 of 852	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	628 of 844	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	842 of 844	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	440 of 812	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	466 of 841	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 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
Tulip Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 Tyler DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8944	557	35	15.9		139 (25.0%)	172 (30.9%)	185 (33.2%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	19.9	842^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.6%		15.6	885^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.1%	43	25.4	31.3	17.3	25.0	30.4	34.9	18.9	28.7	30.7	23.5	16.0	24.4	$18,599	$1,684	$15,930
Dodson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Chandler RD	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8806	434	27	16.3		75 (17.3%)	205 (47.2%)	111 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	36.1	663^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.3%		31.8	714^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.9%	51	35.2	57.4	35.9	41.8	29.6	46.3	21.9	31.7	33.8	42.6	27.0	34.0	$18,885	$1,392	$16,607
Hermitage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	308	18	17.1		103 (33.4%)	65 (21.1%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	20.1	841^st of 1009 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.1	840^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.5%	1	30.4	35.9	28.2	31.5	17.4	41.0	10.3	22.6	26.1	28.2	15.4	23.4	$21,146	$1,457	$18,570
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Shute LN	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7317	489	34	14.5		220 (45.0%)	122 (24.9%)	81 (16.6%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	57.5	387^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.6%		52.2	441^st of 1018 public elementary schools	56.7%	54	48.2	46.8	61.8	52.1	40.0	45.2	38.2	40.9	37.6	54.8	52.9	47.4	$17,484	$837	$15,767
Mt. Juliet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2521 W. Division ST	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5654	687	42	16.3		470 (68.4%)	56 (8.2%)	80 (11.6%)	39 (5.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.1%)	79.4	160^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.5	157^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.6%	3	52.5	66.0	58.1	58.9	49.5	60.6	56.7	55.6	61.6	70.0	55.2	62.2	$12,080	$382	$11,082
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) 231-7300	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)												7.7
Ruby Major Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5141 John Hager RD	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 232-2203	572	37	15.4		192 (33.6%)	241 (42.1%)	72 (12.6%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	33.9	693^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	31.3%		39.7	621^st of 1018 public elementary schools	39.0%	72	29.3	34.2	41.0	34.5	33.3	36.7	32.5	34.1	42.4	38.0	26.5	36.0	$17,193	$1,117	$15,182
Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	396	32	12.5		124 (31.3%)	116 (29.3%)	112 (28.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	34.5	684^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.2%		32.9	697^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.5%	13	34.4	33.3	27.5	31.6	44.3	17.5	31.9	31.1	49.2	31.7	39.1	39.9	$18,650	$1,767	$15,883
Pennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7		151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	27.9	755^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.2%		30.8	723^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	29.0%	32	36.2	24.3	21.7	27.7	27.7	52.6	26.1	34.4	23.4	45.9	24.4	30.2	$20,415	$853	$18,583
Springdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5675 Central PIKE	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 773-9640	802	46	17.6		525 (65.5%)	85 (10.6%)	66 (8.2%)	79 (9.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (5.0%)	93.7	56^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.4%		86.9	110^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.2%	54	73.9	77.7	76.0	76.0	68.7	75.4	64.5	69.7	62.3	80.0	71.7	71.7	$11,863	$442	$10,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Tulip Grove Elementary

What district is Tulip Grove Elementary in?

Davidson County

What schools do graduates of Tulip Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tulip Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : DuPont Tyler Middle
High : McGavock High

How many students attend Tulip Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Tulip Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tulip Grove Elementary?

Students at Tulip Grove Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 31% African American, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Tulip Grove Elementary a good school?

Tulip Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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