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Thomas A. Edison Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Thomas A. Edison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Antioch, Tennessee, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 590 students. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas A. Edison Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science compared to state and district averages. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with low rankings for specific subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Una Elementary, Smith Springs Elementary, and Mt. View Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Thomas A. Edison Elementary. However, the charter schools in the area, Rocketship Dream Community Prep and KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary, consistently outperform the traditional public schools in the region, with higher proficiency rates and better student group performance.

731

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,483

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6130 Mt. View RD
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 501-8800

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Antioch High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

African American:

27.5%

White:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

848^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	19.3	848 of 1009	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	854 of 1018	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	904 of 1020	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	875 of 1000	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	853 of 983	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	839 of 985	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	855 of 997	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	768 of 855	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	697 of 853	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	706 of 846	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.4	554 of 820	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.2	421 of 818	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	532 of 809	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	171 of 498	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	249 of 498	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	392 of 500	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	380 of 483	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	301 of 411	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	298 of 404	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	264 of 450	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	100 of 211	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	125 of 178	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	62 of 165	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	23.1	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	815 of 986	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	838 of 990	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	950 of 989	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	863 of 975	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	824 of 945	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	828 of 926	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	360 of 424	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	330 of 387	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	183 of 363	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	227 of 250	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	278 of 319	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	555 of 843	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	609 of 853	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	787 of 865	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	766 of 858	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	619 of 823	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	697 of 821	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	720 of 877	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	832 of 984	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	837 of 991	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	817 of 987	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	855 of 980	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	817 of 941	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	733 of 916	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	601 of 618	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	573 of 582	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	795 of 840	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	806 of 847	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	826 of 852	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	833 of 844	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	773 of 844	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	662 of 812	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	788 of 841	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Science26%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 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
Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6130 Mt. View RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-8800	590	35	16.8		120 (20.3%)	164 (27.8%)	273 (46.3%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	19.3	848^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.6	854^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.1%	6	30.1	26.1	18.1	25.0	33.3	27.2	17.9	26.4	31.2	27.2	20.2	26.4	$17,483	$1,149	$15,401
KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3655 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7600	628	27	23.6		204 (32.5%)	240 (38.2%)	151 (24.0%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	62.1	335^th of 1009 public elementary schools	66.8%		47.8	507^th of 1018 public elementary schools	50.2%	172	39.5	45.7		42.6	51.7	53.4		52.6	47.9	58.6		53.2	$17,147	$840	$16,306
Mt. View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3820 Murfreesboro RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-9393	767	46	16.6		175 (22.8%)	185 (24.1%)	357 (46.5%)	32 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	30.7	725^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.1%		25.8	786^th of 1018 public elementary schools	22.8%	61	35.1	48.9	26.2	37.0	30.1	43.1	18.9	30.9	30.1	40.0	19.7	30.1	$17,248	$1,101	$15,293
Smith Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3132 Smith Springs RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 645-6465	760	50	15.2		130 (17.1%)	270 (35.5%)	294 (38.7%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	22.5	819^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.8%		25.9	784^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.0%	35	28.7	34.7	24.5	29.6	19.9	39.7	24.5	27.9	19.1	37.5	24.5	26.9	$17,382	$1,096	$15,448
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
Lakeview Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	455 Rural Hill RD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 360-2912	538	38	14.2		86 (16.0%)	127 (23.6%)	299 (55.6%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	17.4	866^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.2%		23.9	801^st of 1018 public elementary schools	21.3%	65	23.4	34.2	40.8	32.0	17.9	20.3	23.9	20.4	16.3	15.6	25.7	18.8	$17,233	$1,151	$15,176
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
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
Una Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2018 Murfreesboro RD	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2921	737	50	14.7		122 (16.6%)	172 (23.3%)	408 (55.4%)	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	11.4	930^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.2	893^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	12.3%	37	17.1	25.0	24.7	21.9	9.8	24.0	18.5	17.1	17.1	29.0	14.6	20.5	$16,880	$1,110	$14,857
Roy L Waldron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Floyd Mayfield DR	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3785	1,332	84	15.8		263 (19.7%)	357 (26.8%)	644 (48.3%)	18 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.2%)	19.8	843^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.5%		18.6	856^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.9%	13	19.7	27.5	21.9	23.0	18.3	30.0	22.6	23.5	31.5	32.5	35.1	33.0	$14,826	$1,216	$12,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A. Edison Elementary

Is Thomas A. Edison Elementary a good school?

Thomas A. Edison Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Thomas A. Edison Elementary in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A. Edison Elementary?

Students at Thomas A. Edison Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 27% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thomas A. Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Antioch High School

How many students attend Thomas A. Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Thomas A. Edison Elementary.

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