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Warner Elementary

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Warner Elementary ranks 744 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Warner Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Davidson County, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 390. Despite its location in the state's capital, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Warner Elementary's performance is significantly below state and district averages across key metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, its proficiency rates were 31.4% in mathematics, 37.1% in English Language Arts, and 29% in science, compared to district averages of 31.9%, 31.2%, and 33.7%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 31.1% in recent years. While White students at Warner Elementary perform well, with a 5-star rating, other subgroups such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform poorly, with 0 and 1-star ratings.

Despite its proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools in the Davidson County district, including Hattie Cotton Elementary, Napier Elementary, and KIPP Academy Nashville Elementary, Warner Elementary's consistently low performance and significant disparities in student subgroup outcomes suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support for its most vulnerable student populations.

394

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,155

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

626 Russell ST
Nashville, TN 37206

(615) 291-6395

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Warner Elementary usually attend:

High:

Stratford STEM Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2011 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

744^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^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	29.6	744 of 1009	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	653 of 1018	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	901 of 1020	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	871 of 1000	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	919 of 983	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	846 of 855	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	825 of 853	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	786 of 846	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	764 of 820	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	750 of 818	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	802 of 809	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	328 of 498	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	275 of 498	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	404 of 500	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	335 of 483	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	292 of 411	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	652 of 986	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	509 of 990	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	835 of 989	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	857 of 975	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	908 of 945	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	734 of 843	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	477 of 853	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	743 of 865	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	670 of 858	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	804 of 823	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	773 of 984	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	699 of 991	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	864 of 987	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	869 of 980	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	862 of 941	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	599 of 618	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	566 of 582	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	62 of 840	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	99 of 847	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile+66 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science29%-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)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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 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
Warner Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	626 Russell ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6395	390	28	14.1		65 (16.7%)	297 (76.2%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	29.6	744^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.3%		36.6	653^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	35.9%	91	29.4	33.9	31.0				31.4	31.9	45.8	33.3				37.1	27.9	35.6	21.4				29.0					$19,155	$1,651	$16,499
Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	31.8	715^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.8	759^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.4%	44	17.2	43.1	26.8	10.9	11.3	22.4	23.1	13.6	50.8	40.3	17.4	15.1	16.3	27.3	17.2	60.0	41.7	21.7	30.2	33.3	35.4	24.4	37.7	34.7	32.7	$27,355	$1,925	$24,185
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	330	14	23.5		9 (2.7%)	286 (86.7%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	18.7	851^st of 1009 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.9	918^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.8%	67	29.3	23.4					26.6	16.0	29.7					22.3	25.3	35.9					30.2					$19,638	$2,177	$16,747
Ida B. Wells Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	204	18	11.6		6 (2.9%)	178 (87.3%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	18.4	855^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.6	747^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.6%	108	20.6	30.0	46.9				32.3	14.7	10.0	29.0				17.9	20.6	20.0	22.6				21.1					$20,928	$1,588	$18,155
Murrell at Glenn School	Public	K-8	322 Cleveland ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8070	34	14	2.4		7 (20.6%)	23 (67.6%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																										$130,350	$34,814	$92,957
Lockeland Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	105 South 17th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 258-1330	322	19	16.6		276 (85.7%)	11 (3.4%)	19 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	99.2	2^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	7^th of 1018 public elementary schools	99.3%	5	89.5	86.0					90.4	94.7	84.2					92.8	93.0											$16,612	$837	$15,182
Hattie Cotton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1033 West Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6981	216	19	11.6		22 (10.2%)	148 (68.5%)	41 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.2	951^st of 1009 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.7	975^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.2%	24	18.4	20.7	20.0				19.6	5.3	13.8	8.0				8.7	5.3	37.9					14.1					$22,896	$1,456	$20,187
Napier Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	70 Donelson ST	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6400	289	20	14.2		7 (2.4%)	246 (85.1%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	5.1	994^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.8	1008^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	16.3	5.4	7.4				10.6	16.3	8.3	11.1				12.5	10.4	8.1					7.1					$22,459	$1,971	$19,025
Nashville Classical East	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	537	22	24.4		149 (27.7%)	317 (59.0%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	58.9	366^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.9	363^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	64.3%	3	54.2	66.7	48.3	20.0	43.9	32.4	46.8	55.6	68.1	46.7	26.0	39.5	28.9	47.0	48.6	63.8	45.0	20.4	32.6	21.6	41.8	10.2	48.8	31.6	28.9	$19,133	$1,453	$17,181
Shwab Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dickerson RD	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6725	317	22	14.4		19 (6.0%)	102 (32.2%)	187 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.4	718^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.8%		24.1	798^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.6%	80	30.6	42.1	38.9				37.3	36.1	39.5	19.4				31.8	36.1	36.8	19.4				30.9					$21,137	$2,001	$17,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Warner Elementary

What schools do graduates of Warner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Warner Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Stratford STEM Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Warner Elementary?

Students at Warner Elementary are 69% African American, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Warner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Warner Elementary.

What district is Warner Elementary in?

Davidson County

Is Warner Elementary a good school?

Warner Elementary ranks 744^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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