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A. Z. Kelley Elementary School

Q: Is A. Z. Kelley Elementary School a good school?

A. Z. Kelley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend A. Z. Kelley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended A. Z. Kelley Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of A. Z. Kelley Elementary School?

Students at A. Z. Kelley Elementary School are 37% African American, 33% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of A. Z. Kelley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A. Z. Kelley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thurgood Marshall Middle School High : Cane Ridge High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

A.Z. Kelley Elementary School is a large PK-5 school in Antioch, TN, serving 840 students in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. The school currently ranks 841st out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, falling into the 1-star category, though this represents a slight recovery from last year's low point. Proficiency rates in math (29.1%), ELA (28.0%), and science (29.3%) are below both district and state averages, but the school made significant one-year jumps in ELA and science, suggesting recent efforts may be gaining traction.

One of the school's standout strengths is its attendance rate: chronic absenteeism of 16.7% is actually better than the district and state averages. This is particularly noteworthy given the community's economic challenges. A.Z. Kelley also outperforms several neighboring traditional schools like J.E. Moss Elementary, Eagle View Elementary, and Henry C. Maxwell Elementary by comfortable margins in all subjects. Early elementary instruction appears to be a relative strength—third graders in science actually beat the district average, and in math they trail by only a tiny margin.

The bigger concerns are in upper grades: by fourth and fifth grade, students fall much further behind, with double-digit gaps in math and science. There are also notable gaps for specific student groups, including English Language Learners, low-income students, female students, and Asian students, whose results rank in the lower percentiles statewide. One puzzle is spending: at $17,111 per student, the school spends comparably to nearby KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary, which produces dramatically higher scores. Similarly, May Werthan Shayne Elementary spends slightly less yet outperforms A.Z. Kelley, suggesting money alone isn't driving the difference.

840

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,111

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5834 Pettus Road
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 941-7535

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend A. Z. Kelley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thurgood Marshall Middle School
High:	Cane Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.3%

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

841^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2017

From bottom 34% (2017) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	21.4	841 of 1019	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	888 of 1009	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	839 of 1018	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	828 of 1020	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	787 of 1000	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	756 of 983	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	662 of 985	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	553 of 997	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	426 of 646	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	571 of 855	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	476 of 853	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	474 of 846	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.5	250 of 820	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	270 of 818	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	342 of 809	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	327 of 498	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	329 of 498	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	270 of 498	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	292 of 500	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	277 of 483	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	202 of 411	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	85 of 404	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	51 of 450	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.1	55 of 55	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	197 of 211	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	127 of 178	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	81 of 101	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	920 of 986	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	858 of 990	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	826 of 989	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	714 of 975	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	748 of 945	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	599 of 926	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	364 of 458	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	400 of 424	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	393 of 415	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	364 of 387	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	242 of 363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	203 of 319	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	689 of 823	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	798 of 843	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	749 of 853	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	733 of 865	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	526 of 858	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	384 of 823	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	487 of 821	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	304 of 877	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	828 of 984	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	781 of 991	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	801 of 987	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	824 of 980	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	707 of 941	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	662 of 916	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	19.9	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	343 of 395	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	596 of 849	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	763 of 840	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	761 of 847	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	716 of 852	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	763 of 844	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	735 of 844	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	477 of 812	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	529 of 841	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)34th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2021)5th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-18 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 10, 2013

I have two children here one in 1st grade and 1 in kindergarden. This is a good school the teachers are involved and help nourish the natural talent and ambition a child has. The only thing I would suggest is more parental involvement programs and better communication with parents. Overall good school experience. Close Quote

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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
A. Z. Kelley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5834 Pettus Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7535	683	37	18.4	76.2%	103 (15.1%)	251 (36.7%)	209 (30.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	21.4	841^st of 1019 public elementary schools	17.5%		15	888^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.0%	47	31.2	28.3	27.9	29.1	28.8	30.4	24.3	28.0	36.4	26.0	26.0	29.3	$17,111	$1,119	$15,194
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
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
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)
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
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3884 Asheford Trace	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-7824	720	44	16.5	81.4%	99 (13.8%)	299 (41.5%)	258 (35.8%)	31 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	27	787^th of 1019 public elementary schools	22.8%		24.8	793^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	21.4%	6	33.3	46.2	35.5	38.3	22.8	38.1	21.5	27.6	25.4	36.2	30.1	30.4	$17,570	$1,247	$15,405
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6217 Nolensville Road	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3020	704	44	16.0	54.1%	334 (47.4%)	165 (23.4%)	83 (11.8%)	79 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.4%)	36.1	682^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.4	638^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.8%	44	28.1	47.3	45.2	39.5	41.0	40.3	28.8	37.4	29.5	43.4	31.1	34.8	$16,586	$837	$15,093
KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School	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%)	63.9	321^st of 1019 public elementary schools	68.5%		62.1	335^th of 1009 public elementary schools	66.8%	14	38.7	54.2		46.4	48.3	60.8		54.6	51.3	55.8		53.6	$17,147	$840	$16,306
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A. Z. Kelley Elementary School

What district is A. Z. Kelley Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of A. Z. Kelley Elementary School?

Students at A. Z. Kelley Elementary School are 37% African American, 33% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is A. Z. Kelley Elementary School a good school?

A. Z. Kelley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend A. Z. Kelley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended A. Z. Kelley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of A. Z. Kelley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A. Z. Kelley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall Middle School
High : Cane Ridge High School

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