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Robert Churchwell Elementary

Q: Is Robert Churchwell Elementary a good school?

Robert Churchwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Robert Churchwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Robert Churchwell Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Robert Churchwell Elementary?

Students at Robert Churchwell Elementary are 81% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Robert Churchwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Churchwell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Early Middle High : Pearl-Cohn High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Robert Churchwell Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 292 students. 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.

Despite being a magnet school, Robert Churchwell Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee, with proficiency rates on state assessments (TNReady) significantly below the county and state averages across all grades and subjects. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 36.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing Robert Churchwell Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Purpose Prep, a public charter school located just 1.56 miles away, significantly outperforms Robert Churchwell Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher. Despite the higher per-student spending at Robert Churchwell Elementary, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade.

280

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,393

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. BLVD
Nashville, TN 37208

(615) 687-4024

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Robert Churchwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Early Middle
High:	Pearl-Cohn High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.4%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2011 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

952^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	952 of 1009	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	990 of 1018	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1019 of 1020	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	952 of 985	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	980 of 997	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	838 of 855	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	837 of 853	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	845 of 846	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	805 of 820	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	817 of 818	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	804 of 809	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	415 of 498	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	463 of 498	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	499 of 500	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	363 of 404	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	427 of 450	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	921 of 986	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	947 of 990	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	985 of 989	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	945 of 945	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	883 of 926	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	788 of 843	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	818 of 853	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	858 of 865	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	777 of 821	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	874 of 877	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	914 of 984	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	960 of 991	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	986 of 987	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	891 of 916	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics9%-33 vs state

Science7%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Robert Churchwell Elementary

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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
Robert Churchwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. BLVD	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 687-4024	292	19	15.7		6 (2.1%)	250 (85.6%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	9.1	952^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	5.6%		7.2	990^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	9.1		12.2	9.1	11.4	30.8	17.1	18.0		28.0		7.3	$20,393	$1,640	$17,386
Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th AVE	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	242	22	11.2		7 (2.9%)	205 (84.7%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	4.9	997^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.6	1002^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	1.6%	5		12.1	8.8	7.8	11.4	21.2		11.8	11.4	12.1	5.9	9.8	$21,458	$1,860	$18,259
Hull-Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	360	23	15.4		13 (3.6%)	315 (87.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	15.9	876^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.6	957^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.0%	81	13.3	24.1	30.4	22.0	6.7	31.0	29.2	21.7	10.3	25.0	34.8	22.5	$21,638	$1,999	$18,345
Purpose Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Venture CIR	Nashville	37228	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 724-0705	419	13	32.2		18 (4.3%)	374 (89.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	66.7	275^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.7%		56.6	394^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.3%	119	39.7	60.7	44.2	48.0	55.6	76.8	62.3	64.5	39.7	50.0	48.1	45.6	$19,048	$1,673	$16,114
Park Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7		22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.5	976^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		16.2	15.4	10.2		13.5	10.5	8.8		10.8		5.6	$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
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
Cockrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4		36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%					(n/a)	20.6	10.8		12.1	14.7	8.3		9.2	14.7	16.2		11.2	$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
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
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2		8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%		14	904^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.2%	25	12.5	18.4	32.1	20.4	12.1	36.8	28.6	26.3	9.7	31.6	14.3	19.6	$21,626	$2,274	$18,177
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 Robert Churchwell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Robert Churchwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Churchwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Early Middle
High : Pearl-Cohn High

Is Robert Churchwell Elementary a good school?

Robert Churchwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Robert Churchwell Elementary in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Robert Churchwell Elementary?

Students at Robert Churchwell Elementary are 81% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Robert Churchwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Robert Churchwell Elementary.

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