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Robert Churchwell Elementary School

Q: Is Robert Churchwell Elementary School a good school?

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

Q: How many students attend Robert Churchwell Elementary School?

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

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

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

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

962^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Robert Churchwell Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Nashville, TN, serving 280 students as part of the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. The district itself ranks in the 11th percentile among Tennessee districts, and Robert Churchwell sits near the bottom of the state's elementary school rankings — 962nd of 1,019 schools, placing it in the 6th percentile with a 0-star rating. Academically, proficiency levels in the 2025-2026 school year were 12.8% in math, 20.4% in English language arts, and 15.7% in science, trailing state averages by roughly 20 to 31 percentage points depending on the subject.

Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge, with a rate of 33.6% in 2024-2025 compared to 23.3% districtwide and 18.3% statewide. Among nearby schools, only Murrell at Glenn School (42.9%) and Park Avenue Elementary School (39.9%) have higher absenteeism, while several schools with far better outcomes have much lower rates — Shwab Elementary School at 14.8% and Hull-Jackson Elementary School at 15.3%. Another red flag is a steep decline in literacy by 5th grade: ELA proficiency falls from 26.2% in 3rd grade to 23.1% in 4th grade and just 7.4% in 5th grade.

On a more encouraging note, Robert Churchwell has shown measurable improvement from an extremely low base. In 2022-2023 it was essentially last in the state; since then, science proficiency has more than doubled from 7.3% to 15.7%, while math and ELA have also ticked upward. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 47.8% in 2020-2021 to 33.6% in 2024-2025. The school spends about $20,393 per student, similar to nearby Purpose Prep School ($19,048) and Shwab Elementary ($21,137), yet those schools produce dramatically better results — Purpose Prep, just 1.56 miles away, ranks in the 78th percentile with 61% math proficiency and 64% ELA proficiency. This suggests that improving attendance, strengthening upper-grade literacy instruction, and building on recent gains are the most promising paths forward.

280

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,393

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

(615) 687-4024

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Robert Churchwell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Early Middle School
High:	Pearl-Cohn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.4%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

962^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 2% (2018) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th 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	7.9	962 of 1019	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.2	418 of 498	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.9	789 of 823	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Science16%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)						TNReady English Language Arts (2026)						TNReady Science (2026)						TNReady Social Studies (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert Churchwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulev	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 687-4024	292	19	15.7	75.7%	6 (2.1%)	250 (85.6%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	7.9	962^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.1	952^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	5.6%	10	11.9	12.8	14.3			12.8	26.2	23.1	7.4			20.4	19.0	13.2	14.3			15.7				$20,393	$1,640	$17,386
Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th Avenue	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	242	22	11.2	62.2%	7 (2.9%)	205 (84.7%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	6.2	983^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.9	997^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.2%	14	7.0	21.4	6.5			10.8	11.9	25.0	19.4			17.8	11.6	17.9	10.0			12.9				$21,458	$1,860	$18,259
Hull-Jackson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow Street	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	360	23	15.4	32.1%	13 (3.6%)	315 (87.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	11.8	922^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	9.5%		15.9	876^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.2%	46	13.5	18.5	32.0			20.2	13.5	18.5	36.0			21.3	16.2	11.1	20.0			15.7				$21,638	$1,999	$18,345
Purpose Prep School	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Venture Circle	Nashville	37228	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 724-0705	419	13	32.2	46.9%	18 (4.3%)	374 (89.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	72.5	222^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	78.2%		66.7	275^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.7%	53	48.8	76.9	60.8			61.0	60.7	72.3	58.8			64.0	44.0	52.3	41.2			46.0				$19,048	$1,673	$16,114
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7	62.8%	22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.3	1002^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	5.1	17.9	14.3			12.5	7.5	20.5	< 5%			10.7	10.0	17.9	< 5%			10.7				$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
Ida B. Wells Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster Street	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	204	18	11.6	73.0%	6 (2.9%)	178 (87.3%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	12.6	914^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.4	855^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.3%	59	31.6	24.4	25.7			27.1	25.6	20.0	14.3			20.2	23.1	13.3	11.4			16.0				$20,928	$1,588	$18,155
Encompass Community School	Public, Charter	K-3	4300 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 931-0166				—															(n/a)	< 5%					< 5%	< 5%					< 5%	< 5%					< 5%
Cockrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4	44.1%	36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5.5	999^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%	17	5.9	21.1	12.1			12.3	< 5%	15.8	6.1			8.3	< 5%	21.1	12.1			10.7				$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Murrell at Glenn School	Public	K-8	322 Cleveland Street	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6682	34	14	2.4	76.7%	7 (20.6%)	23 (67.6%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)						< 5%						< 5%						12.0			7.1	$130,350	$34,814	$92,957
Carter-Lawrence Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	199	20	10.2	61.7%	8 (4.0%)	169 (84.9%)	15 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	7.9	961^st of 1019 public elementary schools	5.7%		15.6	879^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.9%	82	7.1	14.8	20.6			13.6	21.4	22.2	14.7			19.4	16.7	15.4	17.6			16.7				$21,626	$2,274	$18,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Churchwell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Robert Churchwell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : John Early Middle School
High : Pearl-Cohn High School

Is Robert Churchwell Elementary School a good school?

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

What is the racial makeup of Robert Churchwell Elementary School?

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

How many students attend Robert Churchwell Elementary School?

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

What district is Robert Churchwell Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

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