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Explore Community School

Q: Is Explore Community School a good school?

Explore Community School ranks 715 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Explore Community School is a public charter elementary school serving 560 students in grades K-8 in Nashville, Tennessee. The school is located in the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Explore Community School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.1% of Explore Community School students were proficient or better in math, compared to 31.9% in Davidson County and 42.2% statewide. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 36.3% over the past few years, significantly above the district and state averages.

Despite relatively high per-student spending, Explore Community School appears to struggle with effectively translating its resources into improved student outcomes. The school is located in close proximity to several other public elementary schools, including several magnet schools that are among the top-performing schools in the state, such as Murrell at Glenn School, Hattie Cotton Elementary, and Ross Early Learning Center. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and re-evaluating resource allocation should be top priorities for Explore Community School to improve student outcomes.

591

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,355

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 S 7th ST
Nashville, TN 37206

(615) 784-8222

District: Davidson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

White:

29.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

715^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

473^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	715 of 1009	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	759 of 1018	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	779 of 1020	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	729 of 1000	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	838 of 983	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	394 of 498	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	453 of 498	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	447 of 500	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	420 of 483	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	384 of 411	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	720 of 986	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	700 of 990	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	736 of 989	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	742 of 975	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	819 of 945	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	722 of 843	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	844 of 853	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	802 of 865	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	798 of 858	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	791 of 823	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	672 of 984	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	757 of 991	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	735 of 987	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	664 of 980	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	765 of 941	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	554 of 618	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	476 of 582	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	456 of 528	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	190 of 447	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	164 of 840	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	58 of 847	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	178 of 852	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	146 of 844	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	612 of 844	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	473 of 583	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	497 of 587	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	461 of 594	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	273 of 312	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	295 of 318	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	274 of 316	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	458 of 546	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	520 of 554	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	491 of 560	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	456 of 490	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	505 of 510	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	460 of 514	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	434 of 550	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	430 of 560	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	398 of 557	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	199 of 332	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	224 of 299	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	241 of 288	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	73 of 492	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	74 of 504	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	117 of 503	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)80th percentile+51 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)85th percentile+66 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-11 vs state

Social Studies33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rosebank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston DR	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	440	28	16.0		230 (52.3%)	134 (30.5%)	40 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	72.1	222^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	78.0%		61.8	323^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	68.3%	101	48.3	46.4	44.1				46.2	55.2	62.3	52.5				57.0	55.2	66.7	58.6				60.5					$17,214	$837	$15,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Explore Community School

What is the racial makeup of Explore Community School?

Students at Explore Community School are 57% African American, 30% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Explore Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Explore Community School.

What district is Explore Community School in?

Davidson County

Is Explore Community School a good school?

Explore Community School ranks 715^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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