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KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School

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KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School ranks 357 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School is a K-4 elementary school in Nashville's Metro Nashville Public Schools district, serving 407 students in a part of the city where most neighborhood schools rank near the bottom of Tennessee's statewide list. That makes its recent trajectory remarkable: KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School has climbed from the bottom 5% of Tennessee elementary schools in 2020-2021 to the 65th percentile, now holding a 3-star rating with consistent gains that have accelerated in the last two years.

Academically, the school now beats both the district and the state in all three core subjects. Math proficiency is 53%, compared with 32.4% for the district and 43% for the state; English Language Arts is 44.3%, versus 31.8% for the district and 40.6% for the state; and science is 55.4%, against 35.4% for the district and 46.9% for the state. Just two years ago, the school trailed both district and state in every subject. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: Chadwell Elementary School, Jones Elementary School, Cumberland Elementary School, Bellshire Elementary School, Hull-Jackson Elementary School, Tom Joy Elementary School, and Alex Green Elementary School all rank in the bottom 10% statewide. Only Purpose Prep School ranks higher, and the school leads all nearby elementary schools in science.

The school also posts strong results for historically underserved student groups, with African American, Hispanic, and low-income students all ranking in the 74th percentile or higher statewide. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 37% to 15.1%, better than both the district and the state. The main concerns are 3rd grade reading, which is above the district but below the state average, and special education services, which sit in the 20th percentile. Spending is in line with comparable schools at about $18,589 per student. Overall, KIPP Nashville College Prep has fundamentally changed its trajectory and now stands as one of the strongest elementary options in its part of Nashville.

407

Students ?

34.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,589

Per pupil spending ?

3410 Knight Drive
Nashville, TN 37207

(615) 226-4484

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

Hispanic:

14.3%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 60 percentile points since 2021

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 34 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

357^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 60 pts since 2021

From bottom 5% (2021) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	61.1	357 of 1019	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	449 of 1009	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	812 of 1018	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	639 of 1020	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	779 of 1000	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	931 of 983	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	61 of 498	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	103 of 498	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.4	258 of 498	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	175 of 500	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	268 of 483	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	386 of 411	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	410 of 986	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.5	823 of 990	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	566 of 989	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	747 of 975	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	899 of 945	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	117 of 458	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	98.6	9 of 424	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	40.9	252 of 415	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	97.2	13 of 387	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	55 of 363	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	138 of 823	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	220 of 843	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	25.3	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	341 of 865	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	543 of 858	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	718 of 823	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	461 of 984	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	730 of 991	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	671 of 987	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	776 of 980	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	886 of 941	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	513 of 641	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	490 of 618	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+8 vs state

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

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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	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
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	3410 Knight Drive	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	413	12	34.4		8 (1.9%)	342 (82.8%)	50 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	61.1	357^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.0%		53.1	449^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.5%	92	46.3	59.1		53.0	36.3	51.7		44.3	41.3	68.2		55.4	$18,589	$2,080	$16,035
Alex Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3921 Lloyd Road	Whites Creek	37189	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5105	448	25	17.9		45 (10.0%)	340 (75.9%)	45 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	10.1	935^th of 1019 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.6	956^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.3%	21	25.7	11.9	25.9	21.3	14.5	18.6	22.2	18.1	14.3	6.8	22.2	14.2	$20,046	$2,170	$16,395
Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2526 Dickerson PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 650-5560	0											5.1	1004^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.5%					(n/a)	9.6	17.9	5.9	11.9	18.1	15.6	5.9	14.0	17.8	9.0	6.0	11.4	$18,898	$953	$17,945
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		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
Shwab Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dickerson Road	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	46.2	541^st of 1019 public elementary schools	46.9%		31.4	718^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.8%	177	51.1	43.2	54.8	49.6	44.4	36.8	41.9	41.2	37.8	26.3	41.9	35.1	$21,137	$2,001	$17,952
Bellshire Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1128 Bell Grimes Lane	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1452	359	24	15.2		17 (4.7%)	265 (73.8%)	61 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	8	959^th of 1019 public elementary schools	5.9%		9	954^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.5%	5	11.1	17.9	24.4	17.4	16.7	17.9	11.1	15.2	14.8	10.0	24.4	16.5	$20,532	$2,408	$17,244
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		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
Tom Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Jones Avenue	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6724	450	35	12.8		38 (8.4%)	237 (52.7%)	154 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	5.9	990^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.5	978^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.1%	12	6.5	23.5	10.0	12.9	9.7	15.7	14.0	12.9	8.1	23.5	16.0	15.3	$19,963	$1,907	$16,970
Chadwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Port Drive	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1459	428	27	16.1		33 (7.7%)	233 (54.4%)	139 (32.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6.5	981^st of 1019 public elementary schools	3.7%		6.7	977^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.2%	4	10.3	17.5	17.6	15.0	10.3	21.3	13.2	15.0	18.2	18.8	7.5	15.2	$17,407	$1,496	$14,941
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School

How many students attend KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School?

Students at KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School a good school?

KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School ranks 357^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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