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Walter Hill Elementary School

Q: Is Walter Hill Elementary School a good school?

Walter Hill Elementary School ranks 231 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Walter Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Walter Hill Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Walter Hill Elementary School?

Students at Walter Hill Elementary School are 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Walter Hill Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Murfreesboro, TN, serving 615 students as part of Rutherford County Schools. The school has earned a solid 4-star rating from the state for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it in the 77th percentile of elementary schools across Tennessee, and it has been on a positive upward trend since a 3-star year in 2022-2023.

Math is a clear strength at Walter Hill, with 61.2% of students scoring proficient or better, which is 18 points above the state average and 7 points above the district average. English language arts scores are also comfortably above state averages. Science is the relative laggard, roughly matching district averages but falling below several nearby schools. For example, Wilson Elementary School, just 2.31 miles away in the same district, outperforms Walter Hill in every subject, including a 71.5% math proficiency rate and a 5.7% chronic absenteeism rate compared to Walter Hill's 11.3%. The school also spends more per student ($13,996) than several nearby schools that post stronger results, including Wilson and Lascassas Elementary School, suggesting funding is not the primary driver of performance differences.

One of the most notable findings is Walter Hill's exceptional results with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating. This is a remarkable equity success story, but it is paired with a significant challenge: the school's special education students ranked in the 4th percentile that same year, before recovering to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026. There is also a persistent gender gap, with female students outperforming males by roughly 13 percentile points, though the gap is narrowing. Chronic absenteeism, while well below the state average, has been steadily rising over the past three years, which may be worth monitoring. With its current 4-star status and strong math foundation, Walter Hill is well-positioned for continued improvement.

615

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,996

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

6309 Lebanon PIKE
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

(615) 893-8046

District: Rutherford County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

231^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2017

From top 17% (2017) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

44^th of 141Rutherford County 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	71.7	231 of 1019	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	283 of 1009	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	300 of 1018	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	353 of 1020	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	315 of 1000	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	404 of 983	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	269 of 985	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	320 of 997	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.1	109 of 646	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	168 of 855	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	130 of 853	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	72 of 846	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	61.8	326 of 820	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	177 of 818	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	187 of 809	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	153 of 498	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	122 of 498	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	128 of 498	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	152 of 500	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	120 of 483	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	210 of 411	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	82.2	46 of 450	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	231 of 986	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	205 of 990	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	291 of 989	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	315 of 975	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	410 of 945	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	316 of 926	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	118 of 458	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	108 of 424	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	152 of 415	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	131 of 387	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	107 of 363	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	243 of 823	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	70 of 843	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	235 of 853	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	328 of 865	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	572 of 858	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	579 of 823	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	435 of 821	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	414 of 877	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	359 of 984	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	459 of 991	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	434 of 987	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	345 of 980	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	385 of 941	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	224 of 916	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	388 of 641	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.1	592 of 618	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	269 of 582	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	408 of 528	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	384 of 447	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	222 of 849	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	293 of 840	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	331 of 847	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	336 of 852	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	307 of 844	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	383 of 844	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	246 of 812	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	350 of 841	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+18 vs state

Science53%+6 vs state

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Very poor support by principal with the teacher on student bullying. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

If you care about the schools test scores this is a good place to however when it comes to doing what they can to help the kids succeed, .you can count that out. They give a totally different impression when you encounter an issue that needs to be addressed. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walter Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6309 Lebanon PIKE	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-8046	585	43	13.7	16.3%	380 (65.0%)	70 (12.0%)	88 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	71.7	231^st of 1019 public elementary schools	77.3%		66	283^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	72.0%	52	55.1	66.0	61.1		61.2	51.3	55.6	47.8		51.7	53.2	56.0	50.0		53.2			$13,996	$386	$12,635
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Cutoff Road	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3840	664	41	16.3	9.3%	512 (77.1%)	38 (5.7%)	64 (9.6%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)	83.9	126^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.6%		85	124^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.7%	2	56.3	82.4	75.0		71.5	46.9	75.5	61.2		61.5	52.1	68.6	64.4		61.9			$12,806	$344	$11,879
Erma Siegel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 W Thompson Lane	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-1002	856	54	15.8	9.8%	539 (63.0%)	143 (16.7%)	76 (8.9%)	38 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	74.4	199^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.3	175^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.7%	24	69.9	59.5	67.7		65.5	54.1	47.3	53.4		51.4	63.2	52.7	53.4		56.3			$13,022	$635	$11,670
John Pittard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	745 DeJarnett Lane	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 396-0240	834	57	14.5	32.7%	284 (34.1%)	271 (32.5%)	181 (21.7%)	16 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.4%)	32.2	732^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	28.2%		32	714^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.2%	18	35.1	38.3	47.1	20.0	37.3	36.9	29.3	29.4	24.0	30.9	36.9	34.5	36.3	32.0	35.4	38.0	38.0	$13,964	$764	$12,086
Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	550 W Northfield Boulevard	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-7324	712	50	14.3	24.9%	347 (48.7%)	179 (25.1%)	95 (13.3%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.7%)	44.2	576^th of 1019 public elementary schools	43.5%		51.6	466^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.8%	110	42.6	48.3	45.2	16.7	43.5	41.5	42.7	39.3	27.8	40.4	28.7	47.2	44.6	16.7	38.4	< 5%	< 5%	$15,069	$728	$13,305
Lascassas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Lascassas Pike	Lascassas	37085	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-0758	611	44	13.8	9.4%	477 (78.1%)	51 (8.3%)	48 (7.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	87.3	105^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.7%		85	125^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.6%	20	67.0	67.0	65.7		66.6	70.2	66.0	60.6		65.6	59.6	69.8	65.7		65.2			$12,693	$297	$11,714
Mitchell-Neilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Clark Boulevard	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-7841	638	53	12.1	48.1%	248 (38.9%)	177 (27.7%)	128 (20.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	21.1	847^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.9	814^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.3%	33	36.5	37.9	25.9	20.8	32.2	27.1	33.3	22.0	20.8	26.5	27.1	31.8	17.1	12.5	23.9	29.2	29.2	$16,152	$1,043	$13,807
Reeves-Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1807 Greenland Drive	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-4973	355	25	14.4	38.9%	93 (26.2%)	178 (50.1%)	62 (17.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	17.7	874^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.2%		32.1	711^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.5%	163	22.0	49.1	24.5		32.5	12.0	22.8	17.0		17.5	24.0	33.3	18.9		25.6			$16,102	$661	$14,298
John Colemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1098 Espey Drive	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6740	625	46	13.7	19.2%	197 (31.5%)	119 (19.0%)	247 (39.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.4%)	27.5	778^th of 1019 public elementary schools	23.7%		37.2	642^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	36.4%	136	26.8	31.2	44.1		33.0	20.4	28.6	31.7		26.4	31.0	31.9	51.5		36.8			$13,018	$1,012	$11,310
Homer Pittard Campus School	Public	K-5	923 E. Lytle Street	Murfreesboro	37132	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 895-1030	236	16	14.7	1.3%	194 (82.2%)	18 (7.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	90.4	84^th of 1019 public elementary schools	91.8%		93.6	58^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.3%	26	63.2	77.3	91.7		77.1	55.3	70.5	80.6		68.6	71.1	63.6	86.1		72.9			$14,465	$297	$13,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Walter Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Walter Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walter Hill Elementary School?

Students at Walter Hill Elementary School are 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Walter Hill Elementary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

Is Walter Hill Elementary School a good school?

Walter Hill Elementary School ranks 231^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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