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LaVergne Lake Elementary School

Q: Is LaVergne Lake Elementary School a good school?

LaVergne Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend LaVergne Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,025 students attended LaVergne Lake Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of LaVergne Lake Elementary School?

Students at LaVergne Lake Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 27% African American, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

LaVergne Lake Elementary School is a K–5 school in La Vergne, TN, serving 1,025 students — the largest enrollment among nearby schools — as part of Rutherford County Schools, a well-regarded district ranked 44th of 141 Tennessee districts. Despite that strong district context, LaVergne Lake itself ranks in the bottom fifth of Tennessee elementary schools (827th of 1,019, 19th percentile), a position it has consistently held for the past five years. Its proficiency rates trail the district by roughly 20–23 points in every subject: math is 30.8% vs. 53.6%, ELA is 27.5% vs. 47.0%, and science is 30.8% vs. 53.3%.

The school's challenges are broad rather than concentrated in one subject or grade, and some student groups need particular attention. English learners have seen a sharp decline in their statewide ranking, falling from the 65th percentile in 2022-23 to the 15th percentile in 2024-25, while special education students rank near the very bottom of Tennessee elementary schools. On a more positive note, chronic absenteeism is not a major problem here: 11.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, matching the district average and well below the state rate of 18.3%.

Compared with nearby schools, LaVergne Lake spends less per student ($12,904) than any other school in the area, while schools like Cedar Grove Elementary School ($14,960) and Smyrna Elementary School ($15,585) spend more and post meaningfully stronger results. Notably, Roy L Waldron Elementary School, the closest school at just 0.84 miles away, scores even lower in math and ELA. The school did show modest improvement from 2024-25 to 2025-26 in all three subjects, including a jump in science from 23.6% to 30.8%, but it remains far from district averages. Families considering this school may also want to look at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School, a charter school 3.29 miles away that ranks in the 68th percentile statewide with ELA proficiency roughly double LaVergne Lake's rate.

1,025

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

201 David's Way
La Vergne, TN 37086

(615) 904-6730

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend LaVergne Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	LaVergne Middle School
High:	Lavergne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

African American:

26.6%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

827^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	22.6	827 of 1019	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	854 of 1009	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	739 of 1018	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	790 of 1020	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	771 of 1000	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	705 of 983	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	589 of 985	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	617 of 997	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	535 of 646	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	66.4	273 of 855	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	250 of 853	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	193 of 846	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	149 of 820	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	186 of 818	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	56.6	367 of 809	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	266 of 498	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	323 of 498	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	283 of 498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	267 of 500	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	220 of 483	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	191 of 411	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	157 of 404	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	184 of 450	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	42.8	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	179 of 211	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	116 of 178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	57 of 164	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	98 of 165	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	859 of 986	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	753 of 990	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	751 of 989	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	816 of 975	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	664 of 945	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	633 of 926	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	343 of 458	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	353 of 424	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	288 of 387	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	221 of 363	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	159 of 324	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	102 of 250	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	144 of 319	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	600 of 823	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	703 of 843	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	396 of 853	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	557 of 865	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	627 of 858	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	327 of 823	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	387 of 821	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	472 of 877	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	814 of 984	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	691 of 991	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	779 of 987	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	701 of 980	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	686 of 941	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	477 of 916	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	577 of 641	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	615 of 618	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	506 of 582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	484 of 528	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	367 of 369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	307 of 395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	665 of 849	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	746 of 840	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	514 of 847	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	668 of 852	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	804 of 844	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	713 of 844	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	357 of 812	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	381 of 841	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)47th percentile+28 vs school

Asian (2018)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

I love this school! The teachers and administration are very loving and caring and create a positive atmosphere. My daughter has been there 3 years and has had 3 excellent teachers! The school creates many parent involvement activities (training for academics, family movie nights, and game nights). They also provide a parent lending library with learning games and activities the children can check out and bring home to use. The communication between teachers and parents are great. The principal and assistant principal are very friendly and are always available when needed. My daughter looks forward to going to school every day and is excelling in school! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Assignments come home misspelled BY THE TEACHERS. Last year one teacher actually wrote the word "axed" instead of "asked". I am appalled by this school. Talking is UNACCEPTABLE in this school and the children are treated like cattle. The principal has a condescending attitude toward parents as do some teachers. They do keep up appearances from the outside though. I would RUN from this school. This is our fourth year here and we are selling our house to escape this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 22, 2009

The principal is very hands-on and the teachers and staff work very hard to help every child succeed. The school is new and clean also. 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 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
LaVergne Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 David's Way	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6730	885	62	14.3	22.3%	194 (21.9%)	251 (28.4%)	382 (43.2%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.7%)	22.6	827^th of 1019 public elementary schools	18.8%		18.5	854^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.4%	27	30.8	28.3	33.8				30.8	27.1	29.1	26.4				27.5	27.1	37.6	27.7				30.8					$12,904	$893	$11,224
Roy L Waldron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Floyd Mayfield Drive	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3785	1,332	84	15.8	26.6%	263 (19.7%)	357 (26.8%)	644 (48.3%)	18 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.2%)	16.6	880^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.6%		19.8	843^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	16.5%	37	22.4	26.4	29.2				25.9	20.9	27.8	22.7				23.7	22.6	31.2	28.6				27.3					$14,826	$1,216	$12,798
Simon Springs Community School	Public	1-8	220 Stones River Road	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 893-5812	0			35.0%															(n/a)							< 5%							< 5%							11.5				10.0	$110,407	$6,822	$103,063
Mt. View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3820 Murfreesboro Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-9393	767	46	16.6	26.8%	175 (22.8%)	185 (24.1%)	357 (46.5%)	32 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	29.3	757^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.7	725^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.1%	32	29.2	50.3	45.1				40.8	26.1	25.3	33.6				27.9	32.3	30.8	30.6				31.3					$17,248	$1,101	$15,293
American Classical Academy Rutherford	Public, Charter	K-6	2 Ingram Boulevard	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 675-0498	0			9.7%								15.8	886^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.1%					(n/a)	18.8	35.7	15.4	< 5%			17.2	17.0	35.7	15.4	16.7			19.9	20.8	46.4	24.3	21.4			26.5	28.6			28.6	$12,757	$297	$12,388
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	354 Chaney Road	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3777	902	64	14.0	21.6%	257 (28.5%)	131 (14.5%)	439 (48.7%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	46	545^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.5%		50.3	482^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	52.2%	63	38.7	54.9	45.2				46.3	37.1	51.6	34.8				41.3	37.1	44.3	36.5				39.3					$14,960	$980	$13,193
KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	3655 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7600	628	27	23.6	23.8%	204 (32.5%)	240 (38.2%)	151 (24.0%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	63.9	321^st of 1019 public elementary schools	68.5%		62.1	335^th of 1009 public elementary schools	66.8%	14	38.7	54.2					46.4	48.3	60.8					54.6	51.3	55.8					53.6					$17,147	$840	$16,306
Thomas A. Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6130 Mt. View Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-8800	590	35	16.8	32.4%	120 (20.3%)	164 (27.8%)	273 (46.3%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	18.7	868^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.8%		19.3	848^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.0%	20	26.0	36.8	28.9				30.8	24.7	24.3	24.4				24.5	28.1	31.1	17.8				26.0					$17,483	$1,149	$15,401
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3884 Asheford Trace	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-7824	720	44	16.5	34.4%	99 (13.8%)	299 (41.5%)	258 (35.8%)	31 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	27	787^th of 1019 public elementary schools	22.8%		24.8	793^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	21.4%	6	33.3	46.2	35.5				38.3	22.8	38.1	21.5				27.6	25.4	36.2	30.1				30.4					$17,570	$1,247	$15,405
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Sam Davis Road	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6725	767	57	13.4	23.1%	179 (23.3%)	74 (9.6%)	453 (59.1%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.5%)	38.1	656^th of 1019 public elementary schools	35.6%		43.4	554^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.1%	102	29.6	34.4	53.8				39.1	39.2	32.2	41.9				37.9	32.7	28.9	47.3				36.3					$15,585	$1,054	$13,673

Frequently Asked Questions about LaVergne Lake Elementary School

Is LaVergne Lake Elementary School a good school?

LaVergne Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend LaVergne Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,025 students attended LaVergne Lake Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of LaVergne Lake Elementary School?

Students at LaVergne Lake Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 27% African American, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of LaVergne Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend LaVergne Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : LaVergne Middle School
High : Lavergne High School

What district is LaVergne Lake Elementary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

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