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Plainview Elementary School

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Plainview Elementary School ranks 173 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Plainview Elementary School in Christiana, TN, serves 673 students in grades PK-5 as part of Rutherford County Schools. The school has earned a 4-star rating for four consecutive years and ranks in the top 20% of elementary schools statewide—173rd out of 1,019 in the latest rankings. It consistently outperforms the district and state averages in math, English language arts, and science.

Academically, Plainview is a leader among nearby traditional schools. Its math proficiency rate of 63.6% and ELA rate of 59.8% are the highest among comparable schools such as Buchanan Elementary School, Christiana Elementary School, Barfield Elementary School, and Cascade Elementary School. Fifth graders are particularly strong, with 71.7% math proficiency and 67% reading proficiency, well ahead of local peers. Science is the one subject where Plainview doesn't lead the pack—Buchanan, Christiana, Barfield, and Cascade all post higher science scores—but Plainview still remains above state averages.

The school also stands out for excellent results among Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, who score in the 87th to 95th percentile statewide, showing the school supports learners across different backgrounds. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 10.6%, below the state rate of 18.3%, though some nearby schools have even lower rates. The one clear area of concern is special education: the school's effectiveness for these students ranks in the 8th percentile, a sharp contrast to its overall performance. Even with this challenge, Plainview's combination of strong academics, broad subgroup success, and mid-range per-student spending make it one of the strongest traditional elementary options in the Christiana/Murfreesboro area.

673

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,899

Per pupil spending ?

7182 Otter Pond Way
Christiana, TN 37037

(615) 904-6790

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Plainview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Christiana Middle School
High:	Riverdale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

14.9%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2023 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% 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 school60%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg43%

173^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From top 21% (2023) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	77.5	173 of 1019	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	138 of 1009	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	172 of 1018	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	217 of 1020	78.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	181 of 498	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	145 of 498	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	95 of 498	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	134 of 500	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	160 of 986	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	236 of 990	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	280 of 989	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	36 of 458	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	49 of 424	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	43 of 415	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	24 of 387	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	103 of 823	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	45 of 843	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	74 of 853	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	48.4	418 of 865	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	127 of 984	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	141 of 991	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	186 of 987	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	592 of 641	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	468 of 582	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	183 of 849	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	135 of 840	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	192 of 847	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	228 of 852	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Science55%+8 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	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
Plainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7182 Otter Pond Way	Christiana	37037	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6790	661	43	15.3		439 (66.4%)	65 (9.8%)	90 (13.6%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.0%)	77.5	173^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	83.0%		82.5	138^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.3%	35	59.6	60.7	71.7		63.6	52.6	60.7	67.0		59.8	46.5	57.4	62.6		55.2			$12,899	$297	$11,993
Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	6050 Manchester Highway	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-3651	463	30	15.5	33.5%	281 (60.7%)	33 (7.1%)	87 (18.8%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.1%)	79.4	156^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.7%		77.8	171^st of 1009 public elementary schools	83.1%	15	69.4	60.3	56.3		61.8	52.4	61.5	50.0		55.1	66.1	62.8	65.6		64.7			$13,823	$379	$12,588
Christiana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Shelbyville Highway	Christiana	37037	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 896-0614	645	45	14.2	24.7%	437 (67.8%)	75 (11.6%)	75 (11.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	75.9	190^th of 1019 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.8	142^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	85.9%	48	43.9	61.8	65.9		57.8	57.7	50.6	58.7		56.1	59.2	55.1	61.6		59.0			$13,568	$553	$12,201
Barfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Veterans Parkway	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3810	965	61	15.8	28.5%	514 (53.3%)	186 (19.3%)	145 (15.0%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.5%)	74.1	203^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	80.1%		73.8	207^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.5%	4	52.1	62.0	63.0		58.8	56.4	52.1	50.0		52.9	56.4	54.2	60.7		57.2			$12,306	$451	$11,302
Black Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 South Rutherford Boulevar	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-6395	861	55	15.6		235 (27.3%)	254 (29.5%)	282 (32.8%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.6%)	29.2	759^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.4	581^st of 1009 public elementary schools	42.4%	178	32.5	38.5	47.7	30.3	37.9	30.8	40.0	21.1	22.7	29.9	32.5	36.9	33.0	22.7	32.5	19.7	19.7	$13,031	$736	$11,522
Cascade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2998 Fairfield Pike	Wartrace	37183	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 389-0031	663	44	14.9		541 (81.6%)	18 (2.7%)	60 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	77.1	175^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.9	170^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.2%	5	58.3	65.7	56.0		59.8	58.3	62.9	49.1		56.5	56.5	62.9	54.3		57.7			$11,852	$1,284	$9,730
Discovery School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1165 Middle Tennessee Boulevar	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 895-4973	391	22	17.9	6.6%	308 (78.8%)	32 (8.2%)	12 (3.1%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	99.4	3^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	1^st of 1009 public elementary schools	99.9%	2	93.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	80.0	≥ 95%	90.0	≥ 95%	92.2	90.0	93.4	91.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	70.0	94.4	90.0	90.0	$13,119	$327	$11,955
Hobgood Elementary School	Public	K-6	307 Baird Lane	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-2744	623	46	13.5		134 (21.5%)	237 (38.0%)	179 (28.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	61 (9.8%)	22.7	824^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.1%		27.5	761^st of 1009 public elementary schools	24.6%	63	41.2	27.9	36.2	13.2	31.8	34.0	20.9	23.4	18.9	25.2	35.1	23.3	33.0	18.9	28.8	9.4	9.4	$14,322	$760	$12,489
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3275 St. Bernard Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-2313	965	60	16.1	32.0%	534 (55.3%)	186 (19.3%)	108 (11.2%)	53 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	66.7	293^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	71.2%		64.8	304^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.9%	11	60.5	60.1	50.4	58.6	57.5	55.3	53.4	37.7	41.4	48.9	59.2	57.1	43.5	31.0	52.4	34.5	34.5	$12,354	$372	$11,319
Kittrell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Old Woodbury Highway	Readyville	37149	Cannon County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-7604	356	27	13.0	64.8%	209 (58.7%)	25 (7.0%)	87 (24.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	48.9	508^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.6	514^th of 1009 public elementary schools	49.1%	6	41.5	60.0	40.6		47.8	30.2	44.6	45.3		40.7	25.0	50.8	47.6		42.2			$16,722	$1,052	$14,532

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainview Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Plainview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Plainview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Christiana Middle School
High : Riverdale High School

What district is Plainview Elementary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

Is Plainview Elementary School a good school?

Plainview Elementary School ranks 173^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Plainview Elementary School?

Students at Plainview Elementary School are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Plainview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Plainview Elementary School.

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