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Guild Elementary School

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Guild Elementary School ranks 751 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Guild Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Gallatin, TN, enrolling 556 students as part of Sumner County Schools. While that district is strong — ranked 33rd out of 141 Tennessee districts with a 4-star rating — Guild itself ranks 751st out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 26th percentile. Proficiency rates show the challenge: just 39.8% of students are proficient in math, 30.5% in English Language Arts, and 31.3% in science — trailing the district by roughly 19, 21, and 26 points, and below state averages in every subject. Nearby schools are dramatically different: Union Elementary School, 2.2 miles away, posts 78.7% math and 70.0% ELA proficiency, while Liberty Creek Elementary School reaches 82.3% math and 78.7% ELA. Within its immediate cluster, Guild sits near Vena Stuart Elementary School and Benny C. Bills Elementary School, both also in the state's bottom quarter.

Attendance is a major concern. Guild's chronic absenteeism rate has held between 18% and 24% for four years, while the district has remained near 12–13%. In 2024–2025, Guild's 18.0% is more than triple the 5.2% at Union and Dr. William Burrus Elementary School, and well above Station Camp Elementary School's 6.6%. Attendance and achievement are closely linked, making this a likely high-leverage focus. Meanwhile, Guild spends more per student ($14,559) than any nearby school, yet produces among the lowest outcomes. Liberty Creek and Union spend roughly $10,500–$11,000 per student while ranking in the 94th–97th percentile statewide.

There are bright spots. Guild's 4th grade math proficiency (53.2%) exceeds the state average (49.4%). Several subgroups have recently improved: white students climbed from the 9th to the 35th percentile, special education students moved from the 26th to the 36th, and Hispanic students perform at the 45th percentile statewide. The most urgent concern is English Language Learners, whose standing collapsed from the 51st percentile in 2022–2023 to the 5th percentile in 2024–2025. Guild was a 4-star, 75th-percentile school a decade ago, so the decline has been steep — but recent pockets of progress suggest the school may be stabilizing.

556

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,559

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1018 South Water Street
Gallatin, TN 37066

(615) 452-5583

District: Sumner County Schools

Students who attend Guild Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rucker Stewart Middle School
High:	Gallatin Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

Hispanic:

27.0%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg43%

751^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 37% (2017) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Sumner County Schools

33^rd of 141Sumner 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	30.2	751 of 1019	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	784 of 1009	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	817 of 1018	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	717 of 1020	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	617 of 1000	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	628 of 983	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	600 of 985	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	634 of 997	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	409 of 646	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	72.0	215 of 855	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	58.2	324 of 853	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	472 of 846	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	414 of 820	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.3	317 of 818	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.9	178 of 809	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	381 of 498	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	388 of 498	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	299 of 498	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	305 of 500	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	278 of 483	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	211 of 411	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	208 of 404	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	291 of 450	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	201 of 211	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	94 of 178	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	80 of 164	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	14 of 165	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	758 of 986	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	826 of 990	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	722 of 989	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	649 of 975	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	644 of 945	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	616 of 926	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	250 of 458	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	245 of 424	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	228 of 415	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	231 of 387	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	178 of 363	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	183 of 324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	161 of 250	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	287 of 319	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	616 of 823	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	569 of 843	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	705 of 853	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	424 of 865	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	378 of 858	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	605 of 823	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	457 of 821	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	548 of 877	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	777 of 984	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	759 of 991	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	665 of 987	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	569 of 980	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	582 of 941	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	526 of 916	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	413 of 641	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	457 of 618	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	433 of 582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	286 of 528	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	348 of 447	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	333 of 369	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	168 of 255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	306 of 395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	549 of 849	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	658 of 840	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	775 of 847	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	548 of 852	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	402 of 844	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	513 of 844	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	455 of 812	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	427 of 841	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

African American (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 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	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 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
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 South Water Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-5583	584	45	13.1	30.6%	223 (38.2%)	160 (27.4%)	148 (25.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	30.2	751^st of 1019 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.5	784^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.3%	33	27.4	53.2	41.6	39.8	26.3	39.0	27.3	30.5	29.5	33.8	31.2	31.3	$14,559	$1,045	$12,655
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Long Hollow PIKE	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-3025	580	37	15.6	15.4%	346 (59.7%)	81 (14.0%)	104 (17.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.3%)	70.2	249^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.6%		70.7	229^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.3%	20	68.6	68.1	56.4	64.0	47.7	54.9	42.6	48.2	47.7	60.4	50.5	52.9	$13,081	$904	$11,572
Vena Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Hart Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-1486	723	46	15.8	33.5%	326 (45.1%)	144 (19.9%)	195 (27.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	30.8	744^th of 1019 public elementary schools	27.0%		26.6	775^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.2%	31	42.7	33.0	29.1	35.0	28.2	36.9	31.4	32.1	33.0	39.8	35.0	35.9	$12,178	$416	$10,932
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Carson Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-0737	590	36	16.6	9.0%	474 (80.3%)	53 (9.0%)	30 (5.1%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	93.7	58^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.7	91^st of 1009 public elementary schools	91.0%	33	72.3	90.7	72.2	78.7	73.5	74.2	62.9	70.0	78.3	77.3	66.0	73.6	$10,961	$241	$10,049
Benny C. Bills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Union School Road	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 451-6577	713	47	15.2	37.3%	320 (44.9%)	208 (29.2%)	124 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	21.9	833^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	18.3%		19.4	847^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.1%	14	12.8	38.1	27.7	27.1	22.1	41.3	21.8	28.9	25.6	40.0	22.8	29.8	$13,428	$824	$11,789
Station Camp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Bison Trail	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 230-0387	894	49	18.2	5.9%	629 (70.4%)	83 (9.3%)	83 (9.3%)	43 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.9%)	81	145^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.5	174^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.8%	29	51.6	60.8	60.1	57.6	56.5	59.6	61.9	59.4	59.6	69.3	68.5	65.9	$11,334	$594	$10,284
Jack Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Shutes Lane	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-5830	852	54	15.7	6.6%	665 (78.1%)	60 (7.0%)	52 (6.1%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	87.7	103^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	89.9%		89.5	92^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	90.9%	11	63.4	64.9	75.9	68.0	69.7	67.7	64.7	67.4	60.6	65.6	64.7	63.5	$11,174	$469	$10,248
LaGuardo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1690 Double Log Cabin Road	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 444-3282				—															(n/a)	57.4	72.1	60.5	63.2	59.6	59.8	46.9	55.7	67.0	62.1	51.3	60.5
Liberty Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3328	679	35	19.2	4.1%	572 (84.2%)	33 (4.9%)	34 (5.0%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	96.9	27^th of 1019 public elementary schools	97.4%		94	54^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.6%	27	75.4	84.4	86.6	82.3	82.5	85.2	68.7	78.7	71.4	85.9	78.4	78.7	$10,526	$241	$9,869
Dr. William Burrus Elementary School at Drakes Creek	Public	K-5	1336 Drakes Creek Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 338-7142	755	46	16.4	3.9%	543 (71.9%)	67 (8.9%)	60 (7.9%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	87.3	106^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.6%		85.2	121^st of 1009 public elementary schools	88.0%	15	57.3	69.8	80.5	69.1	56.5	65.1	65.9	62.5	57.3	76.0	74.0	69.1	$10,667	$513	$9,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Guild Elementary School

Is Guild Elementary School a good school?

Guild Elementary School ranks 751^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Guild Elementary School?

Students at Guild Elementary School are 41% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Guild Elementary School in?

Sumner County Schools

How many students attend Guild Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Guild Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Guild Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rucker Stewart Middle School
High : Gallatin Senior High School

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