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Benny C. Bills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Benny C. Bills Elementary School serves 659 students in grades PK-5 in Gallatin, TN, and is part of Sumner County Schools, a district that ranks in the top quarter of Tennessee districts. Despite that strong district context, the school has been stuck in the bottom fifth of Tennessee elementary schools for six consecutive years, currently ranking 833rd of 1,019 schools (1 star). This marks a dramatic shift from a decade ago, when the school ranked in the 65th percentile statewide.

The most visible challenge is academic proficiency. In 2025-2026, just 27.1% of students scored proficient in math, 28.9% in ELA, and 29.8% in science—roughly half the district averages of 58.8%, 51.1%, and 57.2%. The school trails every nearby elementary school in math proficiency, including Guild Elementary School (39.8%) and Vena Stuart Elementary School (35.0%). By contrast, Union Elementary School, located just 0.9 miles away, reaches 78.7% math proficiency—a 51.6-point gap. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 16.8%, compared to 12.2% districtwide and just 5.2% at both Dr. William Burrus Elementary School at Drakes Creek and Union. The school spends $13,428 per student, more than five nearby higher-performing schools, including Union ($10,961) and Jack Anderson Elementary School ($11,174), suggesting funding alone is not the issue.

There are encouraging signals worth noting. Special education students jumped to the 53rd percentile statewide in 2025-2026, up from 19th the prior year, and English learners have improved. Fourth graders also outperformed both 3rd and 5th graders across all three subjects, suggesting a strong instructional team or cohort at that grade level. The proximity of Union—a 94th-percentile school a ten-minute walk away—demonstrates that top-tier outcomes are achievable in this same community. For parents, the clearest takeaway is that attendance and early intervention are likely the most powerful levers the school can pull.

659

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,428

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 Union School Road
Gallatin, TN 37066

(615) 451-6577

District: Sumner County Schools

Students who attend Benny C. Bills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Shafer Middle School
High:	Gallatin Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

30.0%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg43%

833^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 35% (2017) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	21.9	833 of 1019	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	847 of 1009	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	858 of 1018	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	913 of 1020	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	801 of 1000	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	777 of 983	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	614 of 985	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	661 of 997	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	423 of 646	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.0	303 of 855	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	309 of 853	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	471 of 846	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	77.6	172 of 820	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	276 of 818	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	450 of 809	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	426 of 498	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	436 of 498	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	457 of 498	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	473 of 500	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	377 of 483	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	248 of 411	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	250 of 404	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	328 of 450	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	135 of 211	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	144 of 178	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	822 of 986	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	847 of 990	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	860 of 989	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	784 of 975	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	734 of 945	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	564 of 926	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	333 of 458	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	358 of 424	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	367 of 415	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	285 of 387	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	298 of 363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	221 of 324	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	139 of 250	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	247 of 319	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	636 of 823	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	680 of 843	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	683 of 853	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	844 of 865	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	761 of 858	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	666 of 823	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	459 of 821	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	366 of 877	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	834 of 984	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	823 of 991	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	915 of 987	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	792 of 980	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	694 of 941	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	592 of 916	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	304 of 641	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.0	500 of 618	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	398 of 582	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	513 of 528	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	362 of 447	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	255 of 369	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	320 of 395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	669 of 849	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	667 of 840	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	721 of 847	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	819 of 852	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	722 of 844	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	686 of 844	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	471 of 812	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	468 of 841	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

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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 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
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	69.5%	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
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	14.7%	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
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	70.1%	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
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	50.4%	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
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	66.3%	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
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	10.8%	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
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		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
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	12.3%	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
Bethpage Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Old Highway 31 E	Bethpage	37022	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 841-3212	262	20	12.8	51.2%	227 (86.6%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	66.9	292^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	71.3%		75.4	191^st of 1009 public elementary schools	81.1%	101	67.4	51.1	55.3	57.9	51.2	46.7	39.5	46.0	65.1	53.3	50.0	56.3	$15,010	$851	$12,736
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	12.9%	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 Benny C. Bills Elementary School

Is Benny C. Bills Elementary School a good school?

Benny C. Bills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Benny C. Bills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Benny C. Bills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Benny C. Bills Elementary School?

Students at Benny C. Bills Elementary School are 43% White, 30% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Benny C. Bills Elementary School in?

Sumner County Schools

What schools do graduates of Benny C. Bills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benny C. Bills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joe Shafer Middle School
High : Gallatin Senior High School

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