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Scales Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Scales Elementary School is a K-5 school in Brentwood, TN, serving 641 students as part of Williamson County Schools, a highly ranked district in one of Tennessee's strongest education communities. The school consistently earns a 5-star rating and currently sits in the 95th percentile statewide, ranking 47th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools for 2025-2026.

Academically, Scales performs far above state averages, with 76.5% proficiency in math, 79.0% in ELA, and 72.5% in science, compared with state rates in the low-to-mid 40s. ELA is the school's standout subject, running 8.5 points above the district average. However, science is a relative weakness: Scales trails its own district by 4.4 points, with the largest gap in 3rd grade (64.9% vs. 73.3% district). Math also dips below district averages in every grade, especially 3rd grade. When compared with nearby elite schools, Scales ranks lower than Lipscomb Elementary (6th), Grassland Elementary (10th), Crockett Elementary (19th), Hunters Bend Elementary (23rd), and Walnut Grove Elementary (29th), though it still outranks several nearby Metro Nashville schools like Julia Green Elementary (17th) and Percy Priest Elementary (20th) is not applicable—Scales actually trails both of those schools as well.

What truly sets Scales apart is efficiency: at $12,792 per student, it spends less than every nearby school, including far lower-performing ones like Westmeade Elementary ($17,892) and Crieve Hall Elementary ($17,246), yet still delivers top-5% results. The school serves all student subgroups exceptionally well, with every reported group ranking in the 91st percentile or higher statewide. Scientifically, the school has trailed its district in science for four consecutive years, indicating a clear opportunity for improvement. Historically, Scales once ranked 6th in Tennessee but has gradually drifted to its current 47th place—still excellent, but no longer the top-tier standout it once was among an extraordinarily competitive cluster of neighboring schools.

641

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,792

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6430 Murray Lane
Brentwood, TN 37027

(615) 472-4830

District: Williamson County Schools

Students who attend Scales Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brentwood Middle School
High:	Brentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (76% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg74%

Tennessee avg43%

47^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2018

From top 1% (2018) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Williamson County Schools

3^rd of 141Williamson 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	95.1	47 of 1019	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	48 of 1009	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	32 of 1018	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	42 of 1020	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	23 of 1000	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	30 of 983	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	16 of 985	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	6 of 997	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	14 of 855	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	20 of 853	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	97.6	5 of 846	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	99.2	6 of 818	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	99.4	5 of 809	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	81.7	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	62 of 986	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	25 of 990	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	55 of 989	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	35 of 975	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	35 of 945	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	16 of 926	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	44 of 984	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	37 of 991	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	39 of 987	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	16 of 980	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	23 of 941	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	14 of 916	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	60 of 641	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	81.3	56 of 618	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	31 of 582	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	32 of 528	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	11 of 447	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	51.2	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.8	16 of 255	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	5 of 395	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	61 of 849	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	65 of 840	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	38 of 847	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	49 of 852	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	25 of 844	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	30 of 844	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	15 of 812	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	10 of 841	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2018)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts79%+38 vs state

Mathematics76%+34 vs state

Science72%+26 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	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
Scales Elementary School	Public	K-5	6430 Murray Lane	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4830	712	44	16.1	0.8%	637 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	26 (3.7%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	95.1	47^th of 1019 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.8	48^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.2%	1	69.1	79.2	79.5	76.5	79.4	82.4	75.8	79.0	64.9	78.3	72.7	72.5	$12,792	$308	$11,999
Grassland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6803 Manley Lane	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4480	463	31	14.9	4.4%	406 (87.7%)	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	98.5	10^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.7	20^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.0%	10	93.1	82.3	83.5	86.3	93.1	86.9	84.7	88.1	84.5	83.9	85.9	84.9	$15,026	$469	$13,899
Percy Priest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Priest Rd.	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8416	534	35	15.4	3.4%	448 (83.9%)	8 (1.5%)	29 (5.4%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	97.7	20^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.0%		98	13^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	84.7	82.1	78.3	82.0	86.7	88.9	79.7	85.9	86.7	87.2	72.5	83.5	$16,530	$837	$15,099
Lipscomb Elementary School	Public	K-5	8011 Concord Road	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4650	566	38	14.8	5.5%	458 (80.9%)	10 (1.8%)	25 (4.4%)	37 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	98.7	6^th of 1019 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.7	7^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	86.5	88.0	89.0	87.9	84.3	89.1	78.0	83.8	85.4	90.2	86.8	87.5	$14,102	$412	$13,136
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	326 Stable Road	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4870	586	44	13.4	5.4%	494 (84.3%)	16 (2.7%)	35 (6.0%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	96.9	29^th of 1019 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.9	14^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.6%	15	73.5	89.9	79.3	80.5	84.3	89.9	72.3	81.5	77.5	82.0	73.9	77.5	$14,795	$169	$14,078
Hunters Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Fieldstone Pkwy	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4580	371	29	12.7	6.8%	310 (83.6%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.7%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	97.3	23^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.8	19^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.1%	4	77.6	≥ 95%	89.6	87.9	86.2	87.5	64.9	78.4	77.6	85.9	84.4	82.9	$15,973	$381	$14,874
Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9019 Crockett Road	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4340	733	47	15.7	2.3%	551 (75.2%)	41 (5.6%)	33 (4.5%)	69 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.9%)	97.9	19^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.8	18^th of 1009 public elementary schools	98.2%	1	74.7	87.4	85.1	82.6	82.1	86.0	80.7	82.8	78.9	85.3	83.3	82.6	$15,760	$465	$14,792
Westmeade Elementary School	Public	K-5	6641 Clearbrook Drive	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2066	466	31	15.2	53.0%	187 (40.1%)	143 (30.7%)	70 (15.0%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	34.8	694^th of 1019 public elementary schools	31.9%		41.2	594^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.1%	100	37.7	39.4	27.1	34.6	39.1	47.0	31.4	39.0	29.4	43.9	32.9	35.3	$17,892	$1,159	$15,753
Granbery Elementary School	Public	K-5	5501 Hill Road	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 333-5112	651	43	15.1	27.0%	362 (55.6%)	67 (10.3%)	130 (20.0%)	54 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	63.4	324^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.2%		76.1	184^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.8%	140	47.0	60.7	51.6	53.5	50.8	61.8	34.9	52.3	41.7	60.4	34.9	48.0	$15,786	$837	$14,247
Julia Green Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 Hobbs Road	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8082	494	34	14.5	5.6%	425 (86.0%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	98.1	17^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.4	26^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.4%	9	77.8	94.8	86.3	85.5	90.9	87.0	78.4	86.8	78.8	92.2	70.6	81.5	$15,834	$837	$14,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Scales Elementary School

How many students attend Scales Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Scales Elementary School.

What district is Scales Elementary School in?

Williamson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Scales Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brentwood Middle School
High : Brentwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Scales Elementary School?

Students at Scales Elementary School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Scales Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Scales Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools.

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