Bellshire Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Nashville, Tennessee, Bellshire Elementary enrolls 346 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Davidson County. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 470.

Davidson County runs 160 schools in total, collectively educating 81,532 students. Bellshire Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bellshire Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 73%; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Davidson County put median household income runs about $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Bellshire Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Hunters Lane High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bellshire Elementary.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellshire Elementary has shrank 6%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 17% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Bellshire Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.