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Alumni: what's one memory from Byars Dowdy Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON·NCES 470237000862
Byars Dowdy Elementary
904 Hickory Ridge RD, Lebanon, TN 37087 · (615) 444-6651 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +9.9pp since 2022
Math
47.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 38.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Byars Dowdy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #366 of 957 ▲ 18 | #17 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #332 of 959 ▲ 148 | #11 of 18 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #344 of 1,044 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #111 of 962 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #188 of 537 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 545 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 35.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 37 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 46 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 43 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 77% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 69% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byars Dowdy Elementary.
About Byars Dowdy Elementary
This page covers Byars Dowdy Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students.
Lebanon is the district for Byars Dowdy Elementary. It has 7 schools and 4,628 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Byars Dowdy Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Wilson County overall, about 81% of residents are White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Byars Dowdy Elementary are from different groups.
Byars Dowdy Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wilson County show that median household income comes to about $95,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Wilson County has 32 public schools with about 25,331 students, including Byars Dowdy Elementary.
Byars Dowdy Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Winfree Bryant Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Byars Dowdy Elementary as Town: Fringe.
The school shrank from 595 students in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Byars Dowdy Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,805
Census ACS
Median income
$95,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
25,331 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Winfree Bryant Middle School0.3 mi · 589
- Lebanon High School0.8 mi · 1,816
- Coles Ferry Elementary1.6 mi · 581
- Walter J. Baird Middle School1.7 mi · 757
- Castle Heights Elementary1.8 mi · 657
- Barry Tatum Academy1.8 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Byars Dowdy ElementaryHow large is Byars Dowdy Elementary?
Byars Dowdy Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Byars Dowdy Elementary serve?
Byars Dowdy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Byars Dowdy Elementary?
Student demographics at Byars Dowdy Elementary are roughly 48% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Byars Dowdy Elementary in?
Byars Dowdy Elementary is part of Lebanon.
Where is Byars Dowdy Elementary located?
Byars Dowdy Elementary is located at 904 Hickory Ridge RD, Lebanon, TN 37087.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.