Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001379
Carter-Lawrence Elementary
1118 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203 · (615) 291-7333 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest 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
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
26.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.7pp since 2022
Math
20.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 14.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carter-Lawrence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #842 of 957 ▲ 2 | #61 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #773 of 959 ▼ 8 | #44 of 83 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #920 of 1,044 | #83 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #674 of 962 | #82 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #77 of 537 | #4 of 32 |
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
227
+24 (+12%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 473
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 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 19.5 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 19 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 85% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 94% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter-Lawrence Elementary.
About Carter-Lawrence Elementary
Carter-Lawrence Elementary serves students in Nashville, Tennessee, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 227 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 470.
Davidson County has 160 schools; together they serve 81,532 students.
Black students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Davidson County's residents are about 25% Black, 62 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Carter-Lawrence Elementary are from different groups.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Carter-Lawrence Elementary outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Davidson County show median household income comes to about $77,853, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 177 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,005, Carter-Lawrence Elementary among them.
Rose Park Middle is the nearest public school to Carter-Lawrence Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Carter-Lawrence Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Carter-Lawrence Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 24 students, from 203 to 227.
This page is set up for the Carter-Lawrence Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
715,388
Census ACS
Median income
$77,853
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
177
86,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
Nearby schools
- Rose Park Middle0.3 mi · 345
- Hume - Fogg High1.1 mi · 885
- Waverly-Belmont Elementary School1.2 mi · 525
- Johnson Alternative Learning Center1.2 mi · 74
- Harris-Hillman Special Education1.3 mi · 458
- LEAD Cameron1.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Carter-Lawrence ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carter-Lawrence Elementary?
Carter-Lawrence Elementary enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carter-Lawrence Elementary serve?
Carter-Lawrence Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Carter-Lawrence Elementary?
Student demographics at Carter-Lawrence Elementary are roughly 4% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carter-Lawrence Elementary public or private?
Carter-Lawrence Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County.
Where is Carter-Lawrence Elementary located?
Carter-Lawrence Elementary is located at 1118 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.