Carter-Lawrence Elementary

As a cozy elementary-level community in Nashville, Tennessee, Carter-Lawrence Elementary enrolls 227 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Davidson County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Carter-Lawrence Elementary sits 52% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Davidson County, which oversees 160 schools and 81,532 students, Carter-Lawrence Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Carter-Lawrence Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Davidson County put the typical household earns roughly $77,853 per year, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carter-Lawrence Elementary is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

Rose Park Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 77% to 87%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.