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Enrollment
844
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURFREESBORO·NCES 470315010374
Cason Lane Academy
1330 Cason LN, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 · (615) 898-7145 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
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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 | 139 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 203% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
30.3%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.8pp since 2022
Math
36.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 31.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cason Lane Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #596 of 957 ▼ 10 | #27 of 37 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #695 of 959 ▼ 112 | #30 of 37 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #67 of 1,044 | #17 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #9 of 962 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #511 of 537 | #19 of 19 |
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
844
+171 (+25%) vs 2020
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 | 844 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 57.5 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 49.1 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 46 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 56.6 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 55 | 14.0:1 | 51% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cason Lane Academy.
About Cason Lane Academy
Cason Lane Academy is a public elementary school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. There are 844 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 80% above the average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
A total of 13 schools make up Murfreesboro, with 9,342 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Cason Lane Academy; the largest is White, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Rutherford County, the White share is about 66%. The diversity index for Cason Lane Academy is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cason Lane Academy lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Rutherford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $85,470, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 61,904, Cason Lane Academy among them.
The closest school to Cason Lane Academy is Scales Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Cason Lane Academy is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment rose 25% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Cason Lane Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murfreesboro
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
- Overall Creek ElementaryElementary · 937 students
- Scales Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Black Fox ElementaryElementary · 889 students
- Erma Siegel ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- John Pittard ElementaryElementary · 832 students
Other schools in Murfreesboro
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Siegel High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Oakland High SchoolHigh · 1,872 students
- Blackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,727 students
- Oakland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
Nearby schools
- Scales Elementary School1.0 mi · 937
- Salem Elementary School1.9 mi · 946
- Riverdale High School2.0 mi · 2,275
- Blackman Elementary School2.3 mi · 954
- Overall Creek Elementary2.6 mi · 937
- Blackman Middle School2.7 mi · 1,727
Frequently asked questions
About Cason Lane AcademyHow many students attend Cason Lane Academy?
Cason Lane Academy enrolls approximately 844 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cason Lane Academy serve?
Cason Lane Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student diversity at Cason Lane Academy?
Student demographics at Cason Lane Academy are roughly 36% White, 20% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Cason Lane Academy?
Cason Lane Academy is overseen by Murfreesboro in Rutherford County.
Where is Cason Lane Academy located?
Cason Lane Academy is located at 1330 Cason LN, Murfreesboro, TN 37128.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.