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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Dan Mills Elementary?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001283
Dan Mills Elementary
4106 Kennedy AVE, Nashville, TN 37216 · (615) 262-6677 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A-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
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
51%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dan Mills Elementary→Isaac Litton Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Davidson County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.2pp since 2022
Math
63.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +16.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 56.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.3% | 47.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dan Mills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #127 of 957 ▲ 61 | #7 of 83 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #131 of 959 ▼ 4 | #12 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #255 of 1,044 | #26 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #317 of 962 | #54 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #129 of 348 | #23 of 42 |
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
606
+76 (+14%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 407
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 | 606 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 49% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 59% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dan Mills Elementary.
About Dan Mills Elementary
In Nashville, Tennessee, part of Davidson County, Dan Mills Elementary is an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 606 students. Across elementary schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 470.
Davidson County includes 160 schools. Together they enroll 81,532 students.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Dan Mills Elementary. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Davidson County overall, about 55% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Dan Mills Elementary outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Davidson County, home to about 715,388 people, 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. Davidson County's 177 public schools enroll about 86,005 students and include Dan Mills Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Isaac Litton Middle, is about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Dan Mills Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 606 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 530.
The discussion board for Dan Mills Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other schools in Davidson County
- Antioch High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Cane Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,982 students
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
Other schools in Nashville
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
Nearby schools
- Isaac Litton Middle0.8 mi · 264
- East End Preparatory School0.8 mi · 837
- Liberty Collegiate Academy1.0 mi · 241
- Stratford STEM Magnet School1.4 mi · 810
- Inglewood Elementary1.5 mi · 246
- The Academy at Opry Mills1.7 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Dan Mills ElementaryHow large is Dan Mills Elementary?
Dan Mills Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dan Mills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dan Mills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Dan Mills Elementary?
Dan Mills Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dan Mills Elementary?
Dan Mills Elementary is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What county does Dan Mills Elementary serve?
Dan Mills Elementary serves Davidson County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.