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Enrollment
843
Elementary
DISTRICT 885 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON·NCES 470015202197
Donelson Elementary
12140 Donelson Farms PKWY, Arlington, TN 38002 · (901) 389-6973 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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
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 | 26 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Based on grade levels within Arlington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
80.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.2pp since 2022
Math
81.9%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 80.2% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 82.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Donelson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #26 of 957 ▲ 2 | #5 of 144 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #20 of 959 ▲ 22 | #5 of 146 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #68 of 1,044 | #17 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #319 of 962 | #34 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #279 of 348 | #28 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
843
-45 (-5%) 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 | 843 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 56.5 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 55.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 53 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 46.2 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 17% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donelson Elementary.
About Donelson Elementary
Donelson Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Arlington, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 843 students. That compares with an average of about 470 students for elementary schools in Tennessee.
The district, Arlington, has 4,403 students enrolled across 4 schools.
Of every 100 students at Donelson Elementary, about 68 are White. The school is also 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Donelson Elementary scores 51%.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Donelson Elementary outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Shelby County area, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Donelson Elementary shares Shelby County with 286 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Arlington High is about 1.7 miles from Donelson Elementary. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 888 to 843, a 5% decline.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,674 students
- Arlington MiddleMiddle · 960 students
- Arlington ElementaryElementary · 926 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,674 students
- Arlington MiddleMiddle · 960 students
- Arlington ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Bolton HighHigh · 661 students
- Barret's Chapel Elementary/MiddleElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Arlington High1.7 mi · 1,674
- Arlington Elementary2.3 mi · 926
- Arlington Middle2.4 mi · 960
- Lakeland Elementary School3.9 mi · 1,029
- Lakeland Preparatory School5.1 mi · 1,509
- Mt. Pisgah Middle/High6.7 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Donelson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Donelson Elementary?
Donelson Elementary enrolls approximately 843 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Donelson Elementary serve?
Donelson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Donelson Elementary?
Student demographics at Donelson Elementary are roughly 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Donelson Elementary in?
Donelson Elementary is part of Arlington.
What county does Donelson Elementary serve?
Donelson Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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