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George A Whitten Elementary

140 Scotch ST, Hendersonville, TN 37075 · (615) 824-3258 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
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
Pre-K
30
Kindergarten
66
Grade 1
64
Grade 2
78
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
64
Grade 5
51
Student demographics
White
19545%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
Hispanic
14433%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 16%
Black
5112%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 21%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2%
Two+
338%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21249%
Female
21851%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
40.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +0.1pp since 2022
Math
39.9%
TN avg 39.3% . -6.6pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 down about 7 points.

Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
430
+25 (+6%) vs 2017
% White
45%
was 67%
% Hispanic
33%
was 18%
% Black
12%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About George A Whitten Elementary

George A Whitten Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Hendersonville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Sumner County, educates 430 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Sumner County, which oversees 53 schools and 30,719 students, George A Whitten Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, George A Whitten Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sumner County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,301 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Sumner County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,719 students), George A Whitten Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Merrol Hyde Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George A Whitten Elementary.

George A Whitten Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. George A Whitten Elementary's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 430). White enrollment moved from 67% to 45% across the same window.

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Sumner County at a glance

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Population
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students

Quick facts

School name
George A Whitten Elementary
District
Sumner County
Address
140 Scotch ST, Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone
(615) 824-3258
County
Sumner County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
430
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
470402001681
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Hendersonville
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Frequently asked questions

About George A Whitten Elementary
How large is George A Whitten Elementary?
George A Whitten Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George A Whitten Elementary serve?
George A Whitten Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at George A Whitten Elementary?
Student demographics at George A Whitten Elementary are roughly 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is George A Whitten Elementary in?
George A Whitten Elementary is part of Sumner County.
What city is George A Whitten Elementary in?
George A Whitten Elementary is located in Hendersonville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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