Gower Elementary

Set in Nashville, Tennessee, Gower Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school, run under Davidson County. It enrolls 631 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Gower Elementary sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Gower Elementary is one of 160 schools operated by Davidson County, a district that serves 81,532 students overall.

Demographically, Gower Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In the broader community, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Gower Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nashville Classical West, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gower Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 637 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 44% across the same window.

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