Harpeth Valley Elementary

Set in Nashville, Tennessee, Harpeth Valley Elementary is a sprawling primary school, part of Davidson County. It enrolls 803 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 71% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 160 schools in Davidson County (81,532 students total), Harpeth Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Harpeth Valley Elementary logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Davidson County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Davidson County runs 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), of which Harpeth Valley Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bellevue Middle, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Harpeth Valley Elementary.

Harpeth Valley Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harpeth Valley Elementary has grew 6%, going from 757 students in 2018 to 803 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 66% across the same window.

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